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AFRICA CEO FORUM : Making the single market work for African businesses

🇰🇪 AFRICA CEO FORUM : Making the single market work for African businesses

Kenya trade +0.70 · 01/04/2019

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which came into force in January 2021, represents one of the world's most ambitious economic integra...

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Africa CEO Forum’s Amir Ben Yahmed speaks about the 2019 CEO summit

🇳🇬 Africa CEO Forum’s Amir Ben Yahmed speaks about the 2019 CEO summit

Nigeria macro +0.60 · 01/04/2019

The Africa CEO Forum's 2019 summit represented a critical inflection point for understanding how African business leaders were positioning their enter...

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SHA begins disbursing Sh11.1bn to hospitals for claims

🇰🇪 SHA begins disbursing Sh11.1bn to hospitals for claims

Kenya health +0.65 · 14/03/2026

Kenya's Social Health Authority (SHA) has initiated disbursements totaling Sh11.1 billion (approximately €80 million) to contracted healthcare facilit...

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Is Dubai’s glossy image under threat? Not everyone thinks so

🇰🇪 Is Dubai’s glossy image under threat? Not everyone thinks so

Kenya trade +0.15 · 14/03/2026

Dubai's carefully cultivated image as the Gulf's premier business hub and safe haven has long attracted European capital seeking exposure to Middle Ea...

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Fears for press freedom as billionaire takes control of NMG

🇰🇪 Fears for press freedom as billionaire takes control of NMG

Kenya tech -0.70 · 14/03/2026

The recent shift in ownership structure at Nation Media Group (NMG), Kenya's largest media conglomerate, has triggered renewed scrutiny around editori...

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US easing of Russia oil sanctions draws criticism

🇰🇪 US easing of Russia oil sanctions draws criticism

Kenya energy -0.60 · 13/03/2026

The Biden administration's decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil exports has sent ripples through global commodity markets, with significant impli...

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State seeks Sh853mn to clear media houses’ pending bills

🇰🇪 State seeks Sh853mn to clear media houses’ pending bills

Kenya trade -0.35 · 13/03/2026

Kenya's government has formally requested 853 million Kenyan shillings (approximately €6.4 million) from parliament to settle outstanding advertising ...

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Ethiopians feel pinch of rising oil prices due to Mideast conflict

🇪🇹 Ethiopians feel pinch of rising oil prices due to Mideast conflict

Ethiopia energy -0.70 · 13/03/2026

Ethiopia's economy is facing mounting pressure from escalating global oil prices, with the ripple effects now visible across the Horn of Africa's crit...

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Qantas agrees to pay $74m over Covid-19 travel voucher refunds

🇰🇪 Qantas agrees to pay $74m over Covid-19 travel voucher refunds

Kenya trade -0.65 · 13/03/2026

The Australian carrier Qantas Airways' agreement to pay $74 million in settlement funds to resolve a class action lawsuit over pandemic-era travel vou...

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Moi Referral ordered to halt staff pension deductions over arrears

🇰🇪 Moi Referral ordered to halt staff pension deductions over arrears

Kenya health -0.75 · 13/03/2026

Kenya's healthcare sector faces mounting regulatory scrutiny as the country's pension oversight authority issued a formal directive against Moi Referr...

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Naivasha businesses light up as firms rush to showcase Safari Rally-style services

🇰🇪 Naivasha businesses light up as firms rush to showcase Safari Rally-style services

Kenya trade +0.75 · 14/03/2026

The WRC Safari Rally in Kenya has evolved beyond a motorsport spectacle into a significant economic indicator for hospitality and service sector oppor...

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Kenya's tea sector in crisis talks over shipping route closure

🇰🇪 Kenya's tea sector in crisis talks over shipping route closure

Kenya trade -0.75 · 13/03/2026

Kenya's tea industry, the world's largest black tea exporter and a cornerstone of the East African nation's agricultural economy, faces an unprecedent...

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New digital tax risks pushing traders off e-commerce platforms, report warns

🇰🇪 New digital tax risks pushing traders off e-commerce platforms, report warns

Kenya trade -0.75 · 13/03/2026

Kenya's ambitious digital taxation framework, implemented in December 2024, is producing the opposite of its intended outcome. Rather than broadening ...

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Ruto strips agriculture body of coffee role in sector shake-up

🇰🇪 Ruto strips agriculture body of coffee role in sector shake-up

Kenya agriculture +0.15 · 13/03/2026

Kenya's coffee sector is experiencing a significant institutional restructuring as President William Ruto signed three legislative bills that fundamen...

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Kenya's meat exports disrupted by Middle East war

🇰🇪 Kenya's meat exports disrupted by Middle East war

Kenya agriculture -0.75 · 13/03/2026

Kenya's livestock and meat export industry faces unprecedented challenges as escalating military tensions in the Middle East disrupt critical trade co...

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State now banks on special economic zones, EAC to boost trade

🇰🇪 State now banks on special economic zones, EAC to boost trade

Kenya infrastructure +0.65 · 13/03/2026

Kenya's government is repositioning itself as a regional trade nexus through an ambitious framework centered on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and deep...

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Informal livestock trade continues to hurt Africa's pastoral economies

🇰🇪 Informal livestock trade continues to hurt Africa's pastoral economies

Kenya agriculture -0.65 · 12/03/2026

Africa's pastoral economies are being held hostage by informal trading networks that operate beyond government oversight, creating a critical bottlene...

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Why property buyers are seeking higher grounds

🇰🇪 Why property buyers are seeking higher grounds

Kenya infrastructure +0.60 · 12/03/2026

Kenya's property market is undergoing a fundamental realignment driven by climate volatility and flood risk awareness. Once dismissed as seasonal weat...

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Inside Watamu's developments spurring beach tourism

🇰🇪 Inside Watamu's developments spurring beach tourism

Kenya infrastructure +0.75 · 12/03/2026

Watamu, a once-quiet village on Kenya's Indian Ocean coastline, is experiencing unprecedented transformation that signals broader opportunities for Eu...

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KCB unveils record Sh22 billion dividend payout as profit surges

🇰🇪 KCB unveils record Sh22 billion dividend payout as profit surges

Kenya finance +0.85 · 12/03/2026

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group's announcement of a Sh22 billion (approximately €165 million) dividend payout represents a significant inflection po...

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