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| Oct 1, 2026 | Trump announces a new $15B Iowa steel plant and claims it will be the nation’s biggest | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By COLLIN BINKLEY
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday announced a new $15 billion steel plant being built in Iowa, highlighting an economic victory in a key battleground state where ... |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Uganda: UCC Seeks 'Verified Information' After Shutdown of NMG Outlets in Uganda | Nairobi — The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) says it is seeking "verified information" regarding the shutdown of Nation Media Group (NMG) outlets in Uganda following reports of a security raid allegedly sanctioned by Gener... |
| Dec 18, 2024 | The most popular payment methods in Kenya 2024: Cash is king but M-Pesa remains huge | In 2024, rising transaction charges and increased scrutiny by government authorities, including the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), prompted more merchants to shift to cash. According to Financial Sector Deepening Kenya, cash accounts for 80... |
| Oct 31, 2024 | The Digital Divide: Kenya's Struggle for Privacy and Progress | In the heart of Nairobi, a storm brews. The winds of change are blowing, carrying whispers of surveillance and the promise of technology. Two recent stories capture this duality. One speaks of the shadowy specter of unauthorized surveillanc... |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Kenya: DCI Denies Allegations of Unauthorized Surveillance With Telcos | Nairobi — The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Mohamed Amin, has denied allegations that detectives are colluding with mobile service providers to conduct unauthorized tracking and monitoring of citizens.
This follows a recent exp... |
| May 24, 2024 | Haïti : un nouveau gouvernement fait face aux gangs | La violence des gangs, qui a resserré son emprise sur Haïti depuis l’assassinat du président Jovenel Moïse en juillet 2021, a pris un tournant radical à la fin du mois de février. Plutôt que de s’affronter pour leur territoire, comme ils le... |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Ilara Health Revolutionizes Healthcare in Kenya with $4.2M Funding Boost | Ilara Health, a trailblazing health-tech startup in Kenya, has secured a game-changing $4.2 million in a pre-Series A funding round to transform and streamline the country's primary care system. Led by DOB Equity, this round includes suppor... |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Kenya pays high price for Russia's war in Ukraine | Redeem now
By early 2023, East Africa was already in the grip of a food crisis — one that was exacerbated by the violent disruption of world food supply caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Today the specter of what the UN predicts may b... |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Kenya’s Ilara Health gets $4.2M backing to expand clinic-support services | Ilara Health, a Kenya-based health-tech enabling private clinics to access diagnostic devices and pharmaceutical products, has secured $4.2 million debt-equity in a pre-Series A round. The funds will be used to scale operations in the East ... |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Africa Fact of the Day: Africa’s highest booking fees- 27 November 2023 | Africa Fact of the Day features the most wonderful and weird facts about the history and culture of the African Continent. Photo: Pexels
The African continent has the second largest population in the world, with more than one billion people... |
| Jul 30, 2023 | WATCH: Thousands of wildebeest cross Mara River as migration begins [VIDEO] | The great annual wildebeest migration in East Africa has begun. Image: Discover Local Experience Tours and Safaris Tanzania/ Facebook.
Massive herds have started their perilous journey across the swollen Mara River as they arrive in Kenya’s... |
| Jun 26, 2023 | Wambui Karingithi’s ambitious plan to transform Africa’s healthcare with Chiza Health | As of Wednesday, June 21, 2023, the United Nations estimated Africa’s population to be approximately 1.435 billion people, about 16.72% of the global population. With such a population, the continent lacks proper healthcare facilities and g... |
| Jun 16, 2023 | СМИ: рабочие кенийских чайных плантаций ломают роботизированные системы уборки, чтобы не лишиться работы | Кенийские рабочие чайных плантаций уничтожают роботизированные системы для уборки растений, чтобы не лишиться работы, пишет Semafor Africa. Агропромышленные компании всё больше полагаются на автоматизацию для сокращения расходов.
СМИ сообща... |
| May 22, 2023 | Sudan conflicts rages: explosions in Khartoum as ceasefire nears | Explosions and gunfire in Sudan on 19th May, 2023.
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Gunfire and explosions rocked Sudan’s capital Monday 22nd of May, hours before a one-week humanitarian ceasefire was to take effect after a series of previous truce announ... |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Kenya and South Africa are working to address trade barriers | Kenya and South Africa are working to address trade barriers: where to start. Picture from Twitter by @AlgeriaHerald.
Trade volumes between Kenya and South Africa have always been minimal compared to each country’s engagement with its other... |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Prominent Kenyan LGBTIQ activist found dead | Edwin Chiloba was known for his passion for LGBTIQ equality and fashion. Photo: Instagram?/ Ground up
LGBTIQ community is in shock after well-known model and activist Edwin Chiloba was brutally murdered in Kenya
ALSO READ: England and Wales... |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Justice in favour of Amin Kanji in Pearl Beach Hotels Case in Kenya | THE BUSINESS REGISTRATION SERVICE REVERSES FRAUDULENT ALLOTMENT OF SHARES IN PEARL BEACH HOTELS LTD MOMBASA, KENYA, December 10, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a letter dated the 8th. of November 2022 (link in bottom), the Business Registrat... |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Climate change, pollution blamed for massive Lake Victoria fish kills | Recurring episodes of low oxygen levels are inflicting massive losses to aquaculture practitioners on Africa's Lake Victoria, as thousands of tilapia and Nile perch have died.
