African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
NAIROBI, Kenya – The global avocado oil industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, creating new opportunities for companies specializing in value addition and processing technologies. Among the firms capitalizing on this momentum is Naoura Company for Metal Industries, a leading Middle Eastern manufacturer of agricultural machinery and olive oil extraction production lines, which is now deepening its […]
JUBA – South Sudan has launched an intensified Ebola preparedness campaign backed by a $7.3 million emergency response plan amid growing concerns over the spread of the deadly virus from neighboring countries already battling confirmed outbreaks. [spacer height=”20px”] The preparedness initiative is being implemented jointly with the World Health Organization, the Africa Centres for Disease […]
Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed Lo, sixty years old, a Senegalese national, has been appointed Prime Minister. An economist by training, specializing in macroeconomics, banking regulation, financial markets, and Islamic finance, he has been a member of the government since April 2024 and is one of the architects of the new governance. [spacer height=”20px”] He graduated from […]
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, John Mbadi, has assured Kenyans that the proposed Finance Bill 2026 is designed to create a more transparent, inclusive and simplified taxation framework aimed at easing the burden on citizens and businesses. [spacer height=”20px”] Speaking during a press briefing at the National Treasury in Nairobi on […]
MERU, Kenya – The Kenya Bureau of Standards has initiated nationwide public consultations on a new set of proposed regulations aimed at strengthening oversight in product certification, laboratory testing, and measurement systems. [spacer height=”20px”] The draft proposals were unveiled during a stakeholder forum held in Meru on Friday, where participants voiced concerns over the increasing […]
NAIROBI, Kenya – At the AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Summit held in Nairobi, leading Nairobi-based technology firms Crescent Tech Group and FinSense Africa officially signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking the beginning of a transformative collaboration aimed at delivering end-to-end enterprise technology solutions across Africa. [spacer height=”20px”] The agreement was formally signed […]
NAIROBI, Kenya – May 2026 – African fintech platform Paymenta has officially announced an ambitious Pan-African expansion strategy under the leadership of DSSC Global, positioning itself as a next-generation digital financial ecosystem built to accelerate financial inclusion across the continent. [spacer height=”20px”] Operating under the slogan “Built in Africa, Empowering Africa,” Paymenta says its mission […]
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General Adan Abdulla Mohammed has officially been sworn into office during a formal ceremony held at the Supreme Court of Kenya, marking his official assumption of leadership at the country’s principal tax authority. [spacer height=”20px”] The solemn ceremony, conducted in accordance with constitutional and institutional requirements, formally ushers in Mohammed’s […]
KAMPALA, Uganda — Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for another five-year term during a grand inauguration ceremony held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in the capital, Kampala, marking the continuation of his decades-long leadership of the East African nation. [spacer height=”20px”] The 81-year-old leader took the oath of office on Tuesday in a ceremony attended […]
NAIROBI, Kenya — The expansion and modernisation of the United Nations Office at Nairobi is expected to firmly position Nairobi as a premier global hub for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE), President William Ruto has said. [spacer height=”20px”] Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for the expanded UN Office at Nairobi Assembly Hall in Gigiri, […]
