Author: Amara Ndlovu
Amara Ndlovu
From Lagos fintech booms to mining disputes in the Copperbelt, Amara covers a continent that business media too often flattens into a single story. Born in Harare and raised between Zimbabwe and South Africa, she brings on-the-ground context that's hard to fake from a desk overseas. She trained as a broadcast journalist before shifting to print, and her interviews still carry that instinct for pacing. In her spare time she runs a small book club focused entirely on African fiction.
KAMPALA, Sept 10 — Uganda’s traditional Tooro Kingdom has become embroiled in a succession dispute following the death of King Oyo Nyimba, after his family challenged the royal clan’s decision to appoint a television news anchor as his successor. Although Uganda is a constitutional republic, the country retains several historic kingdoms whose monarchs hold significant cultural and social influence. Oyo became the world’s youngest reigning monarch in 1995 when he inherited the Tooro throne at the age of three. He died on August 27 at 34 in the United States, where he had been receiving cancer treatment. His burial is…
NAIROBI [Business Emerge]: Kenya has introduced a temporary registration window for undocumented nationals from East African countries, seeking to ease fears of an impending crackdown on foreign-owned small businesses. The move followed a rush of hundreds of Burundians to their embassy in Nairobi on Monday, where many sought travel documents amid uncertainty over their status in Kenya. President William Ruto had last week directed authorities to shut down small-scale businesses run by foreign traders, with the trade ministry clarifying that the directive applied to foreigners operating without valid work permits. The announcement came after Ruto met Kenyan traders who had…
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