Tag: Nairobi

AfDB to hold Annual Meetings in Nairobi May 27-31

January 19, 2024

The African Development Bank, AfDB, will hold its 59th annual meetings this year in Nairobi from May 27 to 31, the Abidjan-based lender has announced. ... Read More

East Africa: EU Global Gateway struggles to challenge rival China’s BRI

October 12, 2023

To offer developing countries an “alternative” to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the EU launched, in 2021, its €300 billion Global Gateway scheme but ... Read More

Casablanca Finance City maintains its position among Africa’s top financial centers

October 5, 2023

Casablanca Finance City (CFC) has maintained its position as the leading African financial center in the half-yearly rankings of the 34th edition of the Global ... Read More

Africa Climate Summit: continent’s leaders ‘must dare speak unspeakable’

August 24, 2023

As Kenya is preparing to host the Africa Climate Summit next month, African leaders should be ready for serious and frank discussions about the climate ... 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

Kenya and Somalia agree to reopen border, end 12-year hostilities to foster trade

May 16, 2023

Kenya and Somalia have agreed to reopen their common border crossings after more than a decade, amid warming ties between the two neighbors following years ... Read More

Wealth Report 2023 confirms that ’Africa is not poor but impoverished’

April 27, 2023

Not all Africans are poor — this could arguably be the main message from the 2023 edition of the annual Africa Wealth Report by London-based ... Read More

Kenya to host Africa Climate Summit slated for September

February 20, 2023

The Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) will meet up in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 4-6 this year, the ... Read More

EU warns Kenya over grand corruption, but overall Africa makes progress

February 6, 2023

The European Union has threatened to blacklist Kenya over corruption and money laundering, with the bloc’s Ambassador to Kenya warning that the east African country’s ... Read More

IFC to invest $100m in Nairobi-listed Diamond Trust Bank to back SMEs hit by pandemic

November 17, 2022

International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest 12.18 billion shillings ($100 million) in Nairobi-listed Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) impacted ... Read More