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Kenya hosts Africa urban forum with Azerbaijan

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya has signed a financial and technical partnership with Azerbaijan to support the Second Africa Urban Forum in Nairobi, April…

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East AfricaGeopolitics

US spends $71m on Kenya airbase as ties deepen

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Kenya and the US are deepening defence ties across counterterrorism, maritime security, and emerging technology, with a series…

AfricaBusiness

Nairobi tech salaries now rival some European markets

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: For the first time, the total monthly employment cost of a tech product manager in Nairobi, at $2,425,…

AfricaBusiness

Kenya ships first 54 containers to China, targets $4bn deficit

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Kenya has shipped its first 54 containers to China under the new zero-tariff framework, carrying avocados, coffee, hides,…

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Airtel Zambia joins the $1bn club

Airtel Networks Zambia Plc crossed US$1 billion in market capitalisation on the Lusaka Securities Exchange…

Ethiopia EV electric motorcycle Spiro Roam BasiGo Kenya 80 percent 2026Nala stablecoin Tanzania fintech $50m Liquidity MUFG 2026

Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles

Spiro co-founder Gagan Gupta told TechCabal that batteries and energy infrastructure, not motorcycles, drive the…

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Tanzania self-funds its $24bn budget

Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa presented the Tsh62.33 trillion ($24 billion) 2026/27 budget on June…

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Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year

Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking…

Fuel train and refinery tanks in Trzebinia, Poland, showcasing industrial energy infrastructure.
East African CommunityRural Electrification Tanzania

Tanzania pitches $12.9bn energy pipeline to US investors

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Nairobi hosts Kenya’s biggest investment conference this week

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John MbadiKenya Finance Bill 2026

KRA wants VAT on every business in Kenya

Han ZhengKenya China relations

China VP arrives as Kenya-China ties deepen

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