Japan’s exports rose for a third straight month in November, government data showed on Wednesday, as shipments to the United States rebounded for the first time in eight months, bolstering the case for the central bank to continue raising interest rates in response to improving economic conditions and resilient external demand despite ongoing trade tensions […]
Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that the country’s headline inflation rate eased in November 2025 to 14.45 percent, marking a significant milestone in the government’s economic management strategy and representing the mildest inflation reading since October 2020 while falling below President Bola Tinubu’s ambitious target of reducing inflation to 15 percent by […]
The Kenyan government has finalized a landmark KSh 40.4 billion ($311 million) Public-Private Partnership agreement to strengthen the nation’s electricity transmission network, marking a strategic pivot after President William Ruto cancelled controversial deals with India’s Adani Group in November 2024 due to corruption concerns and intense public backlash. The deal, signed on Monday, December 15, […]
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has escalated concerns over Nigeria’s economic independence by strongly rejecting the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Federal Inland Revenue Service and France’s tax authority, warning that the December 10, 2025 agreement threatens to undermine the nation’s sovereignty and expose critical fiscal infrastructure to foreign surveillance and exploitation. In a […]
South African coal miners have dramatically increased thermal coal exports to Israel following Colombia’s total ban on shipments implemented in August 2025, with data revealing an 87 percent surge that positions South Africa as the dominant supplier to the Israeli energy market despite Pretoria’s high-profile genocide case against Tel Aviv at the International Court of […]
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) delivered a measure of predictability to Kenyan consumers and the transport industry by announcing that fuel prices are to remain unchanged for the critical festive period. The new price regime, which came into effect on December 15, 2025, will hold steady through January 14, 2026. This marks the […]
The global digital economy is accelerating toward a new scale of influence, with fresh projections estimating it will grow by a robust 9.5% in 2026. This extraordinary pace is set to make the digital sector expand three times faster than the expected overall global economic growth rate, which is currently projected to settle at around […]
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the cornerstone of US economic engagement with Sub-Saharan Africa for over two decades, has entered a critical phase of legislative limbo following its expiration on September 30, 2025. Recognizing the profound significance of the agreement, both the US Congress and African leaders are vigorously pursuing its revival and […]
Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Dr. Korir Sing’Oei on December 10, 2025, presided over the signing of a transformative partnership that positions Kenya at the forefront of Africa’s battle against plastic pollution. The agreement establishes the Kenya National Plastics Action Partnership (NPAP Kenya), marking Kenya’s formal entry into a 25-country global network now reaching over […]
The United States Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday, marking the third consecutive cut of 2025, but the decision revealed deep divisions within the central bank about the appropriate path forward—internal discord that threatens to complicate monetary policy as the institution prepares for a historic leadership transition in […]
Kenya's tea sector, long plagued by regional price disparities and allegations of anti-competitive practices, is set for a comprehensive overhaul...
Saudi Arabia has entered a new phase in its ambitious digital transformation journey with the launch of the Hexagon Data...
Algeria has achieved a transformative infrastructure milestone with the completion of track installation on the Western Mining Railway, Africa's first...
President William Ruto on Sunday utilized a high-profile thanksgiving service in Kerio Valley to showcase his administration's security achievements while...
