- SYDNEY, May 11 (Xinhua) — The Australian government announced on Saturday that the country will stop exporting live sheep by sea from May 1, 2028, while unveiling a package of 107 million Australian dollars (71 million U.S. dollars) to help the industry transition. Australian Minister for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 – Kenya and China have agreed to work together to promote tourism cooperation between one another. The pact that was unveiled during the China-Africa (Kenya) Culture and Tourism Promotion and Cooperation Fair seeks to deepen industry cooperation and enhance people-to-people…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 – CCI Global, Africa’s business outsourcing firm, yesterday opened a Sh6.6 billion ($50 million) call centre at Tatu City in Ruiru, Kiambu County. Housed in a five-storey building in the 5,000-acre Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the facility is now Kenya’s largest call centre…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 12 – Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary (CS) Rebecca Miano has lauded the commencement of the construction of a 250-kilometer road to bitumen standard, connecting Antananarivo and Toamasina in Madagascar, saying it will boost the growth of the region. The project, spearheaded…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 – The Electric Mobility Taskforce Kenya has called for the development of a financial model that will assess the cost-benefit analysis for Kenya to transition over time from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to electric vehicles (EVs). In a letter directed to…
- KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (Xinhua) — Malaysia, the world’s second largest palm oil producer, saw its palm oil stocks rise 1.85 percent from the previous month to 1.74 million tons in April. The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)’s data showed on Friday that the country’s crude palm oil production grew 7.86…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 – Opera Mini has announced that it has stopped free data campaigns in Kenya following new regulations from the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB). In a statement, Opera stated that the recent decision of the BCLB to cease advertising on bookmarks has forced the…
- KIAMBU, Kenya, May 10 – Investment, Trade & Industrialization Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has vowed that the government will continue raiding all shops selling counterfeit goods, warning that all those caught will face full force of the law. Miano, who spoke in the wake of the ongoing raids…
- KIEV, May 10 (Xinhua) — Ukraine’s state-run energy company Ukrenergo said on Friday that the country is in significant electricity shortages due to Russian missile and drone strikes. Ukraine’s power plants are unable to produce the same amount of electricity as before the Russian attacks as a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 9 – Parliament has been urged to strengthen the independence of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) by amending the Data Protection Act to make the ODPC autonomous and separate it from the Ministry of Information, Communications and Telecommunication (ICT). In a…
- CANBERRA, May 10 (Xinhua) — The Australian government will set up an inquiry into the influence of social media. Michelle Rowland, the minister for communications, and Stephen Jones, assistant Treasurer and minister for financial services, on Friday announced plans to establish a joint…
- LONDON, May 10 (Xinhua) — Britain’s gross domestic product (GDP) posted a 0.6-percent growth in the first quarter of 2024, showed the data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday. After two quarters of contraction, the country’s economy returned to positive growth in the…
- KIAMBU, Kenya, May 10 – The government is implementing new laws and policies that will facilitate growth in IT-enabled services in the country, President William Ruto has said. The objective, the President announced, is for these measures to help the government unlock opportunities in the Business…
- By Susan Wakuirigi May 10 – As we approach International Nurses Day, it is a time to reflect on the invaluable contributions of nurses to the healthcare system. This day, celebrated on May 12th, marks the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. It is a day to honor…
- SINGAPORE, May 10 (Xinhua) — Singaporean females have attained growing equality in the workplace over the past few years, according to the Progress on Singapore Women’s Development 2024 issued Friday. The employment rate for Singaporean females aged 25 to 64 has increased from 69.2 percent to 76.6…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 10 – The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning has promised to investigate the operations of unscrupulous asset finance entities amid complaints from boda boda riders. Committee Members made the commitment during public hearings inquiring about the alleged…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Erdemann Property Limited, a private developer, has warned the public against purchasing units or apartments listed for auction by KCB Bank through Garam Investments Auctioneers. Through a notice issued on May 8, 2024, the developer listed over 90 apartments in Greatwall…
- Nairobi, Kenya – April 29, 2024 – Amazon Web Services has announced availability of its initiative, ‘AI Ready,’ in Kenya. Designed to equip 2 million people by 2025 with free and essential artificial intelligence (AI) skills to thrive in the digital economy, this initiative now provides free AI…
- LONDON, May 9 (Xinhua) — The Bank of England (BoE), the United Kingdom’s (UK) central bank, announced on Thursday that it will maintain its benchmark interest rate at 5.25 percent for the sixth consecutive time. At its meeting ending on Wednesday, the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7-2…
- BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — China strongly opposes the recent U.S. sanctions applied to 20 Chinese companies for allegedly supporting Russia’s military-industrial and energy development, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. China always opposes unilateral sanctions that lack the basis of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – SBM Bank Kenya has appointed Bhartesh Shah as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective today. Shah takes over from Moezz Mir, who has been in that position for the past six years and has moved to pursue other interests. The lender’s Board of Directors chairman, Sattar…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has urged traders in Kenya to be specific on areas to invest, saying this will make cooperation with China more productive. Miano, who spoke at the China-Africa Economic Trade Expo, said proper planning will…
- COLOMBO, May 9 (Xinhua) — Forty-six percent of women and 10 percent of school children in Sri Lanka are obese, state media reported on Thursday, quoting Secretary to the Ministry of Health Palitha Mahipala. Speaking at a lecture to educate journalists from state media institutions, Mahipala said…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – E-commerce platform Jumia has picked Vinod Goel to lead its East African operations. Goel, who is the current CEO of the Ugandan unit, will oversee Kenya and Uganda. The new regional CEO takes over from Charles Ballard, who recently took over Kenya’s Twiga Foods, an agritech…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – The government has urged Kenyans living in the Diaspora to invest back at home. In a statement delivered during a cultural event in Kingston, Jamaica, the Principal Secretary of Diaspora Affairs, Roseline K. Njogu, urged people living abroad to maintain strong ties back at…
