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Google blocks 5.5bn bad adverts on its platform

Nairobi, April 6 -- Tech giant Google last year blocked a record 5.5 billion advertisements on its platforms, a result of improved vigilance and a signal of growing misuse of online advertising across... Read More


UN resolution on AI co-sponsored by Kenya spells hope for Africa

Nairobi, April 6 -- Africa's status as a net consumer of artificial intelligence (AI) innovations may soon change after the United Nations General Assembly (Unga) adopted a resolution which could see ... Read More


AfDB bans Chinese road builder for graft in Uganda

Nairobi, April 1 -- The African Development Bank (AfDB) has banned a Chinese road builder, China Henan International Corporation Group (Chico), for engaging in "fraudulent activity" in a project the l... Read More


Small investors take on wealthy firms in fight to lend to State

Nairobi, April 1 -- The share of the government's domestic debt stock held by retail investors has nearly doubled to 12.42 percent from 6.96 percent in March last year, reducing that by banks, insuran... Read More


Treasury to spend Sh255 million on increasing pension coverage

Nairobi, April 1 -- The Treasury has lined up a series of reforms to the country's retirement benefits policy to boost access for informal, diaspora, and short-term workers, which are set to cost up t... Read More


AfDB bans Chinese road builder for graft in Uganda

Nairobi, April 1 -- The African Development Bank (AfDB) has debarred Chinese road builder China Henan International Corporation Group (CHICO) for engaging in "fraudulent activity" in a project the len... Read More


Start-up closures and scalebacks leave trail of job losses in Africa

Nairobi, March 31 -- A record 20 start-ups closed down across Africa last year, and many more scaled back operations due to a general funding drought that impacted many countries on the continent, lea... Read More


TikTok strikes deal with AU amid increased scrutiny over data use

Nairobi, March 29 -- Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has announced a new campaign to educate Africans about online safety, amid increased scrutiny from countries on the continent. The new ... Read More


Small firms say AfCFTA tariff liberalisation may push them out of business

Nairobi, March 28 -- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to significantly boost intra-Africa trade when fully implemented, but small businesses in East Africa are not happy ab... Read More


Kenya is Africa's start-up funding top destination

Nairobi, March 24 -- Kenya has defied a global funding drought for budding companies to post a 17 percent increase in new start-up investments, toppling Nigeria and Egypt as the continent's largest de... Read More