07 January 2024
- Regarding the port agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland, Somalia has officially declared it to be unlawful. The president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud recently passed a bill that “nullifies” the port deal. Since news broke about the…
07 January 2024
- MPs have hatched a plot to impeach Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u over delay to release National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF).
07 January 2024
- Zanzibar is looking to set new standards for African hospitality by building a seven-star hotel. This is also part of its strategy to strengthen its primary industry, tourism. The hotel will be built on a small island. The ambitious seven-star…
07 January 2024
- Latest report by the lender estimates Kenya’s external debt stocks as of 2022 at Sh6.5tn, a 9.3% increase from 2020’ s record of Sh5.9tn
07 January 2024
- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been touted as the key to unlocking the continent’s economic fortunes. Yet, in a continent that grapples with extreme poverty and inequality, what does this tangibly mean? AfCFTA, an Africa-wide…
07 January 2024
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There is another pending case in court on this matter whose hearing is slated for January 22.
The official wonders why Kampala is blaming the executive when it understands that there is a clear distinction between the three arms of government.
07 January 2024
- The Dangote Group has raised concerns about the EFCC's failure to provide clarification and refusal to grant an extension for submitting the company’s ten years' foreign exchange records, following the recent raid of its Lagos headquarters.
07 January 2024
- ISTANBUL, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Istanbul to discuss bilateral ties and international issues, according to the Turkish presidency. Erdogan and Blinken…
07 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 7 – President William Ruto has called for cooperation among independent institutions in serving Kenyans instead of undermining one another. He said there was no need for supremacy battles and sabotage among the Executive,…
07 January 2024
- Chelugui said the Treasury has released Sh1.5 billion to support the modernization of New Kenya Corporative Creameries (NKCC) to boost value addition and expand the market.
07 January 2024
- MOGADISHU, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday evening nullified an agreement reached between Ethiopia and Somaliland that would see Addis Ababa have seaport access in return for the recognition of Hargeisa, the…
07 January 2024
- SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday ordered the temporary grounding of some Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft operated by U.S. airlines or in U.S. territory. The order was issued following a serious…
07 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 7 – The application for this year’s Equity Group’s Wings to Fly scholarship program has attracted 56,000 students. Out of this, only 1,000 learners studies will be supported by the lender. Annually, the initiative offers full…
07 January 2024
- The contract between the ten factories and KTDA Management Services will be signed, following pressure by the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) after the June 30, 2023, deadline expired.
06 January 2024
- SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Alaska Airlines announced Friday night that it is temporarily grounding all 65 of its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft for inspection after a serious incident in Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon. According to multiple…
06 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6 – Mombasa County Governor Abdulswammad Sherrif Nassir has said that the impending direct flights between Mombasa and Dubai by Air Dubai will boost the region’s economy. The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) announced on Thursday…
06 January 2024
- Ghana is expecting to secure a $1.15 billion funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank by the end of February as bilateral creditors near agreement on the terms of a debt restructuring.
06 January 2024
- Salim Mvurya has announced plans to hold talks with his counterpart in the Environment Ministry over the gazettement of Macalder region as a forest.
06 January 2024
- CANBERRA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — The Australian government will publish the gender pay gap at large companies in a bid to improve income equality. From Feb. 27, the pay discrepancies between male and female employees at every company with over 100…
06 January 2024
- Senator Murango’s interest in farming came from his father, who was nicknamed ‘tractor’ because there was no place he could not plough.
06 January 2024
- DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — The Tanzanian government has expressed its commitment to enhancing Tanzanian participation in mining activities, the state-owned newspaper Daily News reported on Saturday. To push forward the goal, the government is…
06 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6 – The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has identified the failure to implement its recommendations as a primary cause of the rampant corruption cases in the counties. According to the EACC, the devolved units lack…
06 January 2024
- Trading closed on December 19, with the NCE catalog published online and dispatched to the stakeholders outlining that 23,167 bags are ready for online trading.
06 January 2024
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — U.S. employers added 216,000 jobs in December amid slowing job growth, with the unemployment rate unchanged at 3.7 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday. The report noted that employment continued to trend…
06 January 2024
- GABORONE, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — Botswana is planning to allow a 1.51 percent depreciation of its currency until December 2024 to counter inflation, the finance minister has announced. The depreciation against a basket of Special Drawing Rights (SDR)…
06 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — The number of Kenyans in need of humanitarian assistance stands at 1.5 million, with a majority of them having been affected by floods caused by the recent El Nino rains, the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA)…
06 January 2024
- Senator Murango’s interest in farming came from his father, who was nicknamed ‘tractor’ because there was no place he could not plough.
06 January 2024
- A section of legislators from Western Kenya have called on the Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u to expedite the release of the NG-CDF monies.
05 January 2024
- Follow the money. We need to see evidence and documents from the arrangers showing that the money was not syphoned off by corrupt elite.
05 January 2024
- Kenya government’s requests to Google to take down content posted by citizens on their various platforms increased more than 10 times in six months.
05 January 2024
- September 2023 was a month of conferences. It started off with the summit of the Norwegian-African Business Association in Oslo. A Reuters event in London followed. Then the revered United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. And the month…
05 January 2024
- 2024 marks a distinct year for Africa as several African nations find themselves at a crucial juncture, preparing to engage in elections that will shape the trajectory of their governance and economic progress.
05 January 2024
- Tanzania is venturing into the manufacture of electrical equipment to diversify the country’s economic portfolio. The initiation of the industry in the country is not only intended to boost economic activities but also to service both the African…