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Kenya retracts comment on China debt talks, sowing confusion
Reuters  |  Apr 02, 2025

Kenya, which is struggling with a heavy debt load and the accompanying high debt service costs, caught investor attention last month when it ditched t...

UN urges aid to Myanmar quake survivors before monsoons hit, death toll climbs towards 3,000
Reuters  |  Apr 02, 2025

Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing said the death toll from Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake reached 2,719 as of Tuesday morning and was expected to...

Aid rushes into Myanmar after earthquake kills over 1,600, ravages cities
Reuters  |  Mar 30, 2025

The 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar's strongest in a century, jolted the Southeast Asian nation on Friday, leaving 1,644 people dead, 3,408 injure...

Dialogue on China-Africa green cooperation held in Kenya
XINHUA  |  Mar 29, 2025

The China-Africa Ecological Civilisation Exchange forum was hosted by the Chongqing Land and Sea International Communication Foundation at the Confuci...

Kenya secures Sh1.8 billion from China to modernise hospitals
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Mar 27, 2025

The funding aims to enhance healthcare infrastructure, improve medical equipment, and support the government’s push for Universal Health Coverage.

Top global metal companies to use Dar es Salaam port as key African trade hub
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 24, 2025

As Dar es Salaam port strengthens its role as a hub for regional trade, it is expected to become increasingly important in Africa’s economic future.

US-China trade war threatens global science and research collaboration
Alfred Onyango  |  Mar 19, 2025

WEF, in its deliberations, reiterates that the ripple effects of these tensions are expected to extend far beyond the two nations, affecting other cou...

Ogaden National Liberation Front condemns Ethiopia’s oil deals, warns of ‘repercussions’
Addis Standard  |  Mar 14, 2025

In March 2022, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum issued an ultimatum with a list of conditions to be met by Poly-GCL related to its activities in th...

Over half of Kenya’s revenue to be consumed by debt repayment, Treasury report says
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 19, 2025

Constitutional commissions such as the National Land Commission, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, and the Commission on Revenue Allocation wi...

Kenya’s loan spree: Government borrowed Sh23.83 million per hour in four months
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 17, 2025

The document reveals that the government secured 18 new loans from both bilateral and commercial creditors during the four months.

CIA now says Covid-19 'more likely' to have come from lab not nature
Reuters  |  Jan 26, 2025

Beijing has said claims that a laboratory leak likely caused the pandemic have no credibility.

China gives a wary welcome to influx of American 'TikTok refugees' on RedNote
Reuters  |  Jan 16, 2025

The app has in recent days been transformed into an unexpected bilateral channel for US-China exchanges.

Number of travellers using SGR train drop by 7.2 per cent after fares hiked
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 09, 2025

The rise in fares was partly intended to help raise funds for the repayment of the $3.75 billion (Sh485.63 billion) loan from China.

Powerful Tibet earthquake kills nearly 100, rattles Nepal
Reuters  |  Jan 07, 2025

The earthquake's epicentre was about 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. Tremors also shook buildings in neighbouri...

WHO continues to urge China to share data five years after Covid-19
UN News  |  Jan 02, 2025

Worldwide, there have been 777,074,803 confirmed cases of the disease, which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and more than seven million deaths.

Kenya to open consulates in China, Haiti in 2025
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 20, 2024

The new consulate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, comes after Kenya and Haiti established diplomatic relations 15 months ago.

Kenya Railways faces Sh3.5 billion penalty for defaulting on China’s SGR loan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 05, 2024

Audit shows Kenya Railways' revenue from its operations was insufficient to cover the maturing loan obligations, leading to additional penalties.

Nairobi Expressway posts Sh1.2bn loss despite increase in traffic, toll charges
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 29, 2024

Experts have pointed to the fluctuations in exchange rates as one of the major challenges facing the Nairobi Expressway and other PPP projects.

Kenya Army receives refurbished choppers from Chinese firm
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 31, 2024

The Z9 helicopter, a utility military aircraft primarily designed for troop transport, represents an advanced tool in the Kenya Army's aviation arsena...

The long road to resolving the India-China border stand-off
Reuters  |  Oct 21, 2024

India and China went to war over their border, which has been disputed since they established diplomatic ties in the 1950s.

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