Nairobi, May 6 -- Polls opened in Chad on Monday as the country votes in a presidential election, which analysts say incumbent military leader, General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, who seized power after... Read More
Nairobi, May 5 -- Despite high expectations of juicy returns anticipated from the sale of a Ugandan subsidiary, Bamburi Cement Lmtd suffered a net loss of $2.9 million last year on account of one-off ... Read More
Nairobi, May 5 -- Kenya's microfinance banks (MFBs) are facing uncertain growth prospects as banks, telecommunications companies and the digital credit providers scramble for a piece of the low-end ma... Read More
Nairobi, May 5 -- Cargo transit costs and logistical issues on the central and northern corridors continue to hamper cross-border trade among East African Community (EAC) member States. This was one ... Read More
Nairobi, May 5 -- As is customary, the Tanzania media fraternity celebrated World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) this past week in Dodoma with a number of calls for the improvement of media working conditio... Read More
Nairobi, May 5 -- Kenya's poultry farmers say the country risks becoming a dumping ground for US poultry and dairy products, as Nairobi and Washington work on a deal. Last week, poultry farmers raise... Read More
Nairobi, May 5 -- Rice may not be a staple in most of East Africa, but it is one of the most consumed cereals in the region. Koreans know it, so, over the past couple of years, they have introduced a... Read More
Nairobi, May 5 -- The decision this week by Kenya Airways (KQ) to suspend services to Kinshasa is likely to plunge air transport in the Democratic Republic of Congo into a crisis, and raises the prosp... Read More
Nairobi, May 4 -- Four East African Community member states this week joined the Kenya and Uganda joint project to develop a modern railway on the Northern Corridor. But lack of funds continues to ha... Read More
Nairobi, May 4 -- A Kenyan court has allowed the KCB Bank-appointed receiver manager Kamal Anantroy Bhatt to take over the running of Pinewood Beach Resort and Spa in Kwale after lifting an order obta... Read More