Trade in Eastern Africa graduates from industrial goods to cross-border electricity integration
Established in 2005, the EAPP has made significant progress towards operationalising the power market, including developing cross-border transmission infrastructure. This has enabled countries to exchange electricity efficiently.
Pop icon Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, accuses her dad’s estate executors of abusing roles to pad their own pockets
The executors are entitled to the reimbursement because they won the anti-SLAPP motion. Still, a spokesperson for Paris spun the filing as a money play by the executors.
Turkana governor donates 120 motorbikes to bishops and pastors in border counties in north-western Kenya
Chairman of Elgeyo Marakwet County Pastors’ Association Haron Kwambai noted that the motorbikes will greatly facilitate their work by enabling them to travel to different areas to preach peace among communities.
Kenya leads Africa’s scramble for expanding Chinese market as Beijing cuts tariffs on imports
Kenya has reaffirmed its resolve to work with the private sector and development partners to maximise the gains from bilateral and multilateral trade arrangements, positioning Kenya as a regional hub for trade and investment in Africa.
Uganda President Museveni confident of fifth decade in power as opposition alleges massive ballot stuffing
During the campaign, security forces repeatedly opened fire at Wine’s events, killing at least one person and arresting hundreds of his supporters. Museveni’s government has said those actions were a justified response to what it called lawless conduct by opposition supporters.
Kenya on the verge of duty-free trade deal with China as it negotiates with US renewal of Agoa
Kenya is also a close ally of Washington and is negotiating a separate bilateral trade accord with the Trump administration, giving rise to recent reports in domestic media outlets that closer engagement with China could anger the US. Officials have denied those reports.
Genetically modified, disease-resistant cassava now available to Kenyan farmers after ‘national performance trials’
The NBA’s mandate now extends to biosecurity, which is considered a matter of national security. A review of the National Security Biosafety Act is underway to cover emerging technologies such as genome editing, synthetic biology and gene-drive technologies, which may pose security risks.
No longer super: ‘Nigeria have to bring in foreign-born players because their league is not producing enough talent’
Multiple sources interviewed for this article, who asked to remain anonymous to protect relationships, have suggested that some players are reluctant to represent them because of repeated off-field issues and a lack of professionalism.
From most feared team in Africa to serial bunglers. how Nigeria’s Super Eagles are into descending AFCON whipping boys
He is not the only player with mixed heritage they have missed out on. Eze’s Arsenal team-mates Bukayo Saka and Noni Madueke have Nigerian roots, too. Michael Olise of Bayern Munich, who plays for France but was also eligible for Algeria and England, was on the standby list for Nigeria’s AFCON qualifying-phase games in March 2021. Olise was only 19 and playing for Reading in the Championship at the time.
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah’s trophy jinx persists as Pharaohs exit African Cup of Nations in Morocco
In truth, Morocco 2025 was a better tournament than many Egyptians thought was possible. It was a decent one for Salah, who should return to Liverpool with confidence. Yet for a footballer of his standing, it is imaginable that when he reflects about what has happened over the last four weeks, he will not consider decent as being quite good enough.
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