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Kenya President Ruto might struggle to get things done

Nairobi, July 6 -- The youth-led anti-tax protests that shook Kenya in the last two weeks of June appeared to have been finally contained, after President William Ruto withdrew the controversial Finan... Read More


Somalia pays $7.8m towards EAC budget

Nairobi, July 6 -- Somalia has paid $7.8 million, its full budget contribution dues for the financial year 2024/25. Mogadishu beat the Democratic Republic of Congo, which joined the bloc two years ag... Read More


Zoe Modiga is June ambassador for Spotify Equal Africa

Nairobi, July 6 -- South African singer and songwriter Zoe Modiga has been announced as the Spotify Equal Africa's June Ambassador. Zoe is a jazz and soul artiste known for her dynamic voice, innovat... Read More


AI-supported Literary Pen recognised at Cannes festival

Nairobi, July 6 -- A new artificial intelligence-using literacy tool, the Literacy Pen, has won a Silver award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (formerly the International Adve... Read More


'Engineer of English' passes the literary torch

Nairobi, July 6 -- St Petersburg, Russia, and Nairobi, Kenya, may be in the exact same time zone. But the two cities are worlds apart - literally (6,868km in direct north-south distance, and literary... Read More


Tanzania seeks investors to revive General Tyre East Africa

Nairobi, July 6 -- The Tanzanian government is seeking investors to revive the Arusha-based tyre manufacturing plant to cater for the local and regional markets. The revival of the 55-year-old Genera... Read More


Kenya threatens to sell off Juba-bound cargo stuck in its depots

Nairobi, July 6 -- Some cargo destined for South Sudan has been earmarked for auctioning in Kenya if it is not moved by July 31. The owners of the 85 lots of cargo destined for South Sudan and some t... Read More


Shelter Afrique board allows 'bad bank' plan

Nairobi, July 6 -- The board of Pan-African housing financier Shelter Afrique has approved an increment in the retirement age of its workers and creation of a "bad bank" to manage the huge volume of b... Read More


SADC grapples with old problem in eastern Congo

Nairobi, July 6 -- The United States on Friday rallied warring sides in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to a new humanitarian truce, paving the way for the displaced to be provided with aid... Read More


Winners and losers as Uganda embarks on direct fuel imports

Nairobi, July 6 -- Two vessels carrying petroleum products destined for Uganda docked at the Mombasa port on July 3, heralding the beginning of a new era of energy independence for the landlocked coun... Read More