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Earlier this week, we posted Banning Eyre's first take on the 2025 Nuits D'Afrique festival in Montreal, with promise of more to come. Now, here's our man Ron Deutch's report. Ron has the advantage of ...
A new report has revealed a troubling spike in loan defaults across Kenya, with one in every six adult borrowers having failed to repay their loans in 2024.
The government has unveiled stringent new measures targeting alcohol advertising and access, particularly among young people, under a national policy aimed at combating alcohol, drug, and substance ...
President Museveni and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on Wednesday signed eight Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation and accelerating regional ...
Kenya has faulted Tanzania's newly revised business licensing and taxation measures, warning that they "criminalize lawful investments" by East Africans.
A cabinet meeting on Wednesday, July 30 approved a ministerial order establishing emissions testing fees for non-electric vehicles, including motorbikes.
The Kenyan government has raised alarm over fresh trade restrictions and tax measures introduced by Tanzania, warning that they risk undermining the East African Community (EAC) integration agenda.
Legal minds in international law are trying to interpret the scope and impact of the landmark advisory opinion on climate change by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where it said that states ...
Analysis - Having shaped the treaty, Africa must capitalise on recent global momentum to benefit from a new era in ocean governance.
Africa is making progress on over two-thirds of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but the pace remains far too slow to meet the 2030 targets, especially in areas like decent employment, gender ...
Analysis - Poverty goes beyond income. It often arises when health, education and opportunities fall short of meeting people's needs.
The July 2025 visit of the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, to Ghana - the first by an Indian leader in over three decades - came at a critical moment for the continent. As the global order ...