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14 April 2025 - Sierra Leone’s largest mining enterprise, drives economic growth through advanced mining, cutting-edge infrastructure, and direct community investments, powering industrial transformation. “The transition from exporting raw materials to producing high…

14 April 2025 - The Committee on Appointments is grilling Ruku, who is currently the Mbeere North MP.

14 April 2025 - Ghana has moved up in Africa's fuel price rankings, advancing from 13th to 12th place in April 2025 for countries with the lowest petrol prices on the continent.

14 April 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 14 – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Competition Commission has confirmed that Heineken Holding engaged in anti-competitive practices across its distribution networks within member states. Following an…

14 April 2025 - APRIL 14 – A trial in the landmark antitrust case against social media giant Meta kicks off in Washington on Monday. The US competition and consumer watchdog alleges that Meta, which already owned Facebook, bought Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in…

14 April 2025 - Despite France's call for peace, the dispute between Algeria and France appears to remain deadlocked. Just last week, Russia encouraged Algeria to maintain the pressure on paying for repatriation.

14 April 2025 - Recent reports indicate that Nigeria's crude production fell in March, in light of the current global crude price drop.

14 April 2025 - The nation is enhancing infrastructure, streamlining business regulations, and expanding agriculture, finance, and renewable energy, creating a stable, investor-friendly economy with regional trade advantages.​ “Government will rigorously pursue the…

14 April 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, April 14- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has approved the acquisition of National Bank of Kenya Limited (NBK) by Access Bank PLC (Access) after the deal met regulatory requirements. The approval comes a few months after the National…

14 April 2025 - APRIL 14 – The Caribbean nation of Guyana is breathing a sigh of relief after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the introduction of higher tariffs on a number of countries. Guyana, which is nestled between Venezuela and Suriname on…

14 April 2025 - The Embassy of the United States of America has announced new requirements for visa interviews for Nigerian applicants, with the new measures scheduled to take effect from April 22.

14 April 2025 - The United Nations has raised alarms over the alarming rise of child rape in Congo in the first two months of the year. UNICEF emphasizes that even young children are affected and that sexual violence is alarmingly common. Data from local…

14 April 2025 - KRA will roll out a new valuation system for second-hand car imports by July 2025 to reflect current market prices after a court ruled the 2019 version unconstitutional. Depending on the revised values, car prices will change. Top Kenyan banks earned…

14 April 2025 - SINGAPORE, April 14 (Xinhua) — Singapore’s economy expanded by 3.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, according to advance estimates released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Monday. The pace of growth was slower than the 5.0…

14 April 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, April 12 — Kenya is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new loan arrangement, with discussions expected to advance further during the upcoming IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. National Treasury…

14 April 2025 - Records show that recipients of the land compensation money remains unclear.

14 April 2025 - All money should be deposited into the Consolidated Fund, except where Parliament creates a specific fund.

14 April 2025 - SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service is now available in Somalia, owner Elon Musk announced on Sunday via the social media platform X.

14 April 2025 - Brice Oligui Nguema, who seized power in a coup in August 2023, has secured a decisive victory in Gabon's presidential election, winning 90.35% of the vote.

14 April 2025 - Your biggest learnings – What insights or advice would you give to current and aspiring board members?

13 April 2025 - US tariffs, which sow fears of global trade war and recession, have battered stocks across the world, with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) losing Sh74.3 billion in a week.

13 April 2025 - Railway safety is a critical aspect of transportation systems worldwide, ensuring the secure movement of people and goods. Despite advancements in technology and rigorous safety standards...

13 April 2025 - The challenges she is about to face are no less complex, though they stem from institutional transformation rather than a viral outbreak.

13 April 2025 - Kenya Pipeline reckons that the tender is restricted in efforts to support local firms, curb capital flight and rev up employment.

13 April 2025 - For the record, all other continents and subcontinents have gone through this consolidation process. Africa, on the other hand, is fragmenting further.

