Gates Foundation Withdraws from Host Country Agreement in Kenya Amid Legal Controversy
The Gates Foundation (formerly Bill Melinda Foundation) has announced its withdrawal from a controversial Host Country Agreement with Kenya that granted it diplomatic privileges and immunities, following months of [...]
Tight Supply Pushes Cooking Oil Prices Up, Poultry Meat Stable- FAO
The tightening supply of palm oils from producing regions and the strengthening of the Euro against the USD led to a surge in the prices of cooking oil and meat in [...]
Kenyan Manufacturers Seek AGOA Extension Amid Trump's Tariff War
As the start date for US President Trump's new tariff regime looms, Kenyan manufacturers are intensifying calls for the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) as the [...]Foreign Investors Flock to Kenya's Stock Market Despite Global Markets Rout Over Tariffs
The global financial markets are reeling from the impact of steep and sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on April 2nd, sparking a widespread sell-off in equities. Impact [...]US President Trump Slaps 10% Tariff on Kenyan Goods
Kenya is among the countries across the world hit by US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs in what his administration says is a move to correct the country's trade imbalance, [...]The World’s Largest Economies Are Hot Spots for Dirty Cash
A United States (US) Department of State report has listed some of the world’s largest economies including the US, Germany, the United Kingdom and China as hot spots for money [...]Cybersecurity Researchers Uncover Hacking Campaign Using DeepSeek AI as Bait
Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky Threat Research and AI Technology Research have uncovered a sophisticated campaign that is using the hype around DeepSeek AI to distribute malware to unwitting users. Attackers [...]
Global Food Prices Rise on Sugar, Dairy, Vegetable Oil Prices
Global food prices rose 1.6% in February driven by higher vegetable oil, sugar and dairy prices, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday. Higher quotations across cross [...]Africa-Focused BCS Group Unveils World’s Deepest Inland Submarine Cable
During a session at the ongoing MWC Barcelona 2025, the world’s largest connectivity event, BCS Group, a leading Pan-African wholesale telecom infrastructure provider, has announced the completion of its Lake [...]Trump Brags About Africa Aid Cuts, Jokes Nobody has ever heard of Lesotho
US President Donald Trump has defended his administration's decision to freeze international aid, joking that nobody has ever heard of' Lesotho yet the southern African country US$8mn in aid. Eight [...]Friedrich Merz to Become Germany's Leader after Center-Right Bloc Wins
Friedrich Merz, 69, is set to be Germany's next chancellor after his centre-rght Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU) bloc won more than 28% of the votes after Sunday's [...]New Coastal Mapping Initiative for Kenya Advances Global Ocean Understanding
Victor Vescovo’s marine technology company, Caladan Oceanic, has recently teamed up with TCarta and the Greenwater Foundation to provide Kenya with detailed maps of its coastal seafloor. Oceans cover more [...]
