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Zeno raises $25m for East Africa e-motorcycles

Kenyan electric motorcycle startup Zeno has raised $25 million to scale production of its Emara e-motorcycle and battery-swap network across…

Nairobi cleans up. Can it become a habit?

Nairobi's Dandora clean-up, led by Dr Joyce Kithure, raises a deeper question: what turns a community event into a permanent…

Russia agrees to stop recruiting Kenyans

Kenya's Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi secured an agreement in Moscow on March 16 that Russia will stop recruiting Kenyan nationals…

Kenya to cap Uber and Bolt fares by law

Kenya's government is moving to introduce a national taxi pricing model that would force Uber, Bolt, and other ride-hailing platforms…

Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line

President Sisi inaugurated the 56.5km East Nile Monorail on March 20, connecting Cairo Stadium in…

Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.

Ghana's Ewoyaa lithium project is set to produce 3.6 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate over…

From Alexandra township to running Africa’s biggest bank

Mary Vilakazi grew up in Alexandra township, sold sweets for pocket money, financed her education…

All four SA banks are chasing Kenya

All four of South Africa's biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA.…