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17 May 2024 - Climate change presents significant difficulties in Africa, jeopardizing livelihoods, ecosystems, and development achievements. However, it also provides a chance for radical change by stimulating new solutions, resilient routes, and sustainable…

17 May 2024 - On the Money: Ethiopian ship docks in Lamu with 60,000 tonnes of fertiliser

17 May 2024 - KCB said it will use the funds for onward lending to projects that prioritise environmental sustainability and high social impact.

17 May 2024 - Paul Siguqa has had an unlikely journey in the wine business in South Africa. His mother worked in the vineyards as a laborer during the apartheid era and now, his fully black-owned wine farm sells premium products. Paul Siguqa, owner of the Klein…

17 May 2024 - One of the primary reasons why global travel is essential is the exposure it provides to diverse cultures. The continent of Africa is particularly distinct and has several countries that you should visit in your lifetime.

17 May 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – Investment, Trade, and Industrialization Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has termed the De-Risking, Inclusion, and Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economies (DRIVE) initiative by the Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) a boost to…

17 May 2024 - Private infrastructure investment continues to be a cornerstone of global development initiatives, boosting economic growth, strengthening connectivity, and raising living standards. As countries face the difficult job of achieving their infrastructure…

17 May 2024 - Tech industry leaders and CEOs from top Kenyan companies are representing Kenya at this year’s Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda. Leading the pack are mTek’s Bente Krogmann, Kaushik Burman of Spiro, Jesse Moore from M-Kopa, Ian Usiri of Ramani,…

17 May 2024 - LONDON, UK, May 17 – A new way of measurement proposed by researchers in Italy could see millions more middle-aged people finding themselves classed as obese. A study of 4,800 adults aged 40-80 led by the University of Tor Vergata in Rome focuses on…

17 May 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – Kenyan bankers are against a proposal by the government to introduce a 16 percent VAT on financial transactions under the Finance Bill 2024. While VAT applies to payments for goods and services, the Kenya Bankers Association (…

17 May 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – The Chairman of the National Assembly Finance Committee, Kuria Kimani, has said that the proposed 16 percent tax on bread was recommended by the National Treasury based on diabetes concerns. Speaking on Thursday in an interview…

17 May 2024 - Airplanes extraordinary complexities that make air travel possible. 

17 May 2024 - Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has raised discussions about the possibility of closing French military bases in the West African country.

17 May 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – Over 300 African entrepreneurs driving innovations have benefited from the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). While celebrating 15 years of advancing…

17 May 2024 - STOCKHOLM/BERLIN, May 17 (Xinhua) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson have cautioned against tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) following Washington’s announcement of hefty levies. Scholz and Kristersson…

17 May 2024 - It is virtually impossible to over emphasize the vitality of human resources in African militaries. It takes a well-trained, stocked, and equipped military to prevent aggression, respond to crises, maintain regional peace, and further national…

17 May 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – The price of beachside properties along the Kenyan coast continues to grow, with some locations recording more than 400 percent, a new report by Knight Frank has revealed. According to Knight Frank’s indicative data, beachside…

17 May 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – The price of beachside properties along the Kenyan coast continues to grow, with some locations recording more than 400 percent, a new report by Knight Frank has revealed. According to Knight Frank’s indicative data, beachside…

17 May 2024 - TOPLINE Microsoft has asked some of its artificial intelligence and cloud business employees in China to consider moving out of the country, according to a Wall Street Journal report, amid ongoing geopolitical and trade tensions between Washington and…

17 May 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya May 17 – Details have shown how Statehouse intends to expend Sh1.5 billion in the financial year 2024/2025 for the construction and renovations of state house and lodges which commenced in 2015. Documents tabled before the National…

17 May 2024 - UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the decision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday to allow members to re-channel their reserve assets to multilateral development banks (MDBs) through the…

17 May 2024 - HOUSTON, May 16 (Xinhua) — Up to42,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into the Gulf of Mexico after a bunker barge struck a bridge in the island city of Galveston, eastern Texas, the U.S. Coast Guard estimated on Thursday. The source of the leakage…

17 May 2024 - NAIROBI, May 16 (Xinhua) — Kenya and Uganda on Thursday signed a number of agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation. One of the agreements allows Uganda to import and transit refined petroleum products through Kenya from producer jurisdictions,…

17 May 2024 - Meta Platforms' social media sites Facebook and Instagram will be investigated for potential breaches of EU online content rules relating to child safety, EU regulators said on Thursday, a move that could lead to hefty fines.

17 May 2024 - The cooperation between Kenya and China in the tea sector received a boost after the launch of the China-Kenya Tea Trade Centre.

17 May 2024 - Abdi Mohamed now is the CEO of Absa Bank Kenya after 30 years of making his bones in banking.

17 May 2024 - KRA missed its pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) target by Sh72.3 billion in the first nine months of the financial year.

17 May 2024 - The trend in KCB hiring ties with the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics finding that female workers in the financial and insurance sector had grown at 24 percent.

17 May 2024 - Strathmore University has launched an agri-food innovation centre to drive sustainable agricultural growth and innovation across Africa through data-driven solutions.

17 May 2024 - The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has cautioned that the internet disruption caused by a cut of the undersea cable last weekend could continue for a few days.

17 May 2024 - Also driven by sustained activities in construction, transport, agriculture and manufacturing.

17 May 2024 - Well, this has been a very positive experience, but I must say, it was a bit of a weird start.

17 May 2024 - Clearly, what the government and the IMF have negotiated for citizens is a tax regime that over-relies on consumption taxes that are regressive.

17 May 2024 - Currently, investors seeking to set up shop in Kenya are required to traverse different offices in Nairobi to get the necessary paperwork and clearance.

17 May 2024 - Germany is Kenya’s fourth largest source of diaspora remittance flows after the US, the UK and Saudi Arabia.

17 May 2024 - Plans by the Devki Group to set up a multi-billion-shilling cement factory in Mwingi have been thrown into jeopardy following protests by a section of the community over unpaid compensation.

17 May 2024 - UNOC to directly import the country's refined petroleum products.

17 May 2024 - The government has more than tripled the budgetary allocation for the administration of the e-Citizen platform.

17 May 2024 - Hops and Fizz Bar and Restaurant is a nice space. Without a jukebox.

17 May 2024 - Harassment and debt shaming cases by digital lenders in Kenya have declined by up to 75 percent.

17 May 2024 - Shabu’s knack for the narrative as he reflects on a myriad of broad topics rarely explored by other East African artists.

17 May 2024 - Millaz Theatre Company understood that May was Mental Health Month.

17 May 2024 - Hundreds of farmers jammed the factory, demanding to be addressed by the management but were dispersed by police.

17 May 2024 - Although he was primarily a jazz musician, Sanborn transcended the confines of the genre and played with R&B, pop and rock artists.

17 May 2024 - The AWS Health Equity Initiative is a three-year, $60 million commitment.

17 May 2024 - Treasury has proposed to remove three taxes affecting the production and consumption of mosquito repellents.

17 May 2024 - Most ESG-driven funds sacrifice performance for compliance.

17 May 2024 - A High Court judge has filed a lawsuit after being locked out of next week’s elections for a representative to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

17 May 2024 - Troubled Japanese industrial giant Toshiba said Thursday that it plans to cut up to 4,000 jobs domestically as part of a restructuring programme.

17 May 2024 - The country is close to resuming normal provision of internet services as engineers continue to repair the undersea cable cut last Sunday.