Kenya Private Sector Consortium supports Kenya-U.S. free trade talks 

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Private Sector Consortium has voiced its support for the on-going Kenya - U.S. Free Trade negotiations. Composed of the American Chamber ...

Kenya Private Sector Consortium , nesbitt

COVID-19 crisis provides impetus to accelerate African regional integration

By Citizen Reporter,

The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic must be coordinated and targeted at livelihoods to prevent an upsurge in inequality, delegates at an Afri...

ADI , coronavirus , COVID-19

Inside the Uhuru-Trump White House meeting and what it means for Kenya

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump met Thursday with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the White House and announced the United States plans to initiate tra...

Uhuru meets Trump

OPINION: How to boost Africa and South East Asia cooperation

By Citizen Reporter,

By Joel Okwemba Considered one of humanity’s great early achievements is the crossing of early man from Asia to Australia. Archeological, geneti...

Visas on arrival for all Africans visiting Nigeria starting next year – Buhari

By Imani Mitchelle,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that all African visitors will from January receive visas on arrival. Speaking in Egypt during th...

Buhari , Nigeria

OPINION: Why we need a Structured Parliamentary Diplomacy for Africa

By Citizen Reporter,

By Joel Okwemba Foreign Policy is Public Policy. Foreign policy has hitherto been a prerogative of the Executive arm of government despite the glob...

democracy , diplomacy

Uhuru, Ruto host Lesotho leader Thabane for State banquet

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday evening lauded the Kingdom of Lesotho for continued support of Kenya in continental and international fora. The ...

Thabane

Uhuru invites Barbadian business community to invest in Kenya

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has invited Barbadian investors to set shop in Kenya saying his administration has created an enabling environment for both f...

Barbadian , CARICOM , COMESA , Mia Amor Mottley , president kenyatta

Top journalists win key awards at African Women in the Media (AWiM19) conference

By Rachel Ombaka,

The largest gathering of African Women in the Media (AWiM19) was in Nairobi, Kenya this week and brought together top journalists from across the cont...

#AWIM19 , African Women in the Media , Hodan , Nimiriano , yemisi akinbobola

Kenya, Botswana open new chapter of cooperation with three key pacts

By PSCU,

Kenya and Botswana on Tuesday signed three key agreements, opening a new chapter of cooperation between the two African countries. The agreements w...

Botswana , DP William Ruto , President Mokgweetsi Masisi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , state visit

COMESA heads keen on SME growth in push for intra-regional trade

By Kepha Muiruri,

Heads of State drawn from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) are keen to see the incorporation of small and medium enterprises...

AFCTA , COMESA , smes , Tripartite Agreement

African Union launches continent-wide free trade area

By VOA,

At the African Union Summit in Niger, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched the African Continental Free Trade Area by signing the continent's ...

Africa - Free Trade Area

African continental free trade deal takes effect

By VOA,

The African continental free trade agreement went into effect Thursday, with 24 of 54 countries ratifying it. The plan was signed at the African Un...

African continental free trade agreement

Raila meets 3 Presidents for talks on Africa infrastructure projects

By Wambui Kihara,

African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development Raila Odinga on Tuesday completed a three-nation tour of Africa to discuss the contin...

Africa Union , DRC PRESIDENT , Felix Tshisekedi , Mahamadou Issoufou , Nana Akufo-Addo , raila odinga

African union: high-speed rail network on track

By VOA,

Plans are on track for a high-speed rail network connecting the continent's borders by 2063, the African Union's Development Agency says. The ambitiou...

AFRICAN UNION

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

Kenya to allocate Uganda land in Naivasha

By Gloria Magudha,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Uganda will be allocated land in Naivasha to build a dry port for its cargo to ease the cost of transporting goods b...

kenya , President Uhuru Kenyatta , SGR , uganda , yoweri museveni

One year on, Africa free trade deal nears reality

By Reuters,

Almost a year after the formal launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the plan is inching toward the 22-country threshold needed ...

African Free Trade Deal

President Kenyatta joins African leaders in stand against terrorism

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta was among world leaders who on Sunday vowed never to allow terrorist elements to distabilise any country in Africa. The le...

addis ababa , AFRICAN UNION , AU summit

The business trends shaping Africa in 2019 — and beyond

By CNN,

The performance of some of Africa's largest economies in 2018 does not inspire confidence for the year ahead. Nigeria has endured a slow recovery f...

BBOXX , Fenix , M-Kopa , World Bank