27 April 2024
- HARARE, April 27 (Xinhua) — Old Zimbabwean dollar notes ceased circulating on Friday to introduce the new gold-backed Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mushayavanhu unveiled the new currency on April 5, giving the…
27 April 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 27 – NCBA has has rolled out its digital banking services, NCBA Now, in Tanzania. The omni-channel application, the lender says, leverages technology to enhance digital banking for its customers across the East African region. …
27 April 2024
- Challenges such as data privacy concerns, cybersecurity threats, gender disparities in digital access, and barriers to inclusion for persons with disabilities remain prevalent.
27 April 2024
- Key issues the riders have against the county government are the sustainable maintenance of roads and the construction of shelters.
27 April 2024
- It is almost impossible to overestimate the significance of low gasoline prices, especially in developing nations like many African countries. Low gasoline prices have an impact on many facets of a country's economy. They ensure that an economy can…
27 April 2024
- Senator Chris Coons and Senator James Risch introduced renewal and improvement bid in House.
27 April 2024
- Victoria Sabula is no longer running. Not from the poverty-stricken girl in the village. Not from the girl who had a child at 17.
27 April 2024
- Environmental court earlier declined to order stoppage of development on the parcel.
27 April 2024
- Etihad Airways will on May 1 re-introduce passenger flights on the Abu Dhabi-Nairobi route.
27 April 2024
- European Parliament had approved the deal for Kenya to export to the EU on a duty-free and quota-free basis.
26 April 2024
- MOSCOW, April 26 (Xinhua) — Russia and Europe will no longer be able to resume their past relations under the current circumstances, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. There is a lack of willingness to build such relations, especially on…
26 April 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 26 – The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has maintained that it is actively addressing the drainage and roof leakages at terminals 1B and 1C of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). This is after videos circulated online…
26 April 2024
- The regional governments in Africa enacted several revenue mobilization initiatives since 2022, including tax and subsidy reforms. The Africa Pulse report by the World Bank detailed a number of these tax reforms, highlighting the diverse revenue…
26 April 2024
- A company, led by a distant relative of the Abu Dhabi royal family, has agreed to lend South Sudan €12 billion ($12.9 billion) in exchange for repayment in oil.
26 April 2024
- It’s an auditory crisis. The perfect mimicry of the human voice by artificial intelligence (AI) used by criminals to access organizations, discredit governments and leaders, steal data and money, and exploit people and companies. A woman was tricked…
26 April 2024
- The World Economic Forum says the trend can be damaging because it harms collective action within and across countries
26 April 2024
- RIGA, April 26 (Xinhua) — The vessel Le Bellot from French cruise company Ponant called at the Port of Riga Thursday, marking the beginning of this year’s cruise season in Latvia. During the cruise season from April to December, a total of 67 cruise…
26 April 2024
- LONDON, April 26 (Xinhua) — Shoplifting and theft from individuals recorded in England and Wales have reached the highest level in two decades, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS Centre for Crime and Justice examined crime…
26 April 2024
- NAIROBI, April 26 (Xinhua) — A number of countries in the Horn of Africa will experience wetter than usual conditions between May and July, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD…
26 April 2024
- Under Best Islamic trustee, HSBC emerged top followed by Maybank
26 April 2024
- China has dethroned the United States of America (USA) as its approval ratings in the region rose six percentage points, from 52% in 2022 to 58% in 2023, two points ahead of the U.S. According to the report, China recorded its highest leadership…
26 April 2024
- Inflation is expected to ease in several major African economies next year, however, it will remain stubbornly high in Nigeria due to the challenging terrain for the naira currency.
26 April 2024
- High consumer prices sometimes intensify inflationary pressures, especially in Africa, by devaluing savings and fixed incomes. Low-income workers and retirees who depend on fixed pensions are disproportionately impacted by high consumer prices, which…
26 April 2024
- Rescue and recovery operations are underway.
26 April 2024
- Dangote refinery has been ranked above Europe's ten largest refineries in capacity, according to a report by Bloomberg.
