28 February 2025
- The latest edition of The Banker’s Top 100 African Banks for 2024 provides insights into the performance of financial institutions across the continent.
28 February 2025
- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a key economic gauge that tracks changes in the cost of goods and services over time, including clothing. Many African countries have large proportions of their populations living on low wages and, as such, are…
28 February 2025
- While importers and marketers debate the price changes, many Nigerians are taking advantage of the lower prices. Consumers have been patronizing Dangote partner stations, which offer cheaper petrol.
28 February 2025
- While importers and marketers debate the price changes, many Nigerians are taking advantage of the lower prices. Consumers have been patronizing Dangote partner stations, which offer cheaper petrol.
28 February 2025
- MUNICH, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — BMW Group’s Munich plant will be transformed into a fully electric vehicle (EV) production base by 2027, the German automaker announced Thursday. The plant is also accelerating preparations for producing “Neue Klasse” (…
28 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 28 – Saccos across the country are feeling the heat following a multi-billion fraud scandal implicating the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO). This follows a directive from the government requiring Saccos…
28 February 2025
- National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has suspended all flights to Mauritius due to worsening weather conditions caused by an approaching tropical cyclone.
28 February 2025
- Nigeria's 650,000 b/d Dangote refinery has acquired its first cargo of Algeria's Saharan Blend crude, a premium light sweet crude, from trading firm Glencore.
28 February 2025
- Before setting that “100K or nothing” rule, maybe ask yourself—do you want a rich guy, or do you want a financially smart partner? Because trust me, those aren’t always the same thing. Let’s not forget that a partner’s value goes far beyond what…
28 February 2025
- Oando PLC, a Nigerian oil giant, has been announced as the preferred bidder for the ownership of the 165,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Trinidad and Tobago.
28 February 2025
- If you love nature, crave adventure, or simply need an escape from the hustle of daily life, Africa is the perfect getaway. This vast and diverse continent boasts some of the most stunning natural landscapes on earth, offering an unforgettable…
28 February 2025
- FEB 28 – Qatar Airways says an internal review has found that its crew “acted quickly, appropriately and professionally” when they placed the body of a woman who died mid-flight next to an Australian couple. The airline issued the statement to the…
28 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb, 28 – Kenya’s monthly inflation rate rose to 3.5 percent in February 2025, up from 3.3 percent recorded in January, according to the latest report from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The surge in inflation was…
28 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 28 – iXAfrica Data Centres, East Africa’s largest hyperscale data centre provider, has launched the first phase of its state-of-the-art facility, NBOX1, in Nairobi. The 4.5MW, 780-rack carrier-neutral and AI-ready data centre…
28 February 2025
- NAIROBI Kenya, Feb 28 – High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to stop leasing of government-owned sugar farms, arguing that public participation was adequately done and the process followed the Public Private Partnership Act. Judge Chacha…
28 February 2025
- Food inflation continues to be a significant issue for some African countries, compounding economic hardship and increasing food insecurity for millions.
28 February 2025
- MOSCOW, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Russia opposes trade wars in the world as they negatively affect all countries, local media reported Thursday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “We would not want to see many trade wars in the world. Because, one…
28 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 28 – Nairobi County has approved the construction of a miraa market in Nairobi’s Ziwani area (Starehe Sub-County). Its County Executive Committee Member for Business and Hustler Opportunities, Anastasia Nyalita, told miraa…
28 February 2025
- Topline Artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI announced its latest chat model Thursday, starting a limited roll out of GPT-4.5, which OpenAI chief Sam Altman called a “giant” and “expensive” model that “feels like talking to a thoughtful person…
28 February 2025
- FEB 28 – Goldman Sachs has pledged £1.5m to a West Midlands apprenticeship fund to help businesses in the region to develop their staff. The investment bank announced it would be committing funds from its apprenticeship levy to the West Midlands…
28 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 28 – A Nairobi Court has suspended implementation of a new organizational structure at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) amid a petition by the Trusted Society of Human Rights Alliance. The ruling was made by Justice Bahati…
28 February 2025
- Shadowy private firms earned Ksh1.45 billion from the eCitizen platform in a year, with MPs demanding transparency about their operations and earnings. 54 Collective's shutdown affects numerous start-ups in Kenya and beyond, as funding from…
28 February 2025
- FEB 28 – A trade deal between the US and UK could happen “very quickly”, President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with Sir Keir Starmer. Speaking during the prime minister’s visit to the White House, Trump envisaged “a real trade…
28 February 2025
- KIGALI, Rwanda, Feb 28 – Medical practitioners, policy experts, and researchers have raised concerns over the declining number of surgical professionals in Africa, warning that the crisis could reach critical levels by 2030, leaving millions…
28 February 2025
- FRB 28 – Donald Trump said he planned to hit goods from China with a new 10% tariff, the latest salvo in the US president’s steadily escalating trade fights. Imports from China already face taxes at the border of at least 10%, after a Trump tariff…
