12 June 2025
- The increased use of PPPs to finance infrastructure projects is aimed at reducing the use of debt and taxes to build roads, airports, power plants and electricity transmission lines
12 June 2025
- The ECOWAS breakaway states of Burkina Faso and Mali are on the verge of signing a nuclear deal with one of their most prevalent international partners, Russia.
12 June 2025
- Over the nine months to March, Nairobi recorded the highest payment of pending bills at Sh5.9 billion, followed by Turkana which settled pending bills valued at Sh2.69 billion.
12 June 2025
- Ramesh Viswashkumar, the only known survivor out of the 242 people onboard an Air India plane that crashed, had been sitting near an emergency exit.
12 June 2025
- A senior U.S. official overseeing Africa policy at the State Department is expected to step down in mid-July, marking another significant transition in President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team.
12 June 2025
- 'I decided to specialise in paediatrics and focused on neurology. I took on more responsibilities and projects than anyone else around me.'
12 June 2025
- Other African countries already on the list include Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan and Tanzania.
12 June 2025
- The iTax platform has always involved a rigorous sign in process, including solving an arithmetic problem to prove humanity, and in most cases changing the password and security questions...
12 June 2025
- The court issued the order even as it held that the bank’s former receiver, Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC), could not be held liable for liabilities of the lender.
12 June 2025
- 'The Kenya Shilling is expected to remain stable, consistent with the expected stability in the current account balance, and build up in CBK foreign exchange reserves.'
12 June 2025
- LTWP, located in Loiyangalani, Marsabit County is the biggest wind power plant in Africa and is one of the major plants supplying electricity to Kenya Power.
12 June 2025
- SAN FRANCISCO, June 12 (Xinhua) — Boeing on Thursday said the company is in contact with Air India regarding the Flight 171 crash in India. “We are in contact with Air India regarding Flight 171 and stand ready to support them. Our thoughts are with…
12 June 2025
- SAN FRANCISCO, June 12 (Xinhua) — Boeing on Thursday said the company is in contact with Air India regarding the Flight 171 crash in India. “We are in contact with Air India regarding Flight 171 and stand ready to support them. Our thoughts are with…
12 June 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 12 – The education sector has emerged as the biggest winner in the 2025/2026 national budget, receiving the lion’s share of allocations, even as funding for agriculture was significantly reduced. Presenting the budget estimates in…
12 June 2025
- Kenyan textile artist Agnes Waruguru and Sudanese painter Amani Azhari are using visual art to reflect on climate, healing, and the intimate lives of women across borders.
12 June 2025
- Data by the CoB shows that eight counties borrowed Sh3.96 billion during the first nine months of the current financial year, marking an over three-fold rise from the Sh914.3 million borrowed by...
12 June 2025
- As Kenya’s economic landscape evolves, the Finance Bill, 2025 signals a deliberate policy shift aimed at revenue generation, investment realignment, and long-term sustainability.
12 June 2025
- Nigeria’s democracy, now in its third decade, has endured, but the consensus among analysts and entrepreneurs is that survival is not the same as success. Nigeria marks 26 years since the end of military rule today with a mixture of celebration and…
12 June 2025
- Africa must begin to define its own energy future. This is not a rejection of global collaboration, but rather a call for genuine partnership built on context and mutual respect.
12 June 2025
- If Kenya is to strengthen financial inclusion and build a more stable credit market, we must move beyond compliance checklists and ask harder questions about borrower behaviour, motivation, and...
12 June 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 12 – The government has announced fresh efforts to rein in the public wage bill, with plans to fully implement a unified human resource management system and review public service allowances to ensure fiscal sustainability.…
12 June 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 12 – Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has issued a stark warning over Kenya’s rising public debt, urging for tighter financial discipline, strategic planning, and more efficient revenue mobilization to prevent a looming fiscal…
12 June 2025
- The European Commission, the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU), has classified Kenya as a high-risk country for money laundering and terrorism financing.
12 June 2025
- Born on March 15, 1943, in Texas, Sylvester Stewart grew up in North Carolina where he fell in love with music as a young boy as his parents played a variety of instruments.
12 June 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya – June 11, 2025 – PROTO Energy Limited, a leading clean energy provider, has partnered with GoBEBA Everything LTD, an e-commerce platform specializing in bulk utility fulfillment, to expand access to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) across…
12 June 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 12, 2025 – Global urban developers and policymakers have launched a bold agenda aimed at reshaping Africa’s urban future through the creation of investment-ready charter cities designed to meet the continent’s rapid population…
12 June 2025
- JUNE 12 – A number of products from a brand of US sweets are “unsafe to eat” and contain ingredients which could damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned. UK businesses and consumers are being urged to stop…
12 June 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 12 – Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi is presenting a Sh4.2 trillion budget for the 2025/26 financial year, with the government targeting to raise Sh3.3 trillion in revenue and bridge a Sh900 billion deficit through borrowing…
12 June 2025
- Falling interest rates have allowed the government to borrow from the domestic credit market at relatively cheaper rates easing pressure on debt servicing costs.
12 June 2025
- NEW DELHI, June 12 (Xinhua) — An Air India flight to London with 242 people on board, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew members, crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. The…
12 June 2025
- Aliko Dangote will retire as Chairman of the Board of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc on June 16, 2025, marking the end of two decades of leadership at one of Nigeria's most profitable food companies.
12 June 2025
- SEOUL, June 12 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s tax revenue rose for the first four months of this year on higher corporate and income taxes, government data showed Thursday. Tax revenue ran to 142.2 trillion won (104.7 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-…
12 June 2025
- Topline An Air India plane with more than 200 passengers on board crashed near the Ahmedabad airport in the state of Gujarat in Western India on Thursday shortly after takeoff. Key Facts According to a statement released by Air India, Flight AI171…
12 June 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 12 – The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) and the East African Community Competition Authority (EACCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cross-border consumer protection and market competition. The…
12 June 2025
- As revealed in the National Road Safety Action Plan, all drivers in Kenya will be required to transition to the new driver's license (smart license) within 3 years.
12 June 2025
- DHL Group plans to invest around €500 million ($575 million) in healthcare infrastructure across Africa and the Middle East over the next five years.
12 June 2025
- JUNE 12 – The UK economy shrank by more than expected in April as taxes increased for businesses, household bills jumped and exports to the US plunged. The economy contracted by 0.3%, more than the 0.1% fall predicted by economists. In April, employers…
12 June 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 11 – Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has warned that powerful pesticide cartels are actively sabotaging government efforts to eliminate harmful agrochemicals and enforce food safety standards.…
12 June 2025
- Russia has set a new global benchmark in grain exports by delivering over 10 million tons of wheat to Egypt in 2024, an unprecedented volume that underscores Moscow’s expanding influence in global food supply chains and its deepening trade ties with…
