G7’s $64 Billion Minerals Push Gives Kenya and Africa New Leverage
G7 leaders pledged $69 billion for 195 critical minerals projects on June 17, aiming to cut rare-earth dependence below 60%...
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G7 leaders pledged $69 billion for 195 critical minerals projects on June 17, aiming to cut rare-earth dependence below 60%...
July 17, 2026
Kenya restructures $3.5bn Chinese railway loans into yuan while courting UAE capital for ports and rail, signalling a multi-polar infrastructure...
July 15, 2026
Glee Hotel takeover: Kenya's High Court kept Equity Bank's administrator over Mary Wambui's five-star Nairobi hotel amid a KSh 9.1...
July 14, 2026
Anam's Wake, a Kenyan psychological thriller from Supa Modo director Likarion Wainaina, premieres at Nairobi's Prestige Cinema on July 31,...
July 13, 2026
Minority investors in Tatu City head to Mauritius court next month seeking leave for London arbitration over share dilution claims...
July 11, 2026
Varun Beverages Kenya entry: the Indian PepsiCo bottler is buying DFIL Kenya's dairy, juice and water business for $32 million,...
July 10, 2026
Kenya capital markets regulator CMA licensed 13 firms and schemes and 26 sub-funds, adding a Shariah-compliant REIT manager and payroll-based...
July 9, 2026
Dangote Kenya refinery confirmed: Lamu will host a 700,000-barrel-a-day plant costing up to $17 billion, with soil tests and engineering...
July 9, 2026
Starlink Kenya has stopped new signups in Nairobi, Mombasa and five more counties after demand outran capacity, sending would-be users...
July 8, 2026