Kenya has launched a plan that seeks to accelerate economic green growth in Africa. Africa Green Industrialisation is expected to scale up green industries across the continent. It will also promote climate…
Somalia was admitted into the East African Community (EAC) on Friday as the eighth member of the bloc as it seeks to expand free trade across the region. The entry of the…
Liberia President George Weah on Friday conceded election defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight race, ending a presidency marred by graft allegations but helping to ensure a smooth transition…
Kenya and Angola will push for the resumption of direct flights between Nairobi and Luanda as part of their efforts to spur bilateral trade. President William Ruto said the Kenya-Angola trade has…
Burkina Faso’s transitional government last Wednesday evening foiled “an attempted coup d’état” the previous day, almost a year after Captain Ibrahim Traoré came to power in a putsch. In a statement broadcast…
Kenyan traders can now trade with their peers from African member states using the shilling after the Central Bank of Kenya on Friday signed the instruments that have finally seen Kenya join…
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has demanded the payment of reparations to African nations for the historical injustices of the transatlantic slave trade. Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, he emphasized…
The African Union became the second regional grouping to be admitted to the Group of 20 leading industrialized and developing nations as a full permanent member, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced…
Kenya and other African countries struck climate-related financing deals worth $23 billion (Sh3.36 trillion) at the just-ended inaugural Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi. The deals, some directly targeted at Kenya such as…
African Heads of State and Government have agreed to lead the way in finding sustainable solutions to the climate crisis. The leaders observed that climate change and Africa’s development are tightly tied…