China Slashes Africa Lending 46% as Kenya and Angola Race to Refinance Old Debts
Africa China debt stock nears $181bn as Beijing slashes new loans 46% and shifts to small-and-beautiful projects. Here is what...
September 7, 2026Section
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Kenya’s IMF Test Comes Due as the Shilling Holds Near KSh 129.47
The Kenya economy awaits a new IMF programme after its last one lapsed in 2025, as the shilling holds near...
September 4, 2026
Ruto Orders Tata Chemicals Out of Kenya, Ending 115 Years of Mining at Lake Magadi
Tata Chemicals Kenya is being ordered out of Lake Magadi after 115 years, with Ruto saying a century of soda...
September 4, 2026
Kenya Informal Jobs Made Up 87% of New Work in 2025
Kenya informal jobs made up 87.2% of about 822,000 new positions in 2025, official Economic Survey data show, with 18.1...
September 3, 2026
Kenyan Editor Found Alive After Armed Abduction
Editor Alex Kiprotich was seized by armed men on the Gilgil–Nakuru Highway and found near Masinga Dam hours later. Police...
September 3, 2026
Kenya Has Already Borrowed 41% of Its Year’s Domestic Target
Kenya domestic borrowing reached Sh406bn in July and August, 41% of the Sh987.4bn full-year target, as the Treasury front-loads into...
September 2, 2026
The Kenya Pipeline IPO Cleared. Foreign Buyers Took 0.15% of Their Slice
The Kenya Pipeline IPO raised Sh112bn, but Uganda and 13 state pension funds supplied Sh95.8bn while foreigners bought Sh32.7m of...
September 1, 2026
Kenya Overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s Biggest Market for Deals
The Kenya M&A market jumped 670.5% to US$1.44bn in H1 2026 while Nigeria's fell 88.9% to US$105.8m, on new DealMakers...
September 1, 2026
Nedbank Cleared to Buy Two Thirds of Kenya’s NCBA for US$842 Million
Kenya's central bank has approved Nedbank's R13.9 billion (US$842 million) acquisition of up to 66% of NCBA Group. What shareholders...
September 1, 2026