The East African Business Business Uganda mulls nuclear energy to address rising power demand In April 2023, the Cabinet adopted the Energy Policy for Uganda, 2023 which envisages development of 52,481 MW generation capacity in the long term to meet the future demand. Congo lifts ban on Chinese mining firm operation Congo halted activities of the Commus project, in which Zijin owns a 72 percent stake, to investigate mineral products returned from South Africa... Uganda in talks with China firm over power export to South Sudan In June 2023, the two countries signed a power sales agreement to allow Uganda to sell electricity to South Sudan. East African countries hit by major internet outage Tanzania and the French island of Mayotte were experiencing a high impact on internet connectivity. EA Cables to sell its Tanzania unit at a loss The sale is part of measures taken by the cable manufacturer, which is weighed down by debt, to avoid further financial distress. EA trades more with African peers than EU, Asia Business Ecobank $183m impairment losses underscore risks in sovereign bonds Business South Sudan forex reserves at ‘historic low’ Business Leaders lobby for affordable fertiliser amid dying Africa soil Business Uganda Airlines leases aircraft to up operations Business Absa Kenya bets big on mass market for growth Business Kenya bourse eyes higher foreign inflows on improved access to currency Business Zimbabwe to fine businesses not using new currency Business Safaricom maintains dividend as Ethiopia unit drags profit Business Benin blocks Niger oil exports over border dispute Business Zambia suspends tax on maize imports Business Microsoft to shut Africa development centre in Nigeria Business DRC on road to get $200m IMF financing Comment EYAKUZE: Tanganyika-Zanzibar Union at 60 Comment OBBO: If in charge of $15m African kitty, I’d first deworm children Comment BUWEMBO: Why obsess more about a toy car in church than graft? Comment ULIMWENGU: Tanzanians must not shy away from dissecting hard Union issues Comment NGUGI: Tragically, we are internalising the art of ‘Newspeak’