Tag: Kenya

33 African countries in need of food aid due to armed conflicts and drought — FAO

March 18, 2024

A total of 45 countries and regions worldwide, including 33 in Africa, are in need of external assistance for food, the Food and Agriculture Organization ... Read More

Tanzania-DRC-Kenya corridors vital to expanding intra-regional trade, contributing to AfCFTA success

February 1, 2024

Trade corridors between Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and between the latter and Kenya have been highlighted as the key links that will ... Read More

US tech giant Meta faces legal challenges in Ethiopia and Kenya

February 1, 2024

US tech giant Meta has faced mounting legal troubles in East Africa, including in Ethiopia where its subsidiary Facebook has been accused of contributing to ... Read More

Kenya high court rules as ‘illegal’ deployment to lead UN mission in Haiti

January 30, 2024

A Kenyan High Court has ruled against the government's plan to deploy police officers to violence-hit Haiti to lead a United Nations-backed multinational mission, declaring ... Read More

Red Sea crisis to affect global trade, fuel inflation in Africa and beyond

January 30, 2024

Escalating attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have not only unraveled a key global trade route, sending shipping and insurance ... Read More

Kenya discovers very rare coltan deposits, conflict-linked mineral used in phones, laptops

January 25, 2024

Kenya has announced the discovery of its first deposits of the valuable mineral coltan, a priceless component with special electrical qualities that is used in ... Read More

Africa’s 2023 investment hotspots list dominated by Kenya, Egypt, Nigeria and S.Africa — report

January 23, 2024

Kenya, Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as the top investment destinations in Africa for funding in 2023, as the quartet of markets collectively ... Read More

Kenya-led security mission headed to Haiti to face multiple challenges, ICG report warns

January 8, 2024

The UN-authorized, Kenya-led multinational armed force that is expected to begin arriving in Haiti in early 2024 to assist the national police in its fights ... Read More

Nigeria’s Naira, Kenyan Shilling worst hit of Africa’s devaluing currencies in 2023 with no hope in sight

January 8, 2024

African countries have faced a myriad of challenges in 2023, not the least of which was currency devaluation, with Nigeria's Naira and Kenyan Shilling experiencing ... Read More

Sudan peace talks on hold amid escalating conflict, as Egypt, Türkiye issue travel advisories

December 31, 2023

The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has visited Ethiopia and Uganda on his first trip abroad since war broke out with Sudan’s ... Read More