BRICS Summit: Kenya Pushes for Renegotiation of Debt Repayment Period
Kenya is pushing for renegotiation and suspension of loan repayment by a maximum period of 20 years. Delivering a statement at the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, Foreign and [...]
Negotiations to Admit Somalia into EAC Block Kick-Off
Negotiations between the East African Community (EAC) and the Federal Republic of Somalia for the entry of Somalia into the EAC kicked off in Nairobi this week. The nine-day negotiations [...]Flutterwave Receives First Name Approval from CBK as it Continues Rapid Expansion in Africa
Flutterwave Inc, the Pan-African payments company, is bullish about the future with plans to expand rapidly in the markets it operates. The company founded seven years ago has been on [...]IGAD Issues El Nino Alert for Eastern Africa Beginning October
The InterGovernmental Authority on Development(IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) announced that the October to December 2023 climate forecast shows high chances of wetter-than-usual conditions across most parts of [...]
IGAD to Hold the 65th Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum in Nairobi
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in partnership with the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of Eastern Africa, the World Meteorological Organization, the European Union, and the Organization of the Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific Group [...]Unctad: How Africa Can Become New Global Supply Chain Force
Recent disruptions in the global supply chain has renewed call for Africa to build better policies for making the continent more competitive in the supply chain. Currently, African countries integrate [...]Kenya's Strategy for Carbon Market Dominance
In recent years, Kenya has been diligently carving a niche for itself in the global fight against climate change. The country's proactive approach, highlighted by the establishment of a burgeoning [...]M-Pesa Goes Live in Ethiopia
Safaricom's mobile money service M-Pesa, has officially launched its operations in Ethiopia, three months after the telco received a license from the National Bank of Ethiopia. Safaricom Ethiopia said M-Pesa [...]KRA Auctions Overstayed Goods Online
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has begun a six-day online auction of different items that have overstayed at the port of Mombasa. Bicycles, Tyres, Cars, Bible, Gypsum, used laptops, camera [...]Kenya, Mozambique Sign Eight MoUs To Bridge Trade Gap
Kenya and Mozambique have signed eight Memorandum of Understanding to boost ties between the two nations and further correct trade imbalance. Between 2018 and 2022, imports from Mozambique increased from [...]Shelter Afrique Roots for Green Buildings in Africa
Shelter Afrique, a Pan African housing development financier, has implored stakeholders in the built environment to put more emphasis on addressing climate change, describing it as one of the most [...]IGAD Ministerial Conference Renews Push to Eradicate the Desert Locust
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states have been urged to act collectively to ensure total eradication of the desert locust. In a joint communique of the IGAD regional ministerial [...]
