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Egyptian lender reviews growth plan for Kenya

Nairobi, April 20 -- Egyptian lender, Commercial International Bank (CIB), is reviewing its growth plan for Kenya after recording $1.22 million in impairment losses in a Kenyan subsidiary on what it d... Read More


Africa's apes in peril from losing habitat to mining

Nairobi, April 20 -- High demand for critical minerals to power green energy is driving an alarming threat to Africa's great ape population, with over one-third of these majestic creatures at risk due... Read More


Gabon junta leader Gen Nguema seeks democratic way to stay in power

Nairobi, April 19 -- Gabon's General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has struggled with military and civilian protocol. On one foreign visit, he showed up at the host's presidential palace with a pistol... Read More


Listed banks pay out 49pc of NSE dividends

Nairobi, April 19 -- Listed banks accounted for nearly half of all dividends paid out by Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) firms, an analysis of data from the bourse shows. The lenders' latest divide... Read More


What Africa should push for in Bretton Woods debt review

Nairobi, April 19 -- One of the highlights of the just concluded International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, was the announcement that the two Bretton Woods len... Read More


Safaricom boost as Ethiopia slashes termination charges

Nairobi, April 19 -- Safaricom's subsidiary in Ethiopia has been handed a boost after the country's telecommunications regulator cut mobile termination rates (MTR) by a quarter, making it less costly ... Read More


Gen Ogolla: Badass combat pilot who sought peace via diplomacy

Nairobi, April 19 -- The death of Kenya's military chief General Francis Omondi Ogolla may have robbed the wider East African region of a strict soldier who top his skill with diplomacy in search for ... Read More


Kenyan trucks with tonnes of potatoes stuck at border after Uganda raises levy

Nairobi, April 18 -- Close to 30 trucks from Kenya loaded with tonnes of Irish potatoes are stuck at the Busia border after the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) increased the withholding tax by up to 10... Read More


Africa remains vague on Iran-Israel dispute

Nairobi, April 18 -- Africa is steering clear of the debate on whether Israel should retaliate, de-escalate or if Iran was wrong or right in attacking Israel on Saturday last week. Iran sent drones a... Read More


Kenya Airways, airlines cancel Dubai flights as severe weather hits UAE

Nairobi, April 18 -- Kenya Airways has cancelled passenger flights in and out of Dubai following severe weather and ongoing floods in the Middle East nation. The carrier in a statement Wednesday said... Read More