13 April 2025 - According to a ruling issued by the High Court in Kibera, the police and Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) were deployed as pawns in a personal dispute between the leader of Phenom Park Estate...

13 April 2025 - The contribution of the US to the remittances pool has also dwindled this year from the 56 percent stake it held in March last year.

13 April 2025 - In the latest development, Stanbic Bank Kenya’s parent company Standard Bank revealed that it would join China's global interbank payment system (CIPS) by the end of 2025.

13 April 2025 - Proto Energy currently owns three autogas-dedicated stations, in Githurai, Kayole, and Ruiru Bypass, and is keen to grow this number given the fast-growing use of autogas-powered vehicles.

13 April 2025 - A critical milestone on the sustainability reporting journey is meeting the expectations and demands of regulators.

13 April 2025 - SBM Bank Kenya, which is owned by SBM Holdings, says in its latest annual report that the amount was received as additional shareholder capital.

13 April 2025 - The higher net interest income helped the Kenyan units of the nine banks to a 21.9 percent jump in profit after tax for the year ended last December to Sh184 billion from Sh150.9 billion previously.

13 April 2025 - Tax Tribunal dismissed an appeal by Fine Spinners Limited to reverse the decision by the KRA to charge CGT for the sale of a property in Nairobi’s Industrial area at the rate of 15 percent.

13 April 2025 - Companies that evolve with the needs of their workforce while staying true to their core mission are more likely to build high-performing, loyal teams.

13 April 2025 - The high default and reduced appetite for borrowing has come in a regime of rising cost of credit, with benchmark lending rate hitting a 12-year high of 13 percent last February.

13 April 2025 - Arvocap is hoping to rise the ranks to become a top fund manager in the country by funds managed.

13 April 2025 - Jobs requiring creativity, empathy, and complex problem-solving will become more valuable.

13 April 2025 - It takes an inordinate amount of an employer’s time to deal with staffing issues.

13 April 2025 - APRIL 13 – More than three million children around the world are thought to have died in 2022 as a result of infections that are resistant to antibiotics, according to a study by two leading experts in child health. Children in Africa and South East…

13 April 2025 - Several people are at risk of getting severe malaria including infants and children under five, pregnant women, people living with HIV, and those with little or no prior exposure to malaria.

13 April 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 13 – The government has welcomed Heifer International’s $95.7 million Practice for Change (P4C) Signature Program, a five-year initiative targeting 625,000 smallholder farmers across Kenya. Launched in Nairobi, the program seeks to…

13 April 2025 - Puzzles trigger dopamine release—the brain’s ‘feel-good’ chemical—enhancing motivation and concentration.

13 April 2025 - More details have emerged following the high-level diplomatic meeting between the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu and President Trump’s African adviser in Paris.

13 April 2025 - China is stepping up its diplomatic efforts to counter growing trade tensions with the United States, engaging key partners like Saudi Arabia and South Africa in discussions.

13 April 2025 - Revelations raise fears that 141,961 officers and their beneficiaries may have gotten a raw deal.

13 April 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, April 13 – Del Monte Kenya Limited has planted over 8,200 trees in its latest environmental conservation effort, contributing to parent company Fresh Del Monte’s global target of planting 2.5 million trees by 2025. The tree-planting…

13 April 2025 - As African content continues to be ramped up globally, more creative collaborations are emerging not just in Nollywood, but East Africa too. The African film industry is almost synonymous with Nollywood, produced out of Nigeria. But East Africa is…

13 April 2025 - Most of the contracts it bagged have gone under the radar.

13 April 2025 - APRIL 13 – US President Donald Trump’s administration has exempted smartphones, computers and some other electronic devices from “reciprocal” tariffs, including the 125% levies imposed on Chinese imports. In a notice, US Customs and Border Patrol said…

13 April 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, April 13 – Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has issued a stern warning to miraa traders and exporters who fail to adhere to the ministry’s minimum price directive. Speaking during a Farmers’ Day…