Special Report: CBEX and the Echoes of Crypto Scams
The dust is far from settled following the collapse of CBEX, an experience that has left many victims across Africa describing it as painful and a harsh lesson learned. What [...]
Kenya’s Public Debt Interest Payments On Pace to Cross KSh 1 Trillion in 2025
Kenya's fiscal structure has undergone a dramatic shift in recent decades, with public debt interest payments rising at an unprecedented pace. Kenya is currently paying an average of KSh 83.66 [...]
How DRC Bank, Delayed Compliance, Have Stalled Access Bank's Acquisition of National Bank
In recent years, Access Bank Plc, the biggest lender in Nigeria in terms of assets, has aggressively expanded across the continent. However, a regulatory maze involving its activities in the [...]China Records Deflation for Second Month in March 2025—But Why?
As inflation stabilizes across most major economies, China is taking a different path—into deflation. While other economies work to tame inflation, China faces a new challenge—too much supply, not enough [...]How One Kenyan Woman is Brewing Hope Amid the World’s Coffee Shortage
The global coffee industry is facing challenges with prices of the commodity soaring to levels not seen since 1970s, driven by persistent supply concerns in key growing regions such as Brazil [...]Explainer: Inside Kenya’s Public Debt Crisis where Every Citizen Owes Ksh 205,000
In Today’s episode, Maina Chege analyzes a special report on the state of Kenya’s public debt. Our research has revealed that every Kenyan would need to contribute over 205,000 shillings [...]How the 0.1% Controls Almost One Third of South Africa’s Wealth
South Africa is a land of contrasts. It’s an economic powerhouse in Africa which boasts of the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on the continent in 2025 at US$418bn, according [...]
Inside US President Donald Trump's Africa Team
On January 20th, Donald J Trump was sworn in for his second and final term as the President of the United States, four years after he lost to outgoing President [...]Encryption Takes Centre Stage in Zanzibar’s Data Protection Strategy
While some countries struggle with managing the onslaught of cyberattacks, Zanzibar has taken a proactive step toward securing online activities both for tourists and citizens. Data is the world’s new [...]
Every Kenyan ‘Owes’ KSh 201,439.71
Kenyans are persistently enraged over recent taxation policies and rightly so no human being enjoys paying taxes. The country is currently in debt KSh 10.5 trillion, meaning that every [...]Why is it Easier to Gamble than to Invest in Stocks in Kenya?
It doesn’t matter how wealthy you are, everyone exists in a world of constrained resources. There is a limited amount of everything in our tangible world: a limited amount of [...]Unpaid Internships are Systematically Oppressing Kenya’s Youth
When starting one’s career, an internship can be a ‘make it or break it’ moment before getting that first major job the foundation on which one’s career stands. However, [...]
