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17 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 17 – Sanlam Kenya Plc has called a virtual Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) on October 9 to seek shareholder approval for a…

17 Sep 2025 - KAMPALA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — Uganda Airlines announced a strategic interline partnership with India’s flagship carrier, Air India, to strengthen…

17 Sep 2025 - MOMBASA, Kenya, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday commissioned the Mombasa commuter railway service that will link…

17 Sep 2025 - Sep 17 – More than 5,000 young people from Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega and Vihiga counties have begun Business Development Skills training aimed at…

17 Sep 2025 - Across East Africa, ambition is not in short supply. Ethiopia has switched on the Grand Renaissance Dam, a $5 billion project that will double its…

17 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 17 – In Kenya’s rural heartlands, smallholder farmers are often trapped in cycles of low productivity, unstable incomes, and…

17 Sep 2025 - SEPT 17 – Inflation in the year to August remained at 3.8%, according to official figures, after food costs continued to rise. The pace of price…

17 Sep 2025 - GENEVA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — The Earth’s protective ozone layer is healing and the ozone hole in 2024 was smaller than in recent years, a UN…

17 Sep 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 17 – E-commerce platform Jumia has partnered with Watu Credit to roll out a buy now, pay later (BNPL) model that enables…

17 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 17 – Africa has unveiled its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) data center in Uganda, represting a turning point expected to…

17 Sep 2025 - SEPT 17 – British pharmaceutical firm GSK has pledged to invest $30bn (£22bn) in research and manufacturing in the US over the next five years.…

17 Sep 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 17 – Wages paid to Nairobi County employees have surged to Sh17.3 billion as of June 2025, up from Sh6 billion in 2022,…

17 Sep 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – Uber has entered Kenya’s safari market with the launch of ride services in the Nairobi National Park. Available on…

17 Sep 2025 - SEPT 17 – It’s finally happening. After months of economic debate and mounting attacks from US President Donald Trump, the US central bank is poised…

17 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 17 – Women in Technology & Innovation Africa (WITIA), in partnership with the Rotary Club of Karen, has launched a pilot…

17 Sep 2025 - SEPT 17 – Microsoft says its new $30bn (£22bn) investment in the UK’s AI sector – its largest outside of the US – should significantly boost Britain’…

17 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged African governments to strengthen public financial management (PFM) systems,…

16 Sep 2025 - SEPT 16 – A deal has been made between the US and China to keep TikTok running in the US, according to the US President Donald Trump. “We have a deal…

16 Sep 2025 - SEPT 16 – Two teenagers who peed into a pot of broth at a hotpot restaurant have been ordered to pay 2.2m yuan ($309,000; £227,000) to two…

16 Sep 2025 - SEPT 16 – Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has told suppliers that production at its factories will not resume until 24 September at the earliest following a…

16 Sep 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – Kenyan millers are calling for stronger consumer awareness of fortified foods, warning that uptake remains slow…

16 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – A new dawn is breaking for Kenya’s education and sports landscape. On Saturday, more than 10,000 teachers gathered at State…

16 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – US President Donald Trump cannot oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook from her role, a federal appeals court has ruled.…

16 Sep 2025 -   LUBUMBASHI, DRC, Sept 15 – Equity Group has taken more than 50 delegates from 16 countries on a five-day trade and investment mission to the…

16 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – The rebranded WHX Nairobi and WHX Labs Nairobi, formerly Medic East Africa and Medlab East Africa, are scheduled to open…

16 Sep 2025 - TASHKENT, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Uzbekistan has discovered a large gas reserve on the Ustyurt plateau, local media reported Tuesday, citing the…

16 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – Civil society groups have accused the government of maintaining a layered process for national ID applications despite…

16 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced that all procurement of goods, works, and services in the 2025/…

16 Sep 2025 - SEPT 16 – US President Donald Trump has said he will sue the New York Times for $15bn (£11bn) over what the US president calls defamation and libel…

16 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – The world’s fourth-biggest company, Google-owner Alphabet, has announced a £5bn ($6.8bn) investment in UK artificial…

16 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – Absa Bank Kenya has appointed former Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) chairman Mohammed Nyaoga as the new chairman of its Board…

16 Sep 2025 - SEPT 16 – There’s a divide in the US economy between the haves and the have-nots. And accelerating inflation, driven in part by tariffs, could make…

16 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 15 – The County Government of Siaya has announced plans to collaborate with Kakuzi Plc to promote avocado and macadamia farming…

15 Sep 2025 - SEPT 15 – The US treasury secretary has said Washington reached a “framework” deal with China on the ownership of TikTok’s American operations. Scott…

15 Sep 2025 - SEPT 15 – Billionaire Elon Musk has scooped up roughly $1bn (£735m) worth of Tesla shares, in what is being seen as a vote of confidence in the…

15 Sep 2025 - By Doughlas Mbugua NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 15 – Across Kenya, chamas and informal savings groups are now woven into daily life. They help parents pay…

15 Sep 2025 - SEPT 15 – The South Korean government says it is investigating potential human rights violations during the raid and detention of Korean workers by…

15 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 15 – The Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel, one of Nairobi’s established hospitality properties, has been put up for sale at Sh1.…

15 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 15 – Quality Meat Packers (QMP), Kenya’s privately owned meat processor and exporter, is expanding its footprint into Gulf Arab…

15 Sep 2025 - SEPT 15 – Belfast, along with London, Edinburgh and Manchester, is set to benefit from a wave of new US investment into the financial services sector…

15 Sep 2025 - SEPT 15 – The UK and US are set to sign a landmark agreement aimed at accelerating the development of nuclear power. The move aims to generate…

15 Sep 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 15 – Electric bus manufacturer BasiGo has signed a deal with Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers (KVM) in Thika to begin local…

15 Sep 2025 - SEPT 15 – With smartphones, where Apple leads others often follow – so it launching an iPhone this week without a traditional Sim card is raising…

15 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 15 – The PUBG MOBILE Africa Cup (PMAC) Finals 2025 concluded with great success at The Charter Hall in Nairobi, setting a new…

15 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 11 – The Cortex Hub has unveiled the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Hackathon Africa 2025, a pan-African initiative aimed at…

15 Sep 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – Exports from Africa to China rose 10.2 percent year-on-year to Sh512.5 billion ($39.66 billion) in the first seven…

15 Sep 2025 -   MILAN, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — Alice had driven more than an hour from Alessandria to Milan, hoping to try her luck. For her, Labubu wasn’t just…

15 Sep 2025 - SEPT 16 – US and Chinese officials will hold a second day of trade talks in Spain on Monday as the deadline for the Chinese owner of TikTok to find a…

15 Sep 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – Loans issued to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have risen by two percent to Sh153 billion this year,…

15 Sep 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 15 – Username Properties has been named Kenya’s Trusted Leading Real Estate Firm at the 2025 Pacesetters Awards, which…