Benin bets on turning its cotton crop into clothes at home to retain more of its value
Benin is Africa’s top cotton producer, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture. Benin produced 1.15 million bales of cotton between 2025 and 2026, accounting for 0.9 per cent of global production.
Uneducated Afghan woman establishes dairy farm to achieve economic independence
Employees on the farm highlight the vital role such initiatives play in their daily survival. “I work here on the farm, and my responsibility is to provide fodder to the cows and do milking,” said Najwa, a 21-year-old girl.
African Airlines Association conference in Nairobi wants governments to cut aviation costs
Speaking during a hybrid media roundtable in Nairobi under the theme, Resilient African Aviation: Partnerships, Empowerment, Profitability, Berthé noted that African carriers were expected to record a profit margin of only 0.2 per cent in 2026 despite passenger traffic projected to reach 137.3 million.
El-Nino: State sets aside $16.22 million for protection of livestock in northern Kenya against extreme weather forecast for October-December
The counties forecast to experience El Nino are Garissa, Tana River, Lamu, Kilifi, Isiolo, Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit, Turkana, Samburu, Narok, Kajiado, Baringo, West Pokot, Busia, Kisumu, Siaya, Migori, Homa Bay, Kitui, Makueni, Machakos, Meru and Embu
Africa did not grow: For centuries, the continent was drawn as a mute blot on world map; UN acknowledges the centuries-old error
Analysts say the resolution’s significance reaches well beyond cartography. The initiative, proposed by Togo and endorsed by the African Union (AU) before winning overwhelming support at the UN, is in their view both a rare display of the continent speaking with one voice and a measure of Africa’s growing ability to place its own concerns on the international agenda.
Rising crime in Kakamega comes into focus as chiefs and assistants are ordered to deal firmly with emerging gangs
Western Regional Commissioner Allan Machari has ordered Kakamega chiefs and assistant chiefs to reactivate and strengthen security committees in respective jurisdictions to enhance the fight against crime.
Environmental audit of former Tullow oil sites in north-western Kenya begins to pave way ahead of production phase
A multi-sectoral team has been deployed to Blocks T6 and T7 to collect samples for laboratory analysis, interview residents and conduct stakeholder engagements, officials from the State Department for Petroleum and the lead consultancy firm said during a meeting with Deputy Governor John Erus in Lodwar.
The rich also steal from self: former powerful minister Simon Nyachae’s son denies ‘stealing from self’
The court consequently ordered the accused to deposit a cash bail of 50,000 with alternative bond of 200,000 to secure his release pending trial.
President Xi Jinping leads high-powered Chinese delegation for BRICS conference in Indian capital New Delhi
Xi Jinping has not only joined other leaders of member countries in pushing for their respective expansions but also put forward new ideas and initiatives like the “BRICS Plus” cooperation approach and the building of an SCO community with a shared future, opening up new vistas for win-win cooperation among Global South countries.
Nigerian government strike secret ceasefire deal with Boko Haram as country prepares for elections
After 17 years of a war that has indirectly cost close to 350,000 civilian lives, the idea of negotiations with Boko Haram – officially Jama’at Ahl al Sunna li Da’wa wal Jihad (JAS) – and other armed groups sharply divides Nigerians. Those living closest to the conflict tend to be far more supportive of dialogue than the rest of the country.
