South Africa President Ramaphosa terms US boycott of G20 summit inconsequential and ‘their loss’
The US president has for months targeted South Africa’s Black-led government for criticism over that and a range of other issues, including its decision to accuse US ally Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in an ongoing and highly contentious case at the United Nations’ top court.
Kenya: Trade at Nairobi Coffee Exchange fetches $6.85m as volumes moved rise nearly 100 per cent
The coffee purchased by five companies accounted for approximately 89 per cent of the total market value. In the auction, over 70 per cent of the traded coffee comprised premium AA and AB with grade AA accounting for 36.36 per cent and grade AB 35.31 per cent.
Tana River County in coastal Kenya braces for ambitious $300 million Organic City
Nicolas Val Delle, a director at the ConKrite Corporation during a press briefing after the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Organic City in Abakik village, yesterday. He said the project would cost Sh39 billion in the next 12 years.
Kisumu on course to building largest pharmaceutical plant in East Africa for $49 million
Currently, Kenya imports more than 70 per cent of its essential medicines, a factor that often makes drugs expensive, vulnerable to stock-outs and exposed to global supply chain disruptions.
CAF, Puma unveil official match ball for AFCON Morocco 2025 set for December 21
The unique design also features “flow of movement” patterns that capture the distinctive rhythm and dynamic playing style of African football. The ball’s red and green colour palette expresses passion, hope and pride while also paying homage to Morocco’s national identity.
Farmers in eastern Kenya swap maize for sunflowers and cotton to push up earnings
Nationally, the cotton sector is being revitalised under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda and farmers in Yatta, Machakos County, have begun to benefit from improved pricing: a recent price review raised the farm-gate price to Ksh72 per kilogramme from Ksh50, signalling improved returns.
Kenya’s Lake Basin Development Authority plans to ramp up rice production by reducing cost and sidestepping brokers
The authority’s Kibos Rice Mill, which has been in full operation for one year, he said, can mill between three and 4.5 tonnes of paddy per hour. But to avoid stifling private businesses, LBDA, he said, has been passing excess paddy to local millers after taking them through KEBS quality standards.
Scientists: Kenya needs 80 million tonnes of livestock feed annually to address persistent deficit
Livestock breeds at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation Naivasha centre. KALRO has for years been at the forefront of undertaking research for enhanced livestock breeds as well as energy-rich fodder for better livestock production. Photo by Erastus Gichohi.
Africa outlines plans to spur local drug production to cut dependence on imports
Director of Human Capital Development at the African Union Development Agency, Symerre, emphasised that the three-day conference will ensure local manufacturing and intra-African trade in medical products become a reality.
Kenya takes fishing farming to the desert with ‘construction’ of first ‘Vertical Lake’
Each vertical lake unit is a compact tower of interconnected tanks, with water flowing from the top down through a gravity-powered biofiltration system that purifies and recycles it continuously.
