Tag: Kenya

Kenya offers to lead UN-backed police mission to restore order in crisis-hit Haiti

August 3, 2023

After nearly a year of calls from the Haiti’s prime minister for armed intervention from abroad, Kenya is the first country to have now offered ... Read More

Kenya, Uganda revive SGR railway extension deal, mull joint resource mobilization

August 3, 2023

The governments of Kenya and Uganda have now revived the plans to build a standard gauge railway (SGR) between them, with each of them pursuing ... Read More

Kenyans & Nigerians feel the brunt of tax hikes, rising living costs

July 21, 2023

With tax hikes and living costs in Kenya and Nigeria rising sharply, ordinary people in both countries are feeling the strain — as a result, ... Read More

No anarchy in Kenya: President Ruto vows to quell tax-hike anti-govt rallies

July 17, 2023

Kenyan President William Ruto — who has said he ‘cannot accept anarchy’ amid opposition's calls for more anti-government protests to be held later this week ... Read More

Egypt surpasses Nigeria in start-ups capital funding in Africa

July 13, 2023

Egypt is the continent’s new leader in the total equity funding raised by start-ups in Africa from June 2022 to June 2023, overtaking Nigeria, according ... Read More

Prospects and challenges for EU trade deals with Kenya and Rwanda

June 30, 2023

Rwandan prime minister this week held a meeting with the European Union delegation to discuss various areas of partnership to boost trade and investments, while ... Read More

South Africa, Kenya are Sub-Saharan Africa’s renewables hotspots — BMI study

June 22, 2023

South Africa and Kenya are non-hydropower renewables outperformers in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, with the former remaining the leader in renewables growth in the region, ... Read More

Nine African countries join Afreximbank’s PAPSS platform in push for ‘de-dollarization’

June 22, 2023

A pan-African payment system that would allow African nations to trade among themselves, using their own currencies, is gaining momentum, as the platform has recently ... Read More

Benin gives up to host 45th CAF Ordinary General Assembly

June 21, 2023

Benin’s capital Cotonou will no longer host the 45th Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ordinary General Assembly as expected, local “24H Au Benin” reports. The ... Read More

EU, Kenya announce ambitious trade deal as Brussels aims to boost Africa ties

June 20, 2023

The European Union and Kenya have announced the political conclusion of the negotiations for an ambitious Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that aims to boost trade ... Read More