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NSE targets higher foreign inflows on improved access to currency

Nairobi, May 10 -- The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is expected to see improved portfolio inflows from foreign investors following the end of the hard currency drought. This week, Morgan Stanley... Read More


Safaricom maintains dividend as Ethiopia unit drags profit

Nairobi, May 9 -- Safaricom has maintained a Ksh1.20 per share dividend amounting to Ksh48.08 billion despite net profit for the financial year ended March 2024 falling 18.7 percent to Ksh42.66 billio... Read More


Relief as Kenya state, doctors sign deal to end 56-day strike

Nairobi, May 9 -- The Kenyan government and doctors' union officials on Wednesday signed a return-to-work formula in Nairobi, effectively ending a 56-day nationwide strike. Kenya Medical Practitioner... Read More


Chad vote counting underway to usher in civilian rule

Nairobi, May 9 -- Vote counting is underway in Chad following Monday's tense but "peaceful" presidential elections, which could see the first African junta-led states transition to democratic rule. T... Read More


Concerns grow as Mpox cases soar in DR Congo

Nairobi, May 9 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is on high alert following the outbreak of Simian smallpox (Mpox) cases. According to the Ministry of Health, 228 new cases were reported at t... Read More


What African countries need to tap more from extended Agoa

Nairobi, May 8 -- The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) is a landmark piece of trade legislation enacted by the United States in 2000. Its goal is to promote economic growth, development and p... Read More


Floods destroy Kitale-Lodwar-Juba highway, disrupt regional business

Nairobi, May 8 -- The Kitale-Lodwar-Juba highway has been completely cut-off thereby hurting the region's economy and frustrating business between Kenya and South Sudan. The road which was cut off ro... Read More


Guinness World Records wants Kenyan man to join competition

Nairobi, May 7 -- The Guinness World Records is searching for a Kenyan man who claims to have the longest nails in Africa to take part in a global competition. In 2013, the Nation wrote a story about... Read More


UK King Charles offers condolences to Kenyans after devastating floods

Nairobi, May 7 -- Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Tuesday sent a message of comfort and sympathy to Kenya's President William Ruto amid the ongoing floods across the country. In his m... Read More


AU shouldn't look on as outsiders treat Africa like a widow's house

Nairobi, May 6 -- There is no shortage of news from the UK, a major former colonial master in Africa, over whose former empire the sun reputedly never set. We hope and pray that besides watching the P... Read More