UK to Ensure Sh9.6 Billion Loan for Kenyan Power Line Transmission Improvement

Nairobi — The United Kingdom has ensured a Sh9.6 billion credit from the African Improvement Bank (AFDB) to Kenya in climate financing. This is after the nation was chosen as a beneficiary of the Transmission Network Improvement Project under the Room to Run Sovereign Transaction (R2RS). British High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan expressed that the assets will be utilized for power transmission network improvement. "Powering economies requires power for people..... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 29th January 2024

Uganda Attracts Record-Breaking Foreign Investments in Oil and Gas Sector

FDI inflows to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda soared to $13.3 billion in 2022, creating many jobs and boosting Uganda's oil and gas sector. Kenya attracted $2 billion and created 7,819 jobs with a 117% surge in investment inflows in one year.   Tanzania recovers from pandemic with $1.3 billion FDI and 4,566 new jobs in 21 projects. The 20th annual study analysed the foreign investments by their location, source, type, size, and other factors. The Mining (oil) sector's.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 15th January 2024

InfraCo Africa invests $5.4 million in food refrigeration in Sub-Saharan Africa.

British Enterprise Projects Ventures Limited (EPV), a provider of food refrigeration solutions, has received a €5 million (US$5.4 million) finance commitment from InfraCo Africa, a member of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG). The strategic investment will help EPV execute its ground-breaking "InspiraFarms Cooling" service in four sub-Saharan African countries: Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Ghana. The service will concentrate on pre-cooling and refrigeration of.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 12th January 2024

Kenyan Households illuminated by imported lights.

Traders from all across Kenya congregate in Nairobi's Nyamakima shopping district, which is home to the nation's largest network of stores selling Chinese-imported electronics and electrical goods. Shopkeepers distribute packages via bulk couriers to every region of the nation, including South Sudan and Uganda and they import goods in bulk from China to resell to other dealers. The solar floodlights that are prominently exhibited in the majority of these shops are what.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 12th January 2024

Kisii Residents Set To Enjoy Benefits Of Six Water Projects

Thanks to a water project established by County Woman Representative Donya Aburi and Kitutu Chache South Constituency MP Antony Kibagendi, thousands of households and students in Kisii County's periphery stand to benefit. The Daraja Mbili elementary and secondary schools, the nearby market that serves the surrounding counties, the local dispensary, the butcher, and the locals will all benefit from the water project, which consists of a borehole and water tower for the storage of.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 10th January 2024

Salvador Caetano introduces the new generation Ford Raptor & Everest in the Kenyan market

Ford Motor is the second-biggest American automaker in Kenya, and Caetano Kenya, a car dealership with Portuguese support, has stepped up its efforts to promote the sale of Ford vehicles there. This happens after a successful deal to distribute Ford cars solely in Kenya was signed. This week saw the opening of a brand-new Ford Showroom on Mombasa Road by Caetano Kenya, a group of businesses owned by the Salvador Caetano group in Portugal. The showroom will act as a location for.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 10th January 2024

Africa Healthcare Network Receives $20 Million in Funding for a Continent-wide Expansion Led by Africa50 and Africinvest.

Africa Healthcare Network (AHN), a leading provider of dialysis services in Africa, has received a $20 million equity and debt investment from Africa50 and AfricInvest, two leading African institutions, as well as Tokyo-based Ohara Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.The funding will allow AHN to expand more quickly and address significant gaps in the availability of high-quality, affordable renal care throughout Africa.Africa50, the lead investor, invests in high-impact, high-growth businesses.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 10th January 2024

Enhancing Kenya's Reforestation Initiative

As part of its commitment to planting and caring for up to six million trees in Kenya, AstraZeneca is utilising artificial intelligence's deep learning capabilities to guarantee the trees' long-term growth and enable significant health benefits for the surrounding populations. President of the African Cluster, Deepak Arora. AstraZeneca has committed to planting as many as six million trees in Kenya as part of its flagship AZ Forest initiative.   The company's newly.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 8th January 2024

Ethiopia aims to achieve complete industrial self-sufficiency in three years

 Within the next three years, the Ministry of Industry plans to meet the nation's need for food, beverages, apparel, and textiles through domestic manufacture by announcing a number of ambitious goals. The Ministry of Industry has presented an ambitious plan to meet the country's food, beverage, textile, and clothing needs fully through local manufacturing within the next three years, therefore reducing the nation's dependency on imports. The state minister for.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 8th January 2024

Kenya Gives Go-Ahead to Massive $3.6 Billion Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway Project

Under a public-private partnership (PPP), the 473-kilometer Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway has been approved for its initial phase of construction. This was disclosed by the Treasury, which made it possible for the road construction project to go into the development stage. The Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway project, according to the Treasury, is anticipated to eliminate the severe traffic jams and lethargic speeds between Mombasa and Nairobi. It is anticipated that the road project will.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 2nd January 2024

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa's Points Route to Elevate the Nation's Mining Sector

Financing mining projects nationwide is one of the six strategies that Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has identified for the nation to improve its mining sector. He emphasised that in order for mining projects to be funded nationwide, financial institutions must have access to the necessary information. He highlighted that financial institutions need to have access to the required data in order for mining projects to be funded nationally. Financial institutions should foster a.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 2nd January 2024

How Africa is set to blow past the rest of the world on electric motorcycles

Europe is chugging along slowly but surely in the transition from noisy, polluting combustion engine motorcycles to quiet, efficient electrics. Asia has already made impressive progress, and North America is, well, making an attempt. But Africa could be poised to leap past everyone as several countries adopt ambitious plans to put millions of electric motorcycles on the roads.Much of Africa is dominated by motorcycles, which are especially popular with boda bodas, or motorcycle taxis..... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 22nd December 2023