26 April 2024
- WASHINGTON, April 25 (Xinhua) — The growth of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) slowed significantly in the first quarter amid stubborn inflation that shows no sign of abating. The economy slowed more than analysts expected in the year’s first quarter…
26 April 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26 – Ivhu Africa (Ivhu), an Australian developer of green supply chain infrastructure, has entered into a deal with Semiconductors Technologies LLC (STL) for the development of Sh14.85 billion ($110 million) semiconductor and…
26 April 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26 – Kenya will host the first semiconductor and microchip fabrication facilities in Africa after Ivhu Africa (Ivhu), an Australian developer of green supply chain infrastructure, signed a deal with Semiconductors Technologies…
26 April 2024
- NAIROBI, April 25 (Xinhua) — The DigiTruck training program of China’s telecommunication firm Huawei, which began in 2019, has significantly contributed to income generation, employment opportunities and entrepreneurship in Kenya, according to a…
26 April 2024
- By Anne Kiprotich NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26 – Kenya is experiencing an energy revolution, with 9.5 million Kenyans now connected to electricity. A further 5,000 public schools, public institutions, private hospitality establishments and hundreds of…
26 April 2024
- Officers from Congo's military intelligence detained the pair on April 19over customs documentation related to valuable cargo.
26 April 2024
- KQ has protested the arrest and detention of two of its staff by the Military Intelligence Unit in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
26 April 2024
- The Kenyan deal takes to six the number of countries in Africa where Tano operates
26 April 2024
- Cyber threats in Africa pose severe problems that require quick attention and coordinated action. As the continent enters the digital era, it must strengthen its defenses against emerging cyber threats. However, a new report shows that compared to…
26 April 2024
- TOPLINE Google parent Alphabet’s blockbuster earnings report Thursday sent its stock price surging in limited afternoon trading, setting up the search engine giant to achieve a historic milestone. KEY FACTS Alphabet shares soared more than 12% after…
26 April 2024
- Kenya's insurance penetration rate stands at 2.29%.
26 April 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26 – The Kenyan Leather industry is a priority value chain with a high impact to drive economic recovery and transform the country into a middle-income status by 2030. Speaking during the Ruwaza forum in Nairobi, Kenneth Mwige,…
26 April 2024
- United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland are among the top three destinations for Kenyans working in the diaspora.
26 April 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26 – GenAfrica Asset Managers money market fund is expected to reach the Sh1 billion valuation in two weeks, buoyed by an annual return of 15 percent. Already, the fund manager has more than doubled fund under management to Sh921…
26 April 2024
- OTTAWA, April 25 (Xinhua) — The Canadian Finance Ministry announced Thursday it has launched a five-year U.S. dollar global bond to bolster the country’s foreign reserves. The ministry said in a news release that it launched the U.S. dollar global…
26 April 2024
- Standard Investment Bank (SIB) has partnered with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) to enhance the professional skills of its employees.
26 April 2024
- China demands nine million litres of camel milk annually from Kenya.
26 April 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 26-Kenya Airways (KQ) has protested the detention of its two employees by the Congolese Military Intelligence Unit over missing customs documentation on valuable cargo. The airline’s Group Managing Director Allan Kilavuka said that…
26 April 2024
- Return on equity was 50.3 per cent
26 April 2024
- To bolster climate action in Kenya the United Kingdom has pledged to sponsor 50 green investment projects across the East African country. A total of 10 counties in the country have been selected to develop these projects. This means that these 10…
26 April 2024
- MUNICH, Germany, April 25 (Xinhua) — The interdependence between China and European automakers plays a crucial role as the industry gears up to transition towards sustainable mobility, industry insiders from the two sides said here on Thursday.…
26 April 2024
- NAIROBI, April 25 (Xinhua) — Kenya on Thursday hosted prominent traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners from southwest China’s Sichuan Province, who offered a range of medical services to Chinese nationals living in the East African country.…
26 April 2024
- Kenya is rapidly emerging as the East African e-mobility leader amid the bourgeoning electric vehicle (EV) market in the continent.
26 April 2024
- Hudson Sandler, a leading independent strategic communications agency with a presence across Africa, is providing strategic communications support to the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Kenya as it hosts the fourth edition of the regional AmCham…
26 April 2024
- Denatured alcohol is one into which a substance has been added, making the mixture unfit for human use.