20 May 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 20 – Google has rolled out AI Max for Search Campaigns, a new artificial intelligence-powered tool designed to help African businesses reach more customers online. Rolled out globally in open beta, AI Max improves ad performance by…
20 May 2025
- In this newsletter, we are covering the construction of new 20,000 affordable houses alongside the mega auction advertised by KUSCCO.
20 May 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 20 – Purple Dot International is set to launch the 14-storey Purple Tower along Nairobi’s Mombasa Road at the end of May, marking a shift toward more sustainable and tech-enabled commercial real estate in the city. The development…
20 May 2025
- In a bid to improve power distribution reliability and efficiency in the country, Kenya Power has partnered with Amotech Africa and global test equipment manufacturer Megger to roll out smart overhead line monitoring technology.
20 May 2025
- As of May 2025, diesel prices in several African countries remain a significant concern, putting strain on economies, sectors, and people.
20 May 2025
- Unfavourable terms compared to foreign firms have seen the institutions shun Public Private Partnerships.
20 May 2025
- Ghana, fresh from a tough debt restructuring process, is now locked in a dispute with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).
20 May 2025
- Although the production line is fully automated, continuous monitoring at each stage is essential to ensure precision.
19 May 2025
- Household items are increasingly being used as collateral to secure low-value loans because they are readily available, and for creditors, these items can easily be auctioned to recover...
19 May 2025
- Min-soo and Ji-young Kim are 67 and 65 years old respectively. They live in Incheon, South Korea. They don’t have children. They never felt like they could afford them. Both were lucky enough to work through the AI revolution of the 2030s. Min-soo as a…
19 May 2025
- Domestic debt has grown the fastest in the past year by 17 percent or an additional Sh890 billion to touch Sh6.12 trillion from Sh5.23 trillion a year ago.
19 May 2025
- When the KRA places a taxpayer or supplier on this so-called VAT Special Table, the system does not just freeze. It cripples.
19 May 2025
- Led by Muhoroni MP Onyango K’Oyoo, local legislators accused the government of rushing to hand over Chemelil and Muhoroni sugar companies to private investors without involving stakeholders.
19 May 2025
- The William Ruto-led administration has been seeking alternative sources of funds to plug the budget deficit.
19 May 2025
- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday ruled that Equatorial Guinea holds legal sovereignty over a cluster of small islands in the potentially oil-rich waters in the Gulf of Guinea. This ruling marks the end of a decades-long territorial…
19 May 2025
- Francisca Apondi allegedly received the cash to unprocedurally clear three trucks entering the country, with uncustomised goods without ascertaining whether the taxes due had been paid.
19 May 2025
- Foreign investors accounted for about 41 percent of the Nairobi Securities Exchange’s (NSE) weekly traded turnover, which rose by 82 percent to Sh3.25 billion.
19 May 2025
- The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently found businesses are dealing with up to 20 different clearances and permits, spending hundreds of thousands of shillings even before...
19 May 2025
- Many people are venturing into farming due to peer influence.
19 May 2025
- The current rhetoric of “decoupling” from China in Western capitals masks a more complex reality.
19 May 2025
- FRC observes that terrorists have embraced the use of social media platforms to mobilise for funding, as well as gravitated towards virtual assets.
19 May 2025
- For gardeners looking to reduce their reliance on sprays and chemicals, Ms Faiza shares some plants that offer an attractive alternative.
19 May 2025
- China was one of the top buyers of titanium minerals—ilmenite, rutile and zircon—whose last bulk shipment was made early February.
19 May 2025
- According to the recently released 2025 Economic Survey, 33.3 percent of the population was able to manage financial risks last year, up from 23.3 percent in 2021.
19 May 2025
- Globally, coffee industry is a $466 billion business, which embodies a contradiction of separate and unequal divide of global north and south.
19 May 2025
- Financial experts say comfort should be an important factor when planning for retirement.
19 May 2025
- The continent has great potential in the global electric vehicle (EV) battery value chain. But is its automotive industry ready to lead a future where African-made batteries power locally-assembled EVs? For the first time in its 31-year history, the…
19 May 2025
- Governments routinely use tax incentives to support specific groups—whether to boost morale, promote welfare, or ease service delivery.
19 May 2025
- Co-op Bank and KCB were the only commercial banks to make the Financial Times ranking.
19 May 2025
- This is the funniest Final Destination by far (in the writing), and it’s not by accident.
19 May 2025
- Volume 4 keeps the same setup: different art styles, different tones, different runtimes.
19 May 2025
- President Cyril Ramaphosa will use his visit to Washington this week to promote investment opportunities for Elon Musk’s companies, as part of a broader push to improve relations with Donald Trump.
19 May 2025
- Vivo has officially unveiled the highly anticipated vivo V50 Lite, a sleek and powerful smartphone designed to deliver flagship-level battery life, an effortlessly stylish look, and an enhanced photography experience.
19 May 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 19 – Kenya’s annual milk production is expected to reach 3.4 billion liters by 2028 through interventions by the Nourishing Prosperity Alliance: Forage for Animal Growth in East Africa (NPA-Forage), a consortium of private sector…
19 May 2025
- PARIS, May 19 (Xinhua) — Fifteen percent of daily flights were cancelled at the Paris-Orly airport following an air traffic control system breakdown on Monday. The cancellation was requested by France’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). A “…
19 May 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – Kenya will host the 15th edition of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) from October 1 to 3 at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi, with over 6,500 delegates expected from 40 countries. The event will bring together 200 international…
19 May 2025
- As per the recent monthly oil-report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), in April, the OPEC Reference Basket (ORB) value fell by $5.02, or 6.8%, month on month, to average $68.98/barrel.
19 May 2025
- THIKA, Kenya, May 19 – Kenyans have been urged to safeguard local industries as a bulwark against potential economic and social fallout, with a Thika business leader warning that politically driven disruptions could jeopardize thousands of livelihoods.…
19 May 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 19 – Tans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has been arrested by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives over Sh1.4 billion irregularities in the county. According to his lawyers, Natembeya is being questioned at the…
19 May 2025
- MAY 19 – In July last year, Jesús Cometa was shot at as he was driving through the Cauca Valley in southwest Colombia. Gunmen on motorbikes pulled up alongside his car and sprayed it with bullets. Mr Cometa escaped uninjured but his bodyguard was hit. “…
19 May 2025
- Commotion as anti-riot officers disperse crowds.
19 May 2025
- Commotion as anti-riot officers disperse crowds.
19 May 2025
- U.S. diplomats in Africa will now be evaluated based on the commercial agreements they help secure, rather than the amount of aid distributed.
19 May 2025
- Commotion as anti-riot officers disperse crowds.
19 May 2025
- A strange culprit has been identified as one of the root causes of soaring food inflation in the East African country of Kenya.
19 May 2025
- Burkina Faso and Senegal have taken a significant step toward strengthening regional security with the launch of a joint initiative to combat terrorism and transnational crime.
19 May 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 19 – The Supreme Court of Kenya has dismissed an application by Ecobank Kenya Limited seeking to escalate a dispute over advocate remuneration to the apex court, declaring that the matter does not raise issues of general public…
19 May 2025
- MAY 19 – The government has announced new rules aiming to protect shoppers using buy now, pay later services, saying it wants to end the “wild west” of unregulated borrowing. Under the legislation, lenders will have to carry out affordability checks to…
19 May 2025
- China recently disclosed intentions to establish an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Africa's most populous nation and one of its largest economies, Nigeria.
19 May 2025
- The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Africa’s largest trade alliance, is considering a coordinated response to rising trade tensions with the United States.
