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Kenya pushes packaging to lift exports

Kenyan manufacturers risk losing export market access unless they adopt modern packaging standards, industry leaders warned at the 10th Propak…

Kenya and Ethiopia tighten military alliance

Kenya and Ethiopia have agreed to joint military operations along the Moyale-Marsabit-Turkana corridor and LAPSSET, deepening their Defence Cooperation Agreement…

Dangote orders 1,000 CNG trucks from China

Dangote Group has ordered over 1,000 compressed natural gas tractors and semi-trailers from Chinese automaker BAIC FOTON, bringing its total…

Africa’s first big battery is rewriting energy

South Africa's HEX Battery Energy Storage System in Worcester is delivering 100 MWh of stored power to Africa's first utility-scale…

DStv sets World Cup streaming record

DStv Stream recorded over 900,000 concurrent viewers for South Africa's opening World Cup 2026 match…

Stop checking passports, SA minister warns

South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi warned at an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration briefing on…

Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been running its main petrol-producing RFCCU unit at 34% below…