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13 Aug 2026 - The KCB Group PLC reported a Ksh.49.3 billion gross profit for the first half of 2026, driven by strong income growth and disciplined cost management.

13 Aug 2026 - India has sharply increased urea purchases from Egypt, Algeria and Nigeria, sourcing about 1.1 million tonnes from the three African countries as disruptions around the…

13 Aug 2026 - Morocco, which this year overtook South Africa as the continent’s largest car producer and is now tagged Africa’s most industrialized country, has, in the last few years,…

13 Aug 2026 - Speaking during a post-Monetary Policy Committee briefing, CBK Governor Kamau Thugge said such a rise would push inflation slightly above the Government's target range of…

13 Aug 2026 - Welcome to the Money News Roundup. In today’s edition, we break down the new university funding Bill, including proposals for a parent savings scheme. We also cover Kenya’s…

13 Aug 2026 - Three of Africa’s five largest economies — Egypt, Nigeria and Algeria — have failed to make significant progress toward meeting the United States’ minimum fiscal-…

13 Aug 2026 - According to the Digital 2026 Mid-year Global Update Report, 97.5 percent of Kenyan internet users aged 16 and above use AI.

13 Aug 2026 - A new half-hour television program titled Africa Inc. is the heart of a new multiyear partnership between one of Africa's largest conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited,…

13 Aug 2026 - Members of the BRICS group, an intergovernmental organization of major emerging economies, which includes nations like Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, are…

13 Aug 2026 - Under the new arrangement, Maersk customers can release shipping containers without paying a deposit upfront, with Viaservice advancing payments for demurrage, damage and…

13 Aug 2026 - Nigeria’s bilateral trade with India rose to $9 billion in the last fiscal year, representing a 26% increase compared to the same period the year prior.

13 Aug 2026 - The company said the growth was supported by an increase in insurance revenue to Sh2.2 billion.

13 Aug 2026 - Kenya targets India to diversify beyond five traditional export markets.

13 Aug 2026 - Shipping professionals have noted that the industry has always adapted to change, but warned that the current simultaneous geopolitical, technological and environmental…

13 Aug 2026 - KCB Group has declared an interim dividend payout after half�'year net profit rose to Sh36.1 billion on the back of an expanded loan book and surging contributions from…

13 Aug 2026 - India has sharply increased urea purchases from Egypt, Algeria and Nigeria, importing about 1.1 million tonnes from the three African countries as disruptions around the…

13 Aug 2026 - Co-operative Bank of Kenya has posted a 28 per cent surge in half-year net profit, marking its strongest-ever first-half performance.

13 Aug 2026 - The Republic of India has overtaken China and become the second-largest supplier of seafarers in the world, according to the BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2026.

13 Aug 2026 - The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) have agreed to fast-track the efficient clearance of cargo at the Mombasa Port amid concerns about…

12 Aug 2026 - KCB (Kenya Commercial Bank) Group, a leading Kenyan regional lender with subsidiaries in Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Burundi…

12 Aug 2026 - South Africa has officially launched its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), allowing eligible travellers from China, India, Indonesia and Mexico to complete the visa…

12 Aug 2026 - The recent World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States, gave us a glimpse into the future of African athletics and who might be the stars…

12 Aug 2026 - Kenya requested a new ⁠IMF programme after its previous $3.6 billion deal ended in April last year on the back of failure to meet agreed conditions, prompting the Treasury…

12 Aug 2026 - Egypt has officially condemned Colombia's decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

12 Aug 2026 - The European Union's retreat from investor citizenship is reshaping the global investment-migration market, but the demand for second passports, international mobility and…

12 Aug 2026 - Co-operative Bank of Kenya has posted a 28 per cent increase in net profit to Ksh.18 billion for the six months ended June 2026, marking the lender’s strongest half-year…

12 Aug 2026 - Ms Rogo moved to court in February 2025, suing Safaricom and M-Pesa Holding Company over an alleged Sh125,658 loss.

12 Aug 2026 - Special Funds is the new catchword in investment circles as the players in this segment fall over each other to attract the attention of investors with such new funds.…

12 Aug 2026 - The group’s profit growth was attributable to a cheaper cost of funds and lower loan loss provisions following improved quality of its loan book.

12 Aug 2026 - Today, national competitiveness is increasingly determined by innovation capacity, technological capability, institutional quality, skilled human capital and resilience…

12 Aug 2026 - Top gainers in percentage terms include Car & General at 325 percent to Sh217 per share, Britam at 94 percent to Sh17.65 and Africa Mega Agricorp at 76.2 percent to…

12 Aug 2026 - The performance marks a turnaround after PAYE collections fell short of target by Sh16.2 billion in the 2022/23 financial year, Sh25.8 billion in 2023/24, and Sh6.1 billion…

12 Aug 2026 - President William Ruto’s launch of the national conversation on Vision 2060 has put Kenya’s long-term economic direction back on the table, with the proposed blueprint…

12 Aug 2026 - President William Ruto has asked Kenyans to take part in shaping the country’s proposed Vision 2060, saying the long-term development plan should reflect the wishes and…

12 Aug 2026 - CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) latest Infrastructure Bond (IFB) reopenings attracted KSh 460.4 billion in bids against KSh 150 billion on offer, resulting in oversubscription.…

12 Aug 2026 - US coffee drinkers consume an average of 2.8 cups per day, resulting in more than 500 million cups of coffee served every day in the country.

12 Aug 2026 - Last week, the island nation of Seychelles, renowned for its tourism and high GDP per capita, received images and videos of its national monuments aboard the International…

12 Aug 2026 - Kenya’s inflation edged up to 6.5 percent in July from 6.4 percent in June, driven by higher transport costs.

12 Aug 2026 - The lender will pay shareholders a total of Sh9.64 billion, up from the Sh2 per share paid in the same period last year.

12 Aug 2026 - The increased cases of fraudulent submissions prompted the State to end direct filing, including by advocates and secretaries, requiring them to first obtain consent from…

12 Aug 2026 - President Bola Tinubu has approved a new deepwater oil and gas investment framework that Nigeria says could unlock as much as $50 billion in investment, as Africa’s top…

12 Aug 2026 - The poor performance by KQ came amid capacity constraints due to prolonged grounding of some of the largest planes on its fleet, resulting from a global shortage in airline…

12 Aug 2026 - African e-commerce company Jumia has secured $50 million in fresh equity from investors led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, giving the loss-making…

12 Aug 2026 - Morocco has ordered two Dutch-built unmanned surface vessels (USVs) under a €13 million ($14.7 million) deal to strengthen the Royal Moroccan Navy's ability to detect and…

12 Aug 2026 - Our forefathers ran sophisticated leadership pipelines: age-sets that formed judgment in cohorts, councils of elders that transmitted it deliberately, and succession earned…

12 Aug 2026 - Co-op Bancassurance Intermediary’s pre-tax profit rose to Sh812.7 million from Sh790.8 million, supported by increased insurance penetration across the customer base.

12 Aug 2026 - Nigeria’s multibillion-dollar customs modernisation programme is being exported as a model for a much larger attempt to digitise and connect customs systems across Africa,…

12 Aug 2026 - Climate-related investments should compete for capital on the same merits as any acquisition or major expansion.

12 Aug 2026 - For farming families, crop failure means depleted savings, inability to repay loans, children withdrawn from school and increased dependence on humanitarian assistance.

12 Aug 2026 - Nigeria’s central bank has opened a regulatory testing programme to stablecoin providers and other virtual-asset businesses, marking another step in the country’s shift from…