Kenya’s Cost of Running Government Hits a Record
Kenya spent KSh1.317 trillion, about US$10.2 billion, just running the government last year. The jump was the largest on Treasury...
August 24, 2026Section
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Kenya Gives Investigators 60 Days on Fuel Case
Kenya's Senate has given investigators 60 days to report on emergency petrol imports bought at three and a half times...
August 24, 2026
Pakistan Signs a Defence Deal With Somalia
Pakistan and Somalia signed a defence memorandum in Islamabad. India was asked about it, and answered in a single sentence.
August 24, 2026
ANC Campaigns on Power and Water It Has Not Fixed
South Africa votes on 4 November. The governing party is running on services it has not delivered, while municipalities owe...
August 24, 2026
South Africa Has Wind But No Wires to Carry It
South Africa's gazetted energy plan needs 14,500 km of new power lines and R2.2 trillion, about US$137 billion, of investment...
August 24, 2026
Cameroon Paid for Roads That Are Still Unfinished
Three Cameroonian road contracts with Egypt's Arab Contractors are years late. The ministry has paid most of the invoices and...
August 24, 2026
Mogadishu Demolished a Neighbourhood at Midnight
Somali forces began tearing down homes in Mogadishu's Tookiyo neighbourhood after midnight. Nearly ten people were hurt and the legal...
August 24, 2026
Egypt Lets You Open a Bank Account Online
Egypt's central bank has issued rules for opening a bank account remotely, without visiting a branch. Here is what the...
August 24, 2026
Ethiopia and the US Upgrade Their Defence Ties
Ethiopia and the United States agreed at the Pentagon to deepen defence cooperation. What was actually agreed, and what was...
August 24, 2026