Narok, Kenya, 13th October 2026 .... The Octagon Umbrella Retirement Benefits Scheme has grown its fund value to KES3.2 billion after its Aggressive investment portfolio delivered a 19.1 per cent return in 2025, outperforming the umbrella fund market average...
More than 1,000 killed in drone strikes over five months… Warnings over the responsibility of foreign arms networks for worsening the humanitarian catastrophe
The number of civilian casualties in Sudan continues to rise as the use of warplanes and attack...
Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister said Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) died after returning to the country.
The DRC declared its 17th Ebola outbreak...
Carrefour, for which Majid Al Futtaim owns the exclusive rights to operate in Kenya, has launched its second Brand Festival of the year. The festival brings together more than 30 participating brands under the theme “Deals Kibao, Wins Kibao.”
Running...
As Zedekiah Mukoya turns 30, the founder and CEO of Wave 360 Africa is marking more than a personal milestone he is reflecting on a journey of entrepreneurship, leadership and building a business with an expanding East African footprint.
Founded...
In the latest episode of CNN’s Connecting Africa, Eleni Giokos and Victoria Rubadiri examine how African companies are strengthening the continent’s manufacturing capabilities by localising production, adopting new technologies, and expanding into regional markets.
In Kenya, Rubadiri visits HACO Industries,...
Narok, Kenya, 30th September 2026: More than 800 boda boda riders in Narok County are today receiving financial literacy training aimed at helping them manage their income, meet loan obligations and protect their livelihoods.
The training, organised by Mogo Kenya...
Sudan's military has rejected allegations made by Ethiopia's army commander that Khartoum is backing armed groups fighting its troops in the country's north, calling the accusations "baseless".
Ethiopian army chief Field Marshal Birhanu Jula on Sunday accused Sudan, Egypt and...
A gaping hole in the ground dug by a hundred prospectors is all that is left of an illegal gold mine in Ivory Coast, one of many the state has vowed to eradicate within six months.
Near the central village...
“Basic options for survival have shrunk dramatically until they have been reduced to a single water well that has become the only source and the last remedy for everyone. More than a thousand people gather around this exhausted well...



















