Nairobi — Kenyan startups secured 50 funding deals last year, the highest in Africa, according to the latest Germany-Africa Investment Report covering 2015-2025. The report by the Africa Investment Bridge initiative shows Nigeria followed with 34 deals, Tanzania with 24, South Africa 19 and Ghana 17, reinforcing Nairobi’s position as East Africa’s leading innovation hub….
Nairobi — Kenya will advance fresh reform proposals at the African Union (AU) level aimed at strengthening budget accountability within the African Union Commission, including enhanced oversight by the Pan-African Parliament. Speaking during his annual Diplomatic Address to Heads of Mission and International Organisations at State House, Nairobi, President William Ruto said Kenya remains committed…
Nairobi — Nigeria’s latest fintech policy push is sending ripples across Africa’s digital finance ecosystem, with potential implications for Kenya’s fast-maturing mobile money and fintech market that has long been anchored by M-Pesa, regulatory sandboxes and a growing startup scene. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled its Policy Insight Series 2025: Shaping the…
As Kenya prepares for its next general election, due in less than 20 months’ time, 2026 will prove to be a critical year. With local and global restraints on political violence being hollowed out at the very time when trust in the credibility of the election system is at an all-time low, serious trouble beckons…
NAIROBI — The national futsal team have commenced training for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier tie against Namibia. The 14-member squad reported to camp at the Kasarani Indoor Arena under the keen eye of head coach James Omondi. Kenya play the southern Africans in the opening round of the qualifiers, with the first leg…
Nairobi — Kenya has been ranked third in Africa for English proficiency, trailing South Africa and Zimbabwe, according to a new global index. The latest EF English Proficiency Index, which assessed English skills across 123 countries and regions, shows South Africa and Zimbabwe tied with a very high proficiency score of 602, while Kenya followed…
Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held strategic talks with Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto, who is on a one-day working visit to Ethiopia, focusing on strengthening bilateral relations and enhancing peace and security in the Horn of Africa through dialogue and African-led solutions. “Today, I welcomed President William Samoei Ruto of Kenya for…
“Singapore” may have become a campaign buzzword, but it raises fundamental questions that the country must confront–both proponents and sceptics alike. We live in a political culture where being in opposition, or simply outside government, often translates into opposing for the sake of it. Yet nations do not progress by dismissing ambition. They progress by…
Kismayo, Somalia — Kenya’s Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya flew to Somalia on Friday to visit Kenyan troops serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), officials said. Tuya arrived in the southern port city of Kismayo accompanied by senior Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers, led by Lieutenant General David Ketter,…
Nairobi — India sees Africa not just as a source of opportunity, but also as a strategic partner in shaping the world’s future, India’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Adarsh Swaika, said on Thursday. Speaking at his first engagement with Kenyan media since assuming office, Swaika said New Delhi’s engagement with African countries, including Kenya, is…
