third mandate club? Kenya: Ahead of the 2022 polls, what options does Kenyatta really have? When Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta was asked back in October 2018 by CNN if he would extend his term beyond 2020, he replied with an emphatic ... "No". When asked if he would consider so after a constitutional change, he also responded with a clear "No".
Expanding the Sandbox Africa needs co-ordinated approach to Blockchain regulation A plan by young entrepreneurs in Kenya to build a golf course using Blockchain and a stable coin backed by real currency highlights the regulatory ... challenges facing African governments.
access to banking services Global GDP could rise by 3% if gender disparity gap is closed The International Finance Corporation (IFC) estimates that approximately 80% of women-owned businesses with credit needs in low-income countries ... are either unserved or underserved.
gender parity Kenya: Constitutional crisis after calls to dissolve parliament Kenya is facing a constitutional crisis after its top judge recommended the dissolution of Parliament for failing to enact laws on a gender parity ... rule embedded in its 2010 constitution.
Free Jukebox Mdundo music platform shareholders are locked in to losses First came the Amazon of Africa. Then came the Spotify of Africa. ...
plain sight Is China weaponizing ports built along the Belt Road Initiative? China's port building spree across the Belt and Road Initiative is raising red flags for analysts who believe Beijing has ulterior security ... motives.
down and out In Kenya, the lights go out in remaining Shoprite stores South African retailer Shoprite plans to close the last of its stores in Kenya, as it exits the East African market after a two-year ... presence.
Small Business SOS Kenya’s manufacturers need external financing to survive Kenya urgently needs a credit guarantee scheme to protect small and medium-sized businesses from the impact of COVID-19, Kenya Association of ... Manufacturers (KAM) CEO Phyllis Wakiaga tells The Africa Report.
NO EXCEPTIONS East African Community integration: One step forward, two steps back Regional economic and political integration — allowing the free movement of goods, services, people and capital between national markets as ... well as forming federations — have been on Africa’s agenda since independence in the 1960s.
African input WTO: It’s time for an African to lead the World Trade Organization Sub-Saharan Africa is facing its first recession in a quarter of a century. ...
