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The Kampala Storage Terminal will increase the storage capacity at the new site in Mpigi to 320 million liters. The nearly $310 million project is being developed by the Uganda National Oil Company.
Uganda Railways Corporation has transported 1,840 tonnes of steel plates from Mombasa to Tororo for the construction of the Devki steel factory. The $500 million site aims for an annual capacity of one million tonnes of steel.
The Kenya Revenue Authority is ending its model of electronic seals owned by the administration. Operators under customs control will now have to choose from 15 approved suppliers.
Rwanda has registered 29 projects in its carbon market and reports generating approximately $1.5 million from credit sales, according to figures presented on September 16 by the environmental authority.
Kenya is in discussions with the Dangote Group about a pipeline connecting the Turkana oil fields to Lamu, where the construction of a 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery is set to begin on September 30.
António Guterres calls for accountability from countries supplying arms to Sudanese warring factions when these weapons are used to attack civilians.
Ethiopian Electric Power plans to increase deliveries to Kenya from 200 to 400 MW starting in December 2026. A joint technical committee is overseeing tests and network stability ahead of the increase.
South Sudan’s judiciary has opened a two-week session in Juba to address 81 pending criminal cases, including 66 rape cases, with three judges mobilized until September 29.
Created by Ugandan designer Mushirah Rabaab Abdallah, “Layers of Life” transforms a cesarean illustration into volumes, colors, and tulle on the Miss World 2026 stage.
The REDD+ project funded by the Green Climate Fund aims to reach approximately 21,000 rural households in 17 Ugandan districts. The funding rewards verified emissions reductions of over eight million tons of CO2 equivalent achieved in 2016 and 2017.
Salva Kiir has removed Abednego Akok Kacuol from the presidency of the National Election Commission and appointed Gabriel Bol Deng Majok in his place, as general elections are set for December 22.
Rwanda’s economy grew by 9.4% in the second quarter of 2026. The industrial sector, which rose by 18%, provided the largest sectoral contribution to this growth, ahead of services and agriculture.
The ICT Authority has launched an international tender to extend the national backbone and cross-border links. Applications are due by October 29 as part of the World Bank-supported digital program.
At least 60 artisanal miners have perished in the collapse of a gold mine in West Kordofan. Rescue efforts remained challenging on Wednesday around the Al-Zar’ mine, where several adjacent shafts had collapsed.
The African Development Bank has allocated nearly $100 million for health, water, education, agriculture, and services projects in Sudan. Khartoum is also seeking to revive multilateral funding that has been hindered by the war.
Juba, Kinshasa, Libreville, Luanda, and Lusaka have been removed from Turkish Airlines’ future schedules. These routes, suspended since spring and initially announced as temporary, now have no resumption date.
The High Court of Kenya has invalidated the sale of 15% of Safaricom to Vodacom and ordered the shares to be returned to the state. The South African group has announced plans to appeal and will seek a stay of the ruling.
Ethiopian Electric Power is now supplying mining companies with only about 23% of their contracted electricity. The decline in water inflows to dams is forcing the public operator to prioritize households and industry.
Drones were shot down on Tuesday before reaching the Upper Atbara and Setit complex and the Khashm al-Girba dam. In the Blue Nile, separate strikes also hit Damazin, resulting in several casualties.
The Ugandan government has selected 737 traders to receive a total of 20 billion shillings following the October 2025 floods in Kampala. Payments are set to begin after a final verification announced within two weeks.
The Ituka solar power plant, with a capacity of 24 MWp, has begun commercial operations in West Nile. The project is expected to produce nearly 54 GWh annually, supplying the grid with electricity equivalent to the consumption of over 192,000 households.
Kinshasa and Kigali will meet on September 16 and 17 in Geneva for the seventh session of the security coordination mechanism. The meeting will review the implementation of commitments made in Washington, which remain incomplete in several areas.
President William Ruto aims to make the export of unrefined gold illegal and extend the rule to other minerals. Three refineries are set to support this shift, while the Central Bank will have priority in purchasing gold produced in Kenya.
The former Kenyan president has expressed his readiness to step down from the Jubilee Party leadership following a High Court decision confirming the six-month legal limit imposed on former heads of state leading a party.
