Wednesday , July 15 2026

Kenya

East Africa’s Digital Shift: Kenya Anchors Regional Compute Hub as Regulatory Hurdles Mount

The narrative driving East Africa’s technology sector is undergoing a fundamental transformation. What began as a story about mobile connectivity and grassroots innovation is rapidly pivoting toward compute power the raw processing capabilities, networking, and memory infrastructure required to anchor the next generation of complex digital economies. To unlock this …

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Vision 2030 Lands in Nairobi as Saudi Firm Buys Into Tatu City

Saudi Arabia’s diversification push has reached East Africa’s skyline. Mabani Aljazeera Holding Group has agreed to acquire a 50%-less-one-share stake in Jabali Towers, a flagship mixed-use development inside Tatu City’s Special Economic Zone, its first-ever investment in Kenya and a signal that Gulf capital is moving well beyond its traditional …

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Africa’s Biggest Battery Reaches Financial Close in South Africa

Globeleq has reached commercial and financial close on its 153 MW/612 MWh Red Sands battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Africa’s Northern Cape, in what is being described as Africa’s biggest standalone battery project to reach commercial close. The renewables developer, owned by the development finance institutions of the …

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Kenya Tightens Grip on Mining Sector with New Cargo-Loading Royalty Rules

Kenya is overhauling its mining regulations to mandate that investors pay royalties at the point of cargo loading, a move aimed at stamping out tax evasion and ensuring local communities receive long-delayed financial compensation. The policy shift, announced by the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs, is designed …

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South Africa and Kenya push to turn African integration into industrial growth

While presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and William Ruto spoke of industrialisation, investment and African integration, business leaders at the South Africa-Kenya Business Forum repeatedly returned to a simpler complaint: Africa’s trade agreements are moving faster on paper than they are at border posts, customs offices and regulatory agencies. Held at Gallagher …

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Base Titanium Exit Drags Down Kenya’s Mining Sector Despite Price Gains

Kenya’s mining sector is facing a severe revenue vacuum after the country’s flagship titanium operation collapsed by nearly half in 2025, overshadowed by the exit of Base Titanium Ltd. from the mineral-rich Kwale County. Data from the newly released Economic Survey 2026 highlights a stark structural shift in East Africa’s …

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Kenya and Uganda’s Infrastructure Boom Gets a Machine Built for It – Updates

Ganatra Plant and Equipment Limited has launched the JCB 345 LC in Kenya and Uganda, introducing a 34 tonne heavy-duty excavator designed precisely for the scale of infrastructure and mining projects currently reshaping both countries. The machine is capable of digging to depths of 6.6 metres and handling hard rock …

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The Dawn of Kenya’s Industrial Era: Moving Beyond Raw Exports – Updated

The narrative of Kenya’s mining sector is undergoing a fundamental transformation as the government shifts its strategic focus from the mere extraction of raw materials to a robust model of local value addition. Opening the 2026 Mining Investment Conference in Nairobi, President William Ruto articulated a vision for integrated industrial …

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Samia and Ruto Are Trying to Fix What Years of Trade Tiffs Have Broken

The relationship between Kenya and Tanzania has always been too important to fail and too complicated to fix easily. President William Ruto’s historic address to Tanzania’s parliament on 5 May, the first by a Kenyan head of state is the most significant diplomatic gesture either country has made in years …

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Four Former African Presidents Sign Landmark Agreement to Establish Africa Forum Conflict Resolution Centre (AFCRC)

In a historic moment for African-led peace and dispute resolution, four former Heads of State, HE Joaquim Alberto Chissano (Mozambique), HE Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya), HE Goodluck Jonathan (Nigeria), and HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia), on behalf of the Forum for Former African Heads of State and Government (Africa Forum), have …

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