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05 May 2025 - South Sudan has resumed crude oil exports through Sudan's port after repairing a pipeline damaged during Sudan's conflict, providing a crucial boost to Juba's finances

05 May 2025 - Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone has signed a 50-year concession agreement with the UAE’s Abu Dhabi Ports Group (AD Ports) to establish a 20-square-kilometre logistics and industrial hub east of Port Said.

05 May 2025 - The World Bank has released a report on Nigeria's worsening economic crisis, showing that 75.5% of the rural population now lives below the poverty line, amid rising income disparities and severe economic hardship.

05 May 2025 - Tidjane Thiam, a former international banker and leader of Ivory Coast's main opposition party, has told the BBC he is determined to challenge a court ruling that disqualifies him as a presidential candidate in his home country.

04 May 2025 - Analysis of the KRA data shows that monthly withholding taxes on winnings fell year-on-year in seven of the nine review months since July 2024, with exceptions in December and March.

04 May 2025 - Foreign suppliers to State entities currently have to pay VAT, which is charged at 16 percent of the value of the goods or services they supply, meaning that the new levy will compound their tax...

04 May 2025 - President Ruto hit with a shoe while addressing a rally in Migori County.

04 May 2025 - Stamp duty is a tax levied on legal instruments such as cheques, receipts, military commissions, marriage licenses, land transactions, and shares.

04 May 2025 - Leaders across the continent must understand why sustainability should form a core part of their strategy execution, recognise the urgency required and take advantage of the opportunities to...

04 May 2025 - The Bill has been sponsored by Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichungwah, the leader of the Majority Party.

04 May 2025 - Kanyi replaces Evans Nyagah who left in 2023 and joined Equity Bank.

04 May 2025 - A consensus outlook from 14 firms indicates the economy will likely expand 5 percent compared with a 5.1 percent projection last month.

04 May 2025 - Market data shows that the lenders tapped a cumulative Sh69.67 billion from the horizontal repos between January and April in 2025.

04 May 2025 - The food loss and waste paradox is unacceptable in a country grappling with food insecurity, climate-related shocks, and economic constraints.

04 May 2025 - Although we are on the right trajectory in adopting technology, there are still barriers that prevent entrepreneurs from using technology effectively to advance their businesses.

04 May 2025 - AIG is expected to make a significant contribution to the group’s earnings going forward.

04 May 2025 - Munga’s many run-ins with his creditors are well documented, yet his wealth has also continued to swell all this time.

04 May 2025 - Non-compliance risks products removal from the market.

04 May 2025 - The tiny Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius is known for its beautiful beaches, sandy shores and tropical charm… but not yet for its football prowess. Soccer remains hugely popular on the island, but with around 1.25-million people calling it home, it is…

04 May 2025 - House prices in Juja recorded the highest annual increase in sales prices at 13.8 percent, followed by Kiserian at 11.4 percent and Ongata Rongai at nine percent.

04 May 2025 - MAY 4 – Taxi app giant Uber is now allowing passengers across most of the UK to pay in cash. Following trials, the cash payment option was this week extended to all UK cities, except London, where it is being reviewed. But individual drivers can still…

04 May 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 4 – AirAsia X, the low-cost arm of AirAsia, will stop Kuala Lumpur-Nairobi flights starting this September 1, 2025, over low demand. Customers who had booked flights after the expiry date will be refunded, the airline added. “…

04 May 2025 - Key sectors depend on SEZ tax incentives to attract investment, and the new proposal could threaten that support.

04 May 2025 - "Ambition for me is now about impact, whatever I want to go into, how can I achieve impact?"

04 May 2025 - The President of France made a two-day visit to Madagascar, an island nation off East Africa's coast, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties and consolidate France's presence in the Indian Ocean region amid ongoing colonial-era legacy disputes.

03 May 2025 - MAY 3 – A statement by Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Security, Kipchumba Murkomen, has reignited a long-standing question that has haunted Baringo and other parts of Kenya for decades: Who is funding, fuelling, and sustaining the…

03 May 2025 - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria's corruption watchdog, has initiated a full-scale investigation into a $2.9 billion refinery rehabilitation fund scandal, uncovering over ₦80 billion in accounts linked with the recently…

03 May 2025 - The government lost over Sh300 billion in VAT exemptions in the current financial year.

03 May 2025 - The modern workplace is built on principles of communication, fairness and trust–or so the promise goes. The reality is work has become a carousel of contradictions, spinning employees between the promise of work-life balance and an expectation of round…

03 May 2025 - Middle Eastern countries have either shown interest in or secured deals worth at least $6 billion in African energy assets in recent weeks, showing the region’s growing investment appetite on the continent.

03 May 2025 - Middle Eastern countries have either shown interest in or secured deals worth at least $6 billion in African energy assets in recent weeks, showing the region’s growing investment appetite on the continent.

03 May 2025 - To ensure that you consume pesticide-free fruits, vegetables and other food, you can buy organically produced fruits and vegetables or grow your own.

03 May 2025 - In 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria recorded a 13.9 trillion naira ($9 billion) loss from settling overdue derivatives contracts as part of efforts to reduce its foreign currency liabilities and rebuild investor confidence in the naira.

03 May 2025 - The agribusiness idea was conceived during the Covid-19 pandemic, when Kenyans were looking for remedies to unclog congested chests.

03 May 2025 - It is a climate resilience strategy.

03 May 2025 - Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a Marxist activist and leader of the Talakawa Parliament, Comrade Kola Edokpayi over his involvement in organizing a rally in support of Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.

03 May 2025 - She helps farmers to access affordable sources of protein by transforming organic waste using Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae.

03 May 2025 - Dissolved Chinese construction restored to companies register to enable taxman claim unpaid taxes.

03 May 2025 - Starlink, a satellite internet service owned by the American Billionaire Elon Musk, has announced a price increase of its monthly subscription in Nigeria.

03 May 2025 - Ibrahim Traoré is a Burkinabè military commander and the transitional president of Burkina Faso.

03 May 2025 - KRA began testing various aspects of the AI to be used in its operations three months ago, but deployed it as an experiment to run alongside its system a week ago.

03 May 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, April 30 – Alliad Kenya, a leading supply and logistics firm, has entered into a strategic partnership with environmental non-profit Nature Kenya to advance biodiversity protection and community-driven climate resilience across the…

03 May 2025 - MAY 3 – Wall Street has clawed back losses incurred after President Donald Trump imposed global tariffs a month ago, capping the longest winning streak in two decades for US stocks. Shares saw gains for the ninth day in a row for the first time since…

03 May 2025 - NAIROBI, May 3 (Xinhua) — Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture on Friday announced a new policy recommendation, allowing all 142 tea factories nationwide to sell the commodity directly to the international market. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary in the…

03 May 2025 - Nova Pioneer was accused by a parent of sharing the child’s personal information with other parents, a travel agency and the US Embassy.

03 May 2025 - Treasury has proposed to impose a 16 percent VAT on smartcards, weighing machinery and food supplements.

03 May 2025 - Social media has popularised the idea of the "Pilates body"—long, lean, and toned, which is a huge misconception.

03 May 2025 - One practical way to cut costs in Nairobi is through shared housing. Get a trustworthy roommate and share the bills.

03 May 2025 - Zambia and Zimbabwe are stepping up efforts to attract investment for the long-stalled $5 billion Batoka Gorge hydropower project by reviving a controversial proposal to source water from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

03 May 2025 - The Democratic Republic of Congo announced on Friday that it has granted a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink, making it the latest African country to approve the satellite internet service.