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25 May 2026 - In many counties, water utilities operate within politically sensitive environments characterised by financial constraints, ageing infrastructure, weak maintenance cultures…

25 May 2026 - The Indian automaker will test battery-powered commercial vehicles in Kenya as fleet operators seek relief from fuel volatility.

25 May 2026 - Benin’s newly sworn-in president, Romauld Wadagni, has pledged to ensure the country’s strong economic growth translates into visible improvements in the daily lives of…

25 May 2026 - Tech investor Prateek Suri is expanding his Africa-focused empire through mining, infrastructure and energy investments, following talks with Central African Republic…

25 May 2026 - A secure city is the baseline requirement for any meaningful socio-economic or technological advancement.

25 May 2026 - A study found that workers in spaces containing plants had lower heart rates and blood pressure than those in bare environments.

25 May 2026 - The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended mining activities in parts of the conflict-hit South Kivu province for three months, escalating efforts to curb illegal…

25 May 2026 - Today, balconies overlook concrete towers stretching from wall to wall. Petrol stations, supermarkets, and cafés now dominate the roads that were once lined with family…

25 May 2026 - The CGT is normally paid on the profit or gains made by investors when they sell, transfer, or dispose of an asset such as unquoted shares or property including homes, land…

25 May 2026 - For the visual effects enthusiasts out there, The Mandalorian is renowned for popularising the use of the Volume.

25 May 2026 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25– The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has warned that the Finance Bill 2026 could significantly increase production costs across the…

25 May 2026 - South Africa is pushing for a 15-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), arguing that a longer-term deal would strengthen trade, investment and…

25 May 2026 - Finance Bill 2026 put the digital payments sector on edge, with the cryptocurrency industry calling on the government to grant tax exemptions on proposed new levies.

25 May 2026 - Finance Bill 2026 has put the digital payments sector on edge, with the cryptocurrency industry calling on the government to grant tax exemptions on proposed new levies.

25 May 2026 - South African women’s football has entered a new era with the formation of a women’s team by the biggest club in the country, one that has the potential to change the…

25 May 2026 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25-The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has pushed back against a proposal in the Finance Bill 2026 seeking to impose a 16 percent Value Added Tax (VAT)…

25 May 2026 - Despite the various challenges, there is already a growing body of practice among the East African social enterprises that successfully attract capital and operate with…

25 May 2026 - Ethiopia has accused Egypt of attempting to obstruct its efforts to secure access to the Red Sea, deepening tensions between the two African powers amid longstanding…

25 May 2026 - Uganda’s central bank has moved aggressively to drain cash from the banking system as rising fuel prices and mounting pressure on the shilling expose the country’s growing…

25 May 2026 - Tour operators in Kenya have called on the national and county governments to urgently improve infrastructure in key tourism destinations, to boost tourism industry and…

25 May 2026 - Morocco's long-running dispute with Algeria over Western Sahara is no closer to being resolved, yet on the ground, one side appears to be going forward as if the issue is…

25 May 2026 - Africa’s largest oil refiner, Dangote Oil Refinery, has been invited to come source crude from within its country to boost production.

25 May 2026 - Safaricom has loosened access restrictions on its all-in-one app, allowing more users to transact beyond its mobile data network.

25 May 2026 - Europe could face a severe energy crunch before winter if disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continue for another one to three months, raising the prospect of Africa’s…

25 May 2026 - Europe could face a severe energy crunch before winter if disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continue for another one to three months, raising the prospect of Africa’s…

25 May 2026 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25 –The Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company has listed its Sh3 billion green and sustainability-linked bond at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, following an…

25 May 2026 - Tanzania’s government is negotiating with Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (MeTL) over the future of more than 2,000 hectares of dormant tea estates in the Mbeya Region.

25 May 2026 - Uganda’s biggest telecom operators are moving quickly to align themselves with Starlink after years of viewing satellite internet providers as potential disruptors to their…

25 May 2026 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25-Kenya is targeting a 27 per cent increase in tourist arrivals from Uganda to 300,000 in 2026, banking on improved air connectivity to deepen regional…

25 May 2026 - Cameroon has begun turning its telecom networks into weapons against smuggled smartphones, ordering operators to disconnect mobile phones and digital devices that were not…

25 May 2026 - The energy deficit in India, brought about by the conflict in Iran and the subsequent disruption of global fuel supply chains, has led it to seek fuel supply from Africa and…

25 May 2026 - Senegal’s political crisis intensified on Sunday after parliamentary speaker El Malick Ndiaye announced his resignation, just two days after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye…

25 May 2026 - Africa’s digital economy is entering a new infrastructure race, and Nigeria is right at the centre of it.

25 May 2026 - Periodic Labs, which plans to push breakthroughs in physics and chemistry using artificial intelligence, is in talks to raise $500 million at a valuation of $7.5 billion, a…

25 May 2026 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25-Criminals are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence and social engineering to manipulate users into authorizing payments, a new report by…

25 May 2026 - The National Treasury has moved to calm rising public concern over proposed changes in the Finance Bill 2026 that critics say could make mobile phones even more expensive,…

25 May 2026 - As the clock ticks down on public participation for Kenya’s Finance Bill 2026, attention is now shifting to Parliament, where lawmakers are expected to begin sorting through…

25 May 2026 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25-Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi now says the government has not introduced any new taxes on mobile phones, but is instead proposing a…

25 May 2026 - A coalition of Middle Eastern, African, and Asian countries has jointly condemned a controversial diplomatic move by the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, highlighting…

25 May 2026 - Employees at fintech company Branch International were caught off guard after the Visa-backed digital lender abruptly laid off workers in Kenya and Nigeria, even as the…

25 May 2026 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25-Parliament is set to conclude public participation on Kenya’s Finance Bill 2026 today, following the lapse of the two-week window period that saw…

25 May 2026 - Hello and welcome to the Money News Roundup Newsletter, where we cover controversial proposals dropped from the Finance Bill 2026 and NTSA’s warning to Kenyans over fake…

25 May 2026 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25-Kenyan universities are set to deepen academic links with Europe through a planned partnership with Romania’s Danubius International University that…

25 May 2026 - Official government data shows that Kenya's public debt is racing towards a record of Sh13 trillion.

25 May 2026 - Parliament has dismissed claims that the Finance Bill 2026 introduces an annual land rent for freehold land, saying the reports are false, misleading, and unsupported by any…

25 May 2026 - If approved, the write-offs would transfer the financial burden to taxpayers.

24 May 2026 - The Finance Bill has proposed expanding the definition of management fees, professional fees and merchant service fees arising from transactions that use a card as a means…

24 May 2026 - South Africa’s efforts to position itself as a champion of African unity suffered a diplomatic setback after African ambassadors and high commissioners boycotted the country…

24 May 2026 - Kenya’s spinning reserves (extra unused electricity capacity) are significantly below the globally recommended range of seven-15 percent, exposing the country to the danger…

24 May 2026 - Revelations of expired drugs came as Kemsa delivered 41 percent of orders placed by health facilities, compared to a target of 90 percent, leaving hospitals with empty…