Kenya gets French loan to upgrade electricity distribution
France will extend Kenya a 78.5 million euro loan to help the African country upgrade its power transmission lines and eliminate blackouts. The concessional loan will be used to co-finance the 146.7...
View ArticleSolar-powered systems, the magical solution to enlighten Africa
Millions of Africans are still off the electricity grid despite the efforts made by governments, international financial organizations and NGOs because of the high costs of traditional power...
View ArticleU.S. launches new partnership with Sub-Saharan Africa
The US administration announced last week it was launching a new partnership with sub-Saharan Africa meant to improve democracy, economic growth, security and trade in the region. The announcement was...
View ArticleAfrica-based terrorist groups may be coordinating actions
The main terrorist groups operating in Africa and mainly in the Sahel region are coordinating efforts and helping each other through arms and funds sharing, a US official has warned. Speaking at a news...
View ArticleKenya awards offshore oil exploration permit to Total
Kenya has awarded the French oil company Total a new oil exploration permit to cover an area of over 10,000 square kilometers off the Lamu Archipelago, located in the Indian Ocean close to the northern...
View ArticleFearing US, UE sanctions, Kenya cancels oil deal with Iran
Kenya has cancelled an agreement it signed end of May with Iran under which it was to import Iranian crude oil to cover all its needs. Kenya announced the deal cancellation to vent the sanctions the...
View ArticleCongolese warlord sentenced to 14 years in prison
The Hague-based International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in prison for recruiting child soldiers and turning them into killers, rapists and...
View ArticleUK to give $32 million to Kenya for compensation
The UK issued an official apology and compensation package worth $32 million to Kenyans who suffered torture and abuse during the Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule in the 1950s. The news...
View ArticleU.S. Earmarks a $7 billion investment to double access to electricity across...
President Barack Obama announced over the weekend Washington will earmark a $7 billion investment over the five coming years to double populations’ access to electricity across sub-Saharan Africa. The...
View ArticleQatar and Kenya intensify their relations
Qatar and Kenya have increased the bilateral exchanges between them during the visit of the Kenyan head of State, Uhuru Kenyatta. Four agreements in different domains were signed with hopes that...
View ArticleOver $ 1 Billion to Improve Access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
The U.S. government announced last week it will invest more than $ 1 billion to improve energy access for underserved communities across sub-Saharan Africa. The investment falls in a new framework...
View ArticleKenya “ideal location” for investors seeking 600million market economy
President Uhuru Kenyatta seized the opportunity of the inauguration ceremony of the two-day Kenya International Investment Conference (KIICO) to urge local and foreign investors to take advantage of...
View ArticleSomalia: Mujahedeen are safe and didn’t face any Kenyan attack, Al-Shabab
Somalia’s rebel group, al-Shabab, has refuted claims by Kenya that more than 100 of its militants were killed after a raid on its hideouts. Al-Shabab stated that the Kenyan government was trying to...
View ArticleKenya: Nairobi-Accra relations boosted by ambitious agreements
Kenya and Ghana have stated their desire to renew the ties between them with the pre-independence bonds established by Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and Kenya’s founding President, Mzee...
View ArticleCAR: Seleka and anti-balaka adopt ceasefire
An agreement in principle has been reached in principle between the Seleka rebels and the anti-balaka militia to end the hostilities that they are carrying out in Central African Republic. Senior...
View ArticleIMF approves $688 million precautionary loan for Kenya
The International Monetary Fund has announced on the 12th February, a precautionary credit line of nearly $ 688 million for Kenya to prevent the country against possible external economic “shocks”....
View ArticleSomalia: US to return to Somalia after 24year absence
The United States is preparing to return to Somalia as President Obama nominates Katherine Simonds Dhanani as US ambassador to the country. The state department said the nomination is a sign of its...
View ArticleKenya : President Kenyatta gives Kenyan diplomats urgent task
President Uhuru Kenyatta urged Kenyan ambassadors and high commissioners present at the 17th Biennial conference that they should embark on polishing the image of the country that has recently been...
View ArticleKenya: Diamond Trust Bank to open branches in Madagascar and DRC
Kenya’s Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has announced interests in extending operation in Africa. Ranked Kenya’s seventh biggest bank by assets is planning to use part of proceeds from a rights issue done...
View ArticleChina Wu Yi Co to build roads in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia for $ 73 million
The construction firm China Wuyi Co Ltd announced on Monday it had won $73.2 million worth of contracts for the construction of roads in Kenya Uganda and Ethiopia. In Kenya, the Chinese company will...
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