Tanzania’s latest move to reserve small businesses exclusively for its citizens has sent shockwaves across the East African Community, threatening to unravel decades of regional integration efforts and potentially sparking a damaging trade war. On July 28, Tanzania’s Trade Minister Selemani Saidi Jafo issued Government Notice No. 487A, effectively banning foreigners from operating 15 categories […]
Kenya will share hosting duties with regional neighbors Uganda and Tanzania for the 19-team tournament, which runs from August 2-30.
The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs announced the cancellation on Monday evening, just hours before the scheduled ceremony was set to take place on Tuesday, May 27.
“Our Governor has under performed. He goes round making noise but not working himself” said the legislator.
Ranked as the fourth most valuable luxury brand by Interbrand—behind Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Hermès—Gucci’s entry into Kenya signals confidence in the country’s growing manufacturing capabilities.
The recent 90-day suspension of foreign assistance by former U.S. President Donald Trump has left thousands of Kenyan employees linked to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) without their January salaries and facing uncertain futures. The executive order, affecting humanitarian, development, and security programs worldwide, has caused immediate disruptions. USAID operations in Kenya […]
With just over three weeks until the Confederation of African Football (CAF)’s deadline on December 31, 2024, Kenya’s primary venues, Nyayo Stadium and Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, are far from ready.
Uganda has been delisted from Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List after four years of implementing reforms needed to combat illicit financial flows. The East African Community (EAC) member state was placed on the list in February 2020 due to strategic deficiencies in Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) measures. According to Uganda’s […]
All passengers getting into the country will be subjected to advance screening using the Electronic Travel Authorisation if a proposed amendment to the law is enacted.The Ministry of Interior has proposed a Bill, The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 that seeks to amend the principal regulations by introducing advance passenger information (API) and […]
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will visit Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal from November 15-20, underscoring the depth and breadth of our relationships with African partners. During the visit, the Secretary will advance U.S.-Africa collaboration on shared global priorities, including ending the COVID-19 pandemic and building back to a more inclusive global economy, combatting the […]
A Kenyan law firm was used in the multimillion heist orchestrated by indicted Nigerian scammer Hushpuppi. A federal grand jury indictment unsealed this week alleges an elaborate scheme to steal more than $1.1 million from a businessperson attempting to finance the construction of a school for children in Qatar – and the subsequent laundering of […]
ABBAS is a Nigerian national who previously resided in the United Arab Emirates (the “U.A.E.”). ABBAS’ social media accounts—on which he was known by the moniker “Ray Hushpuppi” or variations of that name—frequently showed him in designer clothes, wearing expensive watches, and posing in or with luxury cars and charter jets. Online articles in Nigeria […]
When spirits maker Diageo faced slowing growth in developed economies, it started expanding in emerging markets. By 2004, however, many of these mature markets were becoming saturated. Emerging markets, on the other hand, were growing quickly, and the company saw an opportunity in them. Africa provided an attractive target. Its population had been growing at […]
