Tullow Oil says that it has found even more oil at a site in northern Kenya discovered in March. Tullow said previously that 20 meters (about...
Njeri Rionge. PHOTO/twitter In east African business circles, few entrepreneurs shine brighter than Njeri Rionge. One of Kenya’s most successful and revered serial entrepreneurs, Rionge has...
(Reuters) – Citizens of Kenya residing abroad sent home US$106.2 million in March, the highest monthly amount since the central bank started releasing data on the...
One person died and 15 people were wounded when a grenade was thrown into a church in Kenya’s capital during Sunday service, an official said, an...
The World Bank investing arm, the International Financing Corporation (IFC), will own 7.4 percent of Kenya Airways after conclusion of a rights issue through which it...
Patrick Makau wins the Rotterdam marathon. April 11 2010. PHOTO/Olaf Kraak/AFP/Getty Images Kenya left world record-holder Patrick Makau off its Olympic marathon team on Wednesday as...
African middle class family in Lusaka, Zambia. PHOTO/Georgina Smith/The Guardian A growing middle class has fueled Africa’s fast-growing consumer market driving the regional economy, according to...
Nuclear Energy cooling towers Soweto South Africa. PHOTO/File Kenya is gearing up for a revision of its energy policy to establish a regulatory system for overseeing...
Africa’s small scale farmers place all their hopes of harvest on rain. With the recent changes in weather patterns many of them have experienced low or...
Oil rig in Uganda. PHOTO/Tullow Oil (Reuters) – A worldwide rig shortage is delaying oil drilling in East Africa, which is slowing growth and pushing up...
App developers at work in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO/File Kenya’s quest to become the global hub for mobile phone applications has been bolstered by a grant of...
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) as met with its African member states, as part of its continental fundraising efforts. The consultations on the fringes of...
Kenya President Mwai Kibaki on Monday announced the discovery of oil in Turkana county, located in the country’s arid north-western region. The President said successful drilling...
(Reuters) – Kenya Airways will spend US$3.6 billion over the next five years on new planes and routes, mainly to connect travellers between Africa and Asia,...
Kenya on Saturday said the first general elections since the last poll five years ago, would be held on March 4, 2013, ending weeks of heated...
Explosions at one of the Kenyan capital’s main bus terminals killed at least six people and left two dozen others wounded Saturday, officials and witnesses said....
Presidents Mwai Kibaki, South Sudan’s Salva Kiir Mayardit and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi lay foundation for the new port. PHOTO/Daily Nation Kenya, Ethiopia and South...
(Bloomberg) — Inflation in East Africa may slow this year as food prices ease, while rising oil costs will probably boost imports and widen trade deficits,...
Bilal Philips. PHOTO/Arne Dedert/AFP/Getty Images A controversial Canadian Muslim cleric was deported from Kenya soon after he landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Thursday...
South Africa’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station. PHOTO/AFP/Getty Images Kenya has been advised to shelve its intended development of nuclear power to meet its growing energy needs,...
Central Bank of Kenya governor Njuguna Ndung’u. PHOTO/File (Reuters) – A Kenyan parliamentary committee has asked central bank governor Njuguna Ndung’u to step aside from his...
(Reuters) – Nakumatt Holdings, Kenya’s leading supermarket chain, expects to grow sales 20 percent in its 2012/13 year, helped by expansion into east Africa’s fast-growing middle-class...
Economies of the East African Community (EAC) member states grew by more than five per cent last year, making the region one of the fastest growing...
(Reuters) – African countries can prepare for the impact of the euro-zone crisis that threatens to derail economic growth on the continent by improving trade between...
Uhuru Kenyatta. PHOTO/REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Kenya’s finance minister and the head of the civil service have resigned their posts after the International Criminal Court said it would...
(Reuters) – South Sudan has signed an agreement with Kenya to build a pipeline to connect its oil fields with the Kenyan port of Lamu, both...
Uganda has introduced an electronic tax collection system that is set to cut evasion and help boost domestic revenue collection. The country’s revenue collection equivalent to...
Plans to construct a pipeline to transport South Sudan’s oil through Uganda and Kenya in a bid to reduce over-reliance on Sudan’s infrastructure are at an...
87 pieces of Ivory seized by Kenyan officials. PHOTO/File (Reuters) – Kenya seized 727 pieces of ivory in a container destined for Asia, a customs official...
According to a new and innovative approach to estimating the future growth potential of countries, designed by professors at Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),...
Windfarm in Kenya A financing deal for Kenya’s largest wind power farm will be concluded in the first quarter of 2012, its sponsors said, setting East...
Kenyan Soldiers in Somalia. FILE Photo Kenya’s Parliament on Wednesday endorsed the government’s decision to allow the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) to join the African Union...
(Reuters) – Kenya’s economy is expected to grow by between 4.5 to 5.0 percent this year, higher than the 4.0 percent the government previously estimated, the...
(Reuters) – Investors should forget China and park their money in sub-Saharan Africa if they wish to benefit from the growth in emerging markets, the chief...
Uganda, Tanzania raise the red flag against Khartoum’s practice of Sharia law, treatment of women. Khartoum’s application to join the East African Community (EAC) was on...
As hundreds of Kenyan soldiers hunt al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia, university students are growing angry that their government can afford a military operation but not raises...
