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.
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 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.
Social media platforms promises of thundering creator economy initially feel like a big hit until careers begin tumbling overnight
For more than five years, I built a legitimate career as a digital creator and business owner on Meta’s platforms. This was not casual or accidental. It required consistency, long hours, intellectual labour, emotional energy and the slow accumulation of trust with a global audience. Like many creators, my work spanned content creation, community engagement, brand building and revenue generation.
Washington’s silence on ‘foreign elections’ is what Museveni needs to retain power in Uganda
Violent youth-led protests in neighbouring Kenya and Tanzania over the past two years have underscored the risks to the government of young people’s frustration with political systems they see as corrupt and unresponsive to their needs.
Somalia takes war to Al-Shabaab extremist militants and there are signs it is containing the threat in Mogadishu
Somalia has been without a properly functional central government since the overthrow by warlords of the dictator Siad Barre in 1991.
Tradition, changing tastes driving demand for chicken demand in Zambia in post-Christmas and New Year spending
As demand and spending during the festive season flattens, small-scale poultry businesses in Zambia are still recording a surge in demand for chickens and eggs. The Christmas and New Year period has traditionally been a peak season for these businesses but last year’s demand and spending activities appear to be...
Nairobi Coffee Exchange weekly auction rakes in $11.6m in first week of business after Christmas
According to NCE records on the auction, the strength of prices signalled sustained international demand for Kenyan coffee. In the auction conducted at Wakulima House in Nairobi, Gititu Farmers’ Cooperative Society (FCS) of Kiambu earned the best price after selling a lot of 10 bags of grade AA at Ksh62,823 per bag.
PMI: Kenya closes 2025 on positive note as private sector business environment expands
Kenyan firms also reported a strong increase in sales volumes in December. Anecdotal survey reports pointed to several factors enhancing growth, such as improved tourism and demand in general, greater advertising and passing on subdued cost pressures to customers via more affordable prices.
