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Buyout time for the big guys This month we focus on African telecoms, where it is buyout time for the big guys

Buyout time for the big guys This month we focus on African telecoms, where it is buyout time for the big guys

Environment: Ways to save a continent A timely response is needed to the environmental crisis that threatens Africa. The best opportunity is during the negotiations leading up to a major s...

Climate Change: Africa fights back on its own terms An energetic array of green initiatives is sprouting up across Africa to protect natural resources, harness sustainable energy and spur green growth...

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Kenya’s first president, Jomo Kenyatta, in 1978. (CC/Wikimedia Commons/Dutch National Archives)

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Kenyan President William Ruto and other leaders at the close of the African Climate Summit in Nairobi, 6 September 2023. © Luis Tato/AFP

Leading the way

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Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh shakes hands with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir while Kenya’s President William Ruto laughs with Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde at the media briefing after the close of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

on downside

Premium badgeNairobi Declaration proposes global carbon tax as climate talks intensify The tax aims to facilitate the transition to clean energy and foster the polluter pays principle.

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Kenya’s first president, Jomo Kenyatta, in 1978. (CC/Wikimedia Commons/Dutch National Archives)

memory lane

Premium badgeKenya at 60: Key moments in history Kenya celebrates 60 years of nationhood, showcasing key moments of its development.
Kenyan President William Ruto and other leaders at the close of the African Climate Summit in Nairobi, 6 September 2023. © Luis Tato/AFP

Leading the way

Premium badgeKenya, Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire: Africa’s pioneers in green transition Following the $23bn investment pledges made at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, we take a look at the continent’s best performers in renewable ene...
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh shakes hands with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir while Kenya’s President William Ruto laughs with Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde at the media briefing after the close of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

on downside

Premium badgeNairobi Declaration proposes global carbon tax as climate talks intensify The tax aims to facilitate the transition to clean energy and foster the polluter pays principle.

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East Africa: Borderless Competition The arrival of East Africa’s common market next year will be the first step to much more open trading in the larger Comesa region; winners and victims...

Review: The Challenge for Africa by Wangari Maathai Review of Kenyan nobel-prize winner Wangari Maathai’s The Challenge for Africa

Banking: Kenya goes regional As businesses look for financial institutions that can add value to their companies, Kenyan banks are diversifying their locations and services in the...