Tag: Nairobi

Kenyan MPs demand more details on secret $5bn railway loan deal with China

November 9, 2022

Some Kenyan lawmakers are demanding to see more documents from a secret $5bn loan agreement with a Chinese bank that financed a cross-country railway, with ... Read More

Kenya demands renegotiation of $5bn borrowed from China

October 20, 2022

Kenya wants to renegotiate a multibillion-dollar loan from China that was used to build a major railway because though the country is up to date ... Read More

Start-ups are eyeing Kenya as African e-mobility hub

September 1, 2022

E-mobility start-up Roam recently partnered with M-Kopa, a Nairobi-based clean energy financier, to provide thousands of e-motorcycles to riders in Kenya, after becoming the first ... Read More

Ruto declared winner of Kenya’s presidential election as results questioned

August 16, 2022

Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner of the close presidential election in Kenya over five-time contender Raila Odinga, amid drama and disagreement across ... Read More

Nairobi: Morocco “Concerned” Over Growing Terror Threats in Africa

July 11, 2019

Morocco has expressed "deep concerns" over the "alarming and growing" terrorism threats in the African continent where the situation is aggravated by various destabilizing factors. ... Read More

Fight against Terror: UN Praises Morocco’s Role & Input

July 11, 2019

Under Secretary-General of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office Vladimir Voronkov commended, on Wednesday in Nairobi, Morocco's contributions to the efforts made by the international community and ... Read More

Nairobi diesel power plant to be converted to gas-fired generators

March 13, 2019

The Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE)-listed AEP Energy will convert the two diesel-fired Nairobi power plants it’s acquiring from Iberafrica to gas-fired generators whose electricity is ... Read More

Morocco’s carrier suspends Casablanca-N’Djamena-Nairobi route to focus on profitable itinerary

March 7, 2019

Morocco’s national flagship carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has suspended its activities on the Casablanca-N’Djamena-Nairobi route with the airline saying it took the decision to ... Read More

Al-Shabaab hits Kenya again, kills scores

January 16, 2019

Al-Qaeda-linked Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab, on Tuesday, attacked a business complex in Nairobi. Media reports put the number of dead at between five and 15 ... Read More

Casablanca, Second African City with Most Billionaires

February 17, 2017

Morocco’s economic capital, Casablanca, has been ranked second African city to house the largest number of billionaires by Forbes Africa Magazine in its 2017 ranking ... Read More