- NEW DELHI, May 9 (Xinhua) — Air India Express has sacked at least 30 employees, mostly cabin crew, over mass sick leave amid flight cancellations, officials said Thursday. The terminations came a day after nearly 300 employees of the private airline called in sick and switched off their phones,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Elgeyo Marakwet investors have urged the government to allow them to harvest mature and overmature trees in public forests. Speaking during an awareness workshop on the disposal of forest plantation materials in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County, yesterday, they stressed the need…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – The National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning Chairperson Kuria Kimani has assured that the Finance Act 2024 will have clear provisions devoid of ambiguity on tax matters. Speaking during a breakfast engagement with the representatives of the banking…
- May 9 – Plane bodies made by Boeing’s largest supplier regularly left the factory with serious defects, according to a former quality inspector at the firm. Santiago Paredes who worked for Spirit AeroSystems in Kansas, told the BBC he often found up to 200 defects on parts being readied for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Safaricom profit after tax fell by 18.71 percent to Sh42.7 billion in the full year ending March 2024, coming on the back of investment in an Ethiopian subsidiary. The results, which were announced early today in Nairobi, showed that net profit dropped from Sh52.48 billion…
- NEW YORK, May 8 (Xinhua) — Intel, a major player in the chip industry, suffered a material drop in its stock price on Wednesday as its operations faced a significant setback due to renewed U.S. sanctions on one of Intel’s customers in China. Intel shares experienced a drop of 2.22 percent on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Estonia-based tech education publisher Starcloud is set to partner with Kenya’s education stakeholders to modernize the delivery of learning in the country. In a statement, the company stated that the partnership will be fundamental in offering more digitized learning to…
- The reorganisation, part of a corporate target to acquire 10 million customers across the East African region by 2026, will involve strengthening the DTB Group Executive and Leadership Structure and appointing a substantive Kenya Country CEO.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 – Global customer acquisition and engagement firm CCI has tapped into a new contact centre at Eneo in Tatu City special economic zone, to expand its local operations. The centre, developed by real estate firm Gateway Real Estate Africa, will provide business process…
- ISTANBUL, May 8 (Xinhua) — The prices of a number of cigarette brands in Türkiye increased by three Turkish liras (9 U.S. cents) per pack on Wednesday, following successive hikes implemented by various brands over the past month, according to the Monopoly Dealers’ Solidarity Association. Erol…
- ACCRA, May 8 (Xinhua) — The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Wednesday announced that the country’s inflation rate dropped to 25 percent in April, 0.8 percentage points lower than the 25.8 percent recorded a month earlier. “The slower rate of inflation in April was due to a decline in food…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 – Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has announced power restoration in Kisii Countyafter the area plunged into darkness early tuesday morning after a gang attacked the KETRACO-owned Kegati 132/33kV power substation. In a statement, KETRACO managing director John…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 – A new study has revealed that the online gaming sector in Kenya, which includes online sports betting and poker, is the most affected by suspected digital fraud attempts. According to the TransUnion 2024 State of Omnichannel Fraud Report, in 2023, the country experienced a…
- May 8 – Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says it has billions of dollars more than it needs to repay customers. The firm says that once it has sold off its remaining assets it will have as much as $16.3bn (£13bn) to cover the debts, which stand at around $11bn. The company’s new reorganisation…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 – Trade and Investment Cabinet Secretary (CS) Rebecca Miano has been voted as the best-performing CS. In a report by Micro-Track Africa, Miano had an average score of 68 percent, behind Interior CS Kithure Kindiki with an overall score of 71 percent. Miano was closely followed…
- LOS ANGELES — US private space company SpaceX launched 23 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Wednesday. The satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida, according to SpaceX. Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 – Nigeria’s Housing Minister, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has tasked members of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat to address human settlement challenges. Dangiwa, who chairs the 2024 Executive Board Meeting currently underway in Nairobi, maintained that this is the surest way to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 – The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) has said it is committed to helping small traders fight counterfeits that hurt genuine businesses. The authority’s Executive Director Robi Njoroge called on small traders to be vigilant against counterfeits and to report to the authority…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 – Investments, Trade, and Industry Cabinet Secretary (CS) Rebecca Miano has asserted the government’s commitment to fostering innovation and driving industrial growth. Miano, who spoke during the opening of the Nairobi Innovation Week, underscored the state’s zeal for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 – Investments, Trade, and Industry Cabinet Secretary (CS) Rebecca Miano has asserted the government’s commitment to fostering innovation and driving industrial growth. Miano, who spoke during the opening of the Nairobi Innovation Week, underscored the state’s zeal for…
- ISTANBUL, May 8 (Xinhua) — A cargo plane landed on its fuselage at Türkiye’s Istanbul Airport on Wednesday with no casualties, according to local media. The emergency occurred at around 8:30 a.m. local time (0530 GMT) when the front landing gear of a Boeing 763 belonging to FedEx Airlines failed to…
- In a public announcement, the company announced that it has already completed a share purchase agreement with Ekaterra Company, which owns the largest share of Limuru Tea, and is set to acquire 51.99 percent of the share capital
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 – Electronics manufacturer Huawei has unveiled its latest collection of smartwatches and wristbands. The three new wearable devices, including the Huawei Watch 4 Pro Space Exploration special edition, Huawei Watch GT 4 in Grass Green, and Huawei Band 9, were officially…
- NAIROBI, May 7 (Xinhua) — The Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit kicked off on Tuesday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with senior officials renewing a call for eco-friendly regeneration of farmlands to boost food and nutrition security in the continent. More than 1,500 delegates, including…
