The SGR cut Mombasa-to-Kampala cargo time from 18 days to three. It also handed Kenya its largest-ever loan, equal to about 6% of GDP, and a railway that has run at an operating loss.
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Property
Roads, Rails and Wires: China’s African Build-Out and the Bill That Follows
China reports nearly 100,000 km of roads and over 10,000 km of railways built across Africa. Kenya’s flagship line shows why the build matters – and why the repayment terms matter as much.
Africa CDC’s New Home: A US$80 Million Headquarters and a Lesson in Health Sovereignty
China built Africa’s disease-control headquarters in Addis Ababa after a US retreat. The pandemic-born institution now houses its laboratories in a donated building.
A Gift in Glass and Concrete: The AU Headquarters and the Politics of Being Built
China funded the African Union’s US$200 million home in Addis Ababa. Its 99.9-metre tower honours African unity – and raises a question about who builds the continent’s institutions.
Local Government Bets on Renewable Power and Agribusiness
Letlhakeng District Council plans solar farms, a commercial farming cluster and a modern bus-rank centre – a bid to build its own revenue base rather than wait on transfers.
Boots on the Fence Line: Ikageng Workers Redeploy to FMD Zones
The Local Government Ministry has redeployed Ikageng workers to help control foot-and-mouth disease in affected zones, turning an existing labour programme toward an animal-health front.
Rural Council Bets on Solar and Agro-Clusters to Break Fiscal Dependence
Letlhakeng District Council plans to raise its own revenue through a solar farm, a commercialised agricultural cluster and a modern commercial centre.
Public Works Dominate Local Budgets as Councils Tackle Unemployment
Mabutsane Council put P25.9 million of its P34.6 million May 2026 budget into the Ikageng programme and P5 million into community projects, a public-works tilt against unemployment.
Local Councils Juggle Social Protection with Infrastructure Plans
Kgatleng and other councils tied child-grant registration to revenue drives while weighing roads and sewage – the everyday arithmetic of local government.