Kenya’s prime minister is seeking Israel’s support in stopping reprisal terror attacks by an al-Qaida-linked militant group Kenyan troops are pursuing in Somalia. A government statement...
Africa is the world’s fastest growing telecoms market and mobile phones have transformed the lives of Africans everywhere.Now a host of new mobile phone applications, developed...
Eritrea has rejected Kenyan allegations that it may be arming al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia, as a diplomatic row between the two countries intensifies. Moses Wetangula, Kenya’s...
Mary Keitany (pictured), of Kenya came to Manhattan last year as a marathon debutante but returns as the favorite for Sunday’s New York City Marathon through...
Kenya’s foreign minister summoned Eritrea’s ambassador on Friday and “raised concern” over the possibility that planes from Eritrea are supplying weapons to Somali militants whom Kenyan...
(Reuters) – South Africa’s Allied Technologies Ltd., is in talks to pay up to US$60 million for unlisted Kenyan IT firm Symphony, according to a person...
A Kenyan pharmaceutical company has won World Health Organization (WHO) certification for one of its drugs, opening the door to lucrative tenders floated by the Global...
Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL), has implemented a new technological solution to reduce risk and control costs. The solution, based on IBM Maximo asset management software,...
The United Nations (U.N.) says the number of famine refugees flowing into Kenya slowed to a trickle after Kenyan troops moved into Somalia. The U.N. said...
Somalia’s president on Monday criticized Kenya’s military offensive into his nation to root out Islamist rebels, raising questions about how bilateral the military action is. Kenya...
Witnesses: Second explosion has gone off in Kenya’s capital (Nairobi); AP reporter sees at least 1 dead. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
Foreign military forces have joined the offensive against the
Dr. Adan Hassan Hillow, center-left, and Dr. Ali Omar Salim, center-right, appear in courtroom. (Photo: The Standard) Kenyan police have arrested a Muslim cleric on a...
The full impact of Kenya’s war on Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab started to emerge on Wednesday after the Kenyan treasury warned of possible spending cuts in...
Businesses in East Africa have continued to thrive and grow despite a global downward economic trend, a report by a UK based research organization indicates. The...
Members of Kenya’s army march dais during a recent ceremony in Nairobi. A push by Kenyan ground forces toward a strategic Somali town has been slowed...
Kenyan military forces moved into southern Somalia on Sunday, an official and residents said, a day after top Kenyan defense officials said the country has the...
High speed train, similar to those expected to be launched in Kenya soon. Kenya has invited investors to provide rolling stock such as trains and high...
Ms. Maathai was cremated in a casket made of bamboo, water hyacinth and papyrus so that no trees would be cut down – Photo: BBC Kenyans...
Authorities in Kenya say they have arrested a security guard in connection with the kidnapping of a disabled Frenchwoman by militants from Somalia. The Frenchwoman was...
Prof. Wangari Maathai (pictured), the first African woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, died after a long struggle with cancer, the environmental organization she founded...
Haile Gebrselassie lost the race against time on Sunday when Patrick Makau (pictured), shattered his marathon world record and ended an era of two decades dominated...
Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Kenya’s prime minister was evacuated from his office after a grenade was discovered in another part of the building,...
The Kenya Government will now have the powers to determine the price of essential commodities after President Kibaki (pictured), assented to a law that seeks to...
A weaker Kenya shilling (KES) has eroded the benefit that industries and homes would have had from falling international oil prices with the latest review showing...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Experts say the government was repeatedly warned about the dangers of people living on top of a petroleum pipeline after an explosion claimed...
China and India replace Britain as Kenya’s top sources of foreign direct investment FDI The latest economic data shows that China, India, South Africa, and South...
Abel Kirui (pictured), successfully defended his marathon title in the world championships Sunday, completing a Kenyan double in the event. Kirui, who set a championship record...
Hague court to decide on whether to confirm cases against six individuals over deadly post-election violence in 2008.
Hague court dismisses plea to halt investigation against six for suspected role in deadly 2007 post-poll violence.
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali rapper K’naan has brought his waving flag back home to help his countrymen as they struggle with a devastating famine. The Somali-Canadian...
iCow, a voice-based WAP enabled application, helps farmers track livestock while giving them tips on breeding. On a typical day, Susan Wanjiru checks and replies to...
MANYANI, Kenya — Kenyan authorities have burned five tons of contraband elephant ivory in hopes of raising awareness about rising levels of poaching. President Mwai Kibaki...
Kenya have named New Zealander Mike Hesson as their new national cricket coach, officials said on Tuesday. The 36-year-old has been involved in coaching New Zealand...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Kenya on Tuesday to step up its fight against graft to help lure investment from her country, which is seeking to...
President Mwai Kibaki on Friday launched a key website making Kenya the first country in sub sahara Africa to offer loads of government data to its...
Safaricom subscribers can now search for and reconnect with their loved ones using their mobile phone via an application provided by Ericsson and Refugees United. The...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s prime minister has paid more than $37,000 in back taxes to abide by a new constitution that requires lawmakers to pay taxes...
Africa is starting to change for the better and Kenya is becoming the leader in this long overdue movement offering African-American entrepreneurs an opportunity not only...
