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Kenya

Kenya Elections

lost love

Fallout with Kenyatta: Door closed on succession for Ruto

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has escalated his control over the ruling party and legislature, as he consolidates his new alliances and sidelines ... old ones.

World Economic Forum in Africa

fickle race

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s bid to lead the WTO – Five things to know

Development economist and former two-time Finance Minister of Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been nominated as the candidate for the job of ... Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, following the abrupt resignation of Roberto Azevêdo. But her nomination comes after President Muhammadu Buhari had already nominated Yonov Frederick Agah. Why the sudden switch?

looking inwards

Coronavirus: The pandemic doesn’t mean AfCFTA is on lockdown

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the greatest examples of Pan-Africanism since the creation of the African Union (AU). ... The agreement has acquired the signatures of 54 of the AU’s 55 member-states, bringing together an impressive domestic market of more than 1.2 billion people with a collective GDP of $2.6tn.

A group of men protest while pulling a cart carrying the body of Vitallis Ochilo Owino in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, on May 4, 2020. Vitallis Ochilo Owino was allegedly beaten to death by police officers while walking in the streets after curfew hours.

laws and order

Kenya’s policing is steeped in violence. Here’s what must change

Kenya has a long history of policing with excessive force, often resulting in unnecessary deaths. ...

payment paradigms

Mastercard: “In Africa, our biggest competitor is cash”

When cash is king, payments companies have an uphill battle... but also a huge market to address, explains Mastercard's Raghav Prasad. ...

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Will Kenya’s Amina Mohamed be the WTO’s first African leader?

Just weeks after current World Trade Organisation Director General Roberto Azevêdo announced his abrupt resignation, Kenyan diplomat and minister ... Amina Mohamed is among the top candidates to replace him.

FILE PHOTO: Kaombo Norte floating oil platform is seen from a helicopter off the coast of Angola

POST COVID ERA

Post-coronavirus: More sorrow for Africa’s new oil and gas producers

The crash in oil and gas prices, triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and the slump in economic activity, has dealt a blow to the plans and ... public finances of major oil- and gas-producing countries. But a group of countries in sub-Saharan Africa once designated as “prospective producers” are facing a different challenge.

Article 2/10 of "Corona Chronicles: 25 May – 29 May"

Elizabeth Rogo

balanced energy

Kenya’s renewable sector and women in the industry: Elizabeth Rogo AEC President East Africa

Kenya has one of the most active renewable sectors in Africa. Could it serve as a model to be followed by other countries across Africa? We ... find out more from Elizabeth Rogo, the African Energy Chamber President for East Africa on the energy sector and on being the only female in a top leadership role.

Andela

from bad to worse

Coronavirus: Andela, in search of a model, experiences run of bad luck

The pandemic has increased uncertainty among the start-up’s leaders as to the strategy to adopt to meet the needs of its market.
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Virus Outbreak South Africa Daily Life

MIXED HARVEST

Coronavirus: South African Distell trying to curb hit from pandemic

Distell has toasted the performance of its Kenyan operations, while it is mulling the sale of two premium wine farms and other cost-reduction ... measures in South Africa as it grapples with COVID-19 restrictions.

Article 2/10 of "Corona Chronicles: 18 May – 22 May"

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