The lake, which borders Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, has seen fi... |
| Nov 23, 2022 | M23: Four things to know about the rebel group | A Congolese military officer leads a session to enrol new recruits into the army to go to the front against the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebellion, in Goma, on 7 November 2022. – Since 20 October, fighting has resumed between the Congolese a... |
| Sep 5, 2022 | The leading African tech moves from August 2022 | August brought the lowest funding announcements of the year so far for African startups.
Last month, Kenya and South Africa also took significant moves to institute coding as a subject to be taught in schools.
Here’s more about the leading ... |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Africa Must Act Now to Address Cybersecurity Threats. Here's Why | • In a globally-integrated financial market, robust and resilient cybersecurity is a non-negotiable prerequisite for investment across the world.
• But effective cybersecurity remains a challenge across Africa, with many organizations unpre... |
| Aug 16, 2022 | William Ruto: Kenya’s next president has a heavy job cut out for him | On the 9th of August, 2022, Kenyans grabbed global attention as they trooped out in the morning cold to their various polling units. After almost a decade under two-term president Uhuru Kenyatta, it was time to choose its next captain. It w... |
| Jul 9, 2022 | This Week: Wave raises €90 million | Plus: Hackers want ShopRite to pay for its customers’data.
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Nigeria launched the eNaira last year; Ghana’s eCedi just entered pilot phase this week. There’s no jollof joke to be made here—jus... |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Some insights into digital economy challenges and alternatives | Some insights into digital economy challenges and alternatives; Image: Adobe stock
The World Bank is warning of the real danger of a massive economic downturn across the world. In a recent analysis it warned that many countries – including ... |
| Jun 27, 2022 | South Africa: Kenya and South Africa Offer Insights into Digital Economy Challenges and Alternatives | The World Bank is warning of the real danger of a massive economic downturn across the world. In a recent analysis it warned that many countries - including those in sub-Saharan Africa - will be facing economic challenges due to rising food... |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Does Africa need smart cities? | City life in Africa is a unique case study. It’s one of those areas where we often see sky-high optimism among its observers in the face of outright chaos. You’d be curious how a researcher studies Africa and concludes that it will have the... |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Kenyan authorities arrest student hackers converting stolen money to bitcoin | A gang of Kenyan students have been hacking foreigners’ email credit cards through email phishing, according to the country’s directorate of criminal investigations (DCI). The students create fake emails to steal the passwords and credit ca... |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Nazir Jinnah involved in alleged family betrayal at English Point | Nazir Jinnah on the stand again
A family torn apart by fraud and greed PARIS, FRANCE, June 16, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In an interview with the Business Daily, Nazir Jinnah’s lawyer Ndeda when questioned about the shareholding of English... |
| May 17, 2022 | Nazir Jinnah to go on trial in Kenya for fraud and forgery | Nazir Jinnah on trial MOMBASA, KENYA, May 17, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- He stands accused of acquiring Ksh. 50 million from the sale of a Mombasa property without the consent of the owners.
The Director of Assets and Legal Affairs at Engli... |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Despite Cease-Fire in Tigray, No End in Sight for Conflict | Editor’s Note: The bitter war between Tigrayan forces and the Ethiopian government has claimed thousands of lives. In late June, a ray of hope appeared when the Ethiopian government declared a cease-fire, but this quickly vanished as the vi... |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Somalia plans to streamline fishing permits to fight IUU | Somalia, plagued with persistent incidents of piracy and rampant illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, is aiming to tighten its fishing licensing regime in order to end loopholes that result in illegal activity.
Amid claims of... |
| Jul 6, 2021 | From iPhone shortages to price surges: The global chip scarcity is affecting Africa | Car manufacturers in Egypt have had to cut down on production due to a recent lack of electronic control units (ECUs), which are major components in vehicle electrical systems. In South Africa, more than 20,000 people that signed up for Sup... |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Barack Obama’s grandmother Mama Sarah Onyango Obama has died at the age of 99 | Barack Obama’s grandmother has died, according to reports.
Sarah Onyango Obama, a philanthropist, was 99 years old.
Mama Sarah shot to national fame in Kenya upon Barack Obama’s election as president in 2008.
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| Mar 29, 2021 | Barack Obama's grandmother Mama Sarah Onyango Obama has died at the age of 99 | Getty
Barack Obama's grandmother has died, according to reports.
Sarah Onyango Obama, a philanthropist, was 99 years old.
Mama Sarah shot to national fame in Kenya upon Barack Obama's election as president in 2008.For more stories visit Bus... |
| Kenya is launching a digital nomad visa: Find out if you qualify and how to apply | If you’re a digital nomad or can work from just about anywhere, and have been wanting to add the continent of Africa to your list of destinations, you might want to consider Kenya.
President William Ruto announced Kenya’s Digital Nomad Work... |
