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
Fortress Walls: How Kenya’s 2.4-Metre Cap Redraws Boundaries in Nairobi
Kenya’s 2024 Building Code caps boundary walls at 2.4 metres and limits windows in Nairobi — reshaping perimeter security, design and enforcement risk.
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.
Uganda Airlines Boeing order in Uganda — regional opportunity — for regional operators
For East African operators, Uganda Airlines’ ten-aircraft Boeing order is a demand map: new hub competition, MRO gaps and corridor sites to serve.
Uganda Airlines Boeing order in Uganda — market impact the business case for investors
Uganda Airlines’ ten-aircraft Boeing order is also a property story: how Entebbe land, permits, MRO hangars and corridor space decide delivery.
DRC IMF and Eurobond reset in DRC — asset and corridor map the risks and opportunities
As the IMF welcomes the DRC’s inaugural Eurobond on 6 May 2026, Fikiria reads the property and construction economics of land, corridors and delivery.
$2.33bn SGR financing in Tanzania — asset and corridor map the risks and opportunities
Standard Chartered arranged US$2.33bn for further sections of Tanzania’s SGR. A property and engineering read on land, permits, capacity and which nodes