‘Digital authoritarianism’ threatening basic rights in Africa: study

By Reuters,

From internet shutdowns and online surveillance to social media taxes and arrests for anti-government posts, “digital authoritarianism” is a threa...

African Digital Rights Network , digital authoritarianism

PROFILE: Meet ‘Miss Fix-it’ Patricia Ndede. She gets the job done even in a crisis

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Patricia Ndede is innovator and seasoned communications consultant who has a wealth of experience and expertis...

huduma , Kazi Mtaani , Mbao Pension Plan , Patricia Ndede

EU in Ksh. 15.8B deal with Equity Bank to support Kenyan business

By Citizen Reporter,

The European Union and the European Investment Bank, working together as Team Europe, are providing €120 million (Ksh. 15.8 billion) of new support ...

coronavirus , Equity , EU

World Bank readies COVID-19 vaccine funds for around 30 African countries

By Reuters,

The World Bank is preparing emergency financing to help about 30 African countries access COVID-19 vaccines, the global lender told Reuters, as the co...

coronavirus , vaccine , World Bank

Data is key to closing gender gaps in energy access in Kenya: AfDB

By Citizen Reporter,

Gender-specific data, especially detailed information on how women and men use financial resources, is needed to improve interventions geared to closi...

AfDB , energy access , Energy and Mineral Development Minister Irene Muloni

President Kenyatta congratulates new IFC boss Makhtar Diop

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Mr Makhtar Diop on his appointment as the new CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member ...

IFC , Makhtar Diop

Kenya to complete grid connection to Ethiopia by June

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya is expected to complete the connection of its national grid with Ethiopia’s by June this year. Speaking during a tour to inspect various de...

Energy CS Charles Keter , Ethiopia-Kenya Inter-connector , KETRACO

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first woman, first African WTO head

By Reuters,

Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , World Trade Organization

Kenya & IMF reach agreement on Ksh.262.7 billion 3-year loan

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyan authorities and the visiting team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the disbursement of a Ksh....

COVID-19 , International Monetary Fund (IMF) , National Treasury

Global data centre market size poised to hit USD 200 billion by 2021

By Agencies,

Data centers are the heart of our online world. They store the data and increasingly they host the applications that we use to work, shop, bank, and e...

Treasury CS Ukur Yatani now goes for Ksh.124 billion Eurobond

By Kepha Muiruri,

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani is set to make his debut in the international capital markets with a Ksh.123.5 billion Eurobond in the...

2021 Budget Policy Statement (BPS) , CS Ukur Yatani , Kenya's debt , National Treasury

Kenya seeks Ksh.154B World Bank, IMF loans

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya is hoping to raise Ksh.154 billion in debt from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before the end of June this year. Th...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) , Kenya debt , World Bank

COVID-19 shots to cost Ksh.300 to Ksh.1,000 under African Union vaccine plan

By Reuters,

African countries will pay between $3 and $10 per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the African Union (AU), acco...

COVID-19 shots to cost between Ksh.330 to Ksh.1100 in AU plan

By Reuters,

African countries will pay between Ksh.330 ($3) and Ksh.1100 ($10) per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the Afr...

coronavirus , vaccine

World Bank to invest Ksh.547B in 11 African countries

By Reuters,

The World Bank on Monday said it would invest over $5 billion (Ksh.547.8billion) over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve...

World Bank

China promised Africa coronavirus vaccines were a priority. But where are they?

By CNN,

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes his tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a...

china , coronavirus , vaccine

African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain

By Reuters,

African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by the global coronavir...

AfCFTA

Kenya among countries with majority of people in extreme poverty: WB

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya is among eight out of the 10 Sub-Saharan countries with the highest number of people living in extreme poverty. Also Read: 'Half of Kenya liv...

coronavirus , poverty , World Bank

Kenyan banks begin issuing cheap mortgage loans

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyan commercial banks have begun issuing cheap mortgage loans following access of State backed financing. On Thursday, the Kenya Mortgage Refinan...

Housing Finance , Kenya Mortgage Refinancing Company , mortgages

Africa must risk capital for its youth, Adesina urges

By Citizen Reporter,

Africa must leverage investment to unleash the potential and ingenuity of its youth, its most important asset, African development Bank President Akin...

adesina , African Development Bank , African youth , CLIMATE CHANGE