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Nairobi hosts Kenya’s biggest investment conference this week

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Burundi joins Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Rwanda, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Djibouti, DRC, Egypt, Eswatini, Libya,…

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KRA wants VAT on every business in Kenya

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The Kenya Revenue Authority wants the VAT registration threshold cut from $39,000 (KES 5 million) to zero, pulling every business…

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China VP arrives as Kenya-China ties deepen

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Africaspoint Editorial

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng arrived in Kenya on March 22 for talks with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, the first…

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All four SA banks are chasing Kenya

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All four of South Africa's biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA. Absa, Standard Bank and FirstRand…

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AFC closes record $2bn syndicated loan

Africa Finance Corporation raised a record $2 billion syndicated loan on June 4, upsized from…

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Salt River Market transformed into 970 homes

Cape Town's Salt River Market site was formally handed to developer Communicare on June 8…

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Rwanda locks in $250m IMF credit facility

The IMF Executive Board approved Rwanda's $250 million, 38-month Extended Credit Facility on June 9,…

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Nigeria’s trade surplus triples to N7.55tn

Nigeria's Q1 2026 merchandise trade surplus surged 341% to N7.55 trillion ($4.1 billion) from N1.71…

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Ruto breaks ground on Kenya’s western SGR

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EU commits $475m to Kenya’s digital push

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Two million Kenyans with epilepsy, 80% untreated

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Kenya’s $4bn railway breaks free of China

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