06 February 2025
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will not attend the G-20 summit in South Africa scheduled for February 20-21, citing concerns over South Africa’s newly enacted land-expropriation law.
06 February 2025
- The United States government has issued a travel advisory for its citizens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid the ongoing crisis.
06 February 2025
- The economy is expected to grow by 5.3 percent this year from an estimated 4.6 percent last year, mainly due to higher agricultural production.
06 February 2025
- PANAMA CITY, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — The Panama Canal Authority denied reports on Wednesday that it would allow U.S. government vessels to transit the canal for free, clarifying that no changes have been made to tolls or fees. “In response to a…
06 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6 – Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has reported a 79 percent increase in profit after tax for the six months ending December 31, 2024. The electricity producer posted a net profit of Sh5.3 billion, up from Sh2.96…
06 February 2025
- The Etica Shilling Money Market Fund by Etica Capital Limited is a collective investment scheme designed to offer short-term investment opportunities while protecting capital and providing liquidity. Regulated under the Capital Markets Authority,…
06 February 2025
- The number of M-Pesa customers in Safaricom's Ethiopian subsidiary more than tripled from 3.1 million to 10.8 million in the 12 months to December 2024, driven by increased use of the platform...
06 February 2025
- The CBK is imposing fines of up to Ksh20 million on banks that fail to reduce lending rates, despite multiple cuts to the benchmark rate, and has slashed the cash reserve ratio, freeing up Ksh73.7 billion for lending to stimulate private sector…
06 February 2025
- FEB 6 – Thousands of employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will be placed on leave from Friday night, the agency says. A USAID statement said the order would affect all “direct-hire personnel” except those on “mission-…
06 February 2025
- FEB 6 – The U-turn by a former diversity champion comes as big US firms face pressure to abandon the policies Google has become the latest big US firm to scrap its goals to recruit more workers from underrepresented groups, BBC News understands.…
06 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 6 – Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has vowed to support private developers in expanding their investments across Africa if elected as the next African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson. Speaking during an impromptu visit to…
06 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 6 – TikTok has reinforced its safety measures in Kenya, removing over 334,000 videos in Q3 2024 for violating its Community Guidelines. According to its latest Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, 88.9% of these videos were…
06 February 2025
- Given Zimbabwe’s extensive debt to China, and the West’s reluctance to do business with the Southern African nation, Zimbabwe over the last few years has been handed an olive branch by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
06 February 2025
- SINGAPORE, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — Singapore will allocate nearly 7 billion Singapore dollars (about 5.18 billion USD dollars) to marriage and parenthood initiatives in the financial year 2026 (April 2026 — March 2027), up from over 4 billion Singapore…
06 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — Senior government and business leaders on Wednesday arrived at Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, in hopes of promoting commercial ties between Africa and the Middle East region. The two-day Future Growth Forum, with the…
05 February 2025
- Throughout his life, Aga Khan IV championed the belief that Islam is a thinking, spiritual faith that teaches compassion, tolerance, and the dignity of humankind.
05 February 2025
- CAPE TOWN, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — The national minimum wage in South Africa will increase by about 4.4 percent to 28.79 rand (about 1.55 U.S. dollars) per hour, effective March 1, the Department of Employment and Labor announced Wednesday. Minister of…
05 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 5 – The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has reduced its official lending rate by 50 basis points to 10.75 percent, aiming to stimulate economic growth. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) made the cut amid expectations that…
05 February 2025
- Mr Mawji says all projects by the Aga Khan Development Network in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania “were designed for their time and space.”
05 February 2025
- As trade barriers diminish and infrastructure improves, the efficiency of intra-African trade will undoubtedly rise, creating a robust economic landscape.
05 February 2025
- The Dangote Refinery, has strengthened its position in the petroleum industry with the export of two cargoes of aviation fuel to Saudi Arabia.
05 February 2025
- Most firms expect their costs to rise by less than 20 percent, and the 37 percent that anticipate a drop in their primary expenses also see a drop of between zero and 20 percent.
05 February 2025
- How the Aga Khan came to establish East Africa’s largest media house is also the story of a man who saw an opportunity to give a newly independent nation its voice.
05 February 2025
- Firms in January raised output levels at the weakest pace since the growth momentum started last October, while growth in new orders was the weakest in three months, according to the PMI.
05 February 2025
- Easier access for African travellers will likely lead to an influx of tourists, particularly from neighbouring countries and the broader continent.
05 February 2025
- According to the Ministry of Health, those who fail the means test will be automatically excluded from comprehensive health services.
05 February 2025
- Over the three years to June 2024, the number of beneficiaries of the cash transfer for elderly persons grew by 65 percent to 1,251,720.
