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Gulf investors eye Africa’s rich biodiversity for carbon offset projects

Africa’s carbon credit market is experiencing a significant surge in investor interest, thanks to a surge in fresh investment from the Gulf. But more regulation,...

Airtel Africa launches new consumer data plans

Airtel Africa has launched a new data centre business aimed at building new networks of data centres in Africa to meet the continent’s growing...

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MPs want banditry classified as terrorism

The National Assembly’s departmental committee on administration and internal security has announced plans to classify banditry under acts...

Trade, investment high on agenda as Ruto sees off newly appointed diplomats

Ambassadors to be held accountable for the use of funds allocated to embassies, President says. President William Ruto has...

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Half of global jobs in the critical minerals sector are in Africa – a new report shows

A new report from the International Energy Agency sheds light on the shifts in the energy job market, with clean energy outpacing...

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Redeeming the economy means fixing our failing anti-corruption war

Last year, Sh5.8 billion was flagged by the Auditor-General as unsupported expenditure. Ministries and Departments could not account for Sh3.2 billion, and...

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Investing in brain health can boost individual and community wellbeing

Mental health receives just 2% of all health funding,...

Turkana stone beads tell a story of herder life in a drying E. Africa 5,000 years ago

The Conversation On the shores of Lake Turkana in east...

Western Christianity, African Traditional Culture, and the struggle for compatibility

The dual identity of being Christians and ethnic Africans...

For talented but egotistical Fally, lessons abound from his Lingala seniors

By David Wanjala Fally Ipupa, one of the present-day Lingala...

This 24-year-old investor has a healthcare solution for remote patients 

A young Kenyan health investor witnessed long delays for...

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Burkina Faso, Niger withdraw from G5 anti-militia alliance

BY AFP Chad and Mauritania, the two remaining members of West Africa's G5 Sahel Alliance on Wednesday said they were paving the way to dissolving...

Airtel Africa launches new consumer data plans

Airtel Africa has launched a new data centre business aimed at building new networks of data centres in Africa to meet the continent’s growing...

Why the UK’s highest court declared Rwanda agreement unlawful

By Carmel Rickard A combination of factors led the UK’s apex supreme court to hold that the government’s deal with Rwanda wasn’t lawful. Among them...

Kenyan women paid Sh3 million each for unlawful sterilisation

By Sethi Ncube Four women, living with HIV, received compensation of U.S.$20,000 each after undergoing involuntary sterilisation without informed consent. In interviews with the BBC, they shared...

Focus on the shilling as CBK raises base lending rate for third time in 2023

Following the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held on December 5th 2023, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has raised the benchmark lending rate...

African countries lost control to foreign mining companies: the 3 steps that allowed this to happen

The Conversation Within a few years of independence, African governments asserted sovereignty over their metal and mineral resources. Prior to this, the resources were exploited...

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10 African countries at the top of the Press Freedom index

Press freedom has emerged as a crucial barometer of...

Africa’s creatives converge in Nairobi

The inaugural Africa No Filter Summit, held in Nairobi,...

Regional leaders fear chaotic spillover from Israel-Hamas war

Arab League chief: “We have a significant worry.” By Nosmot...