Africa Urged to Fast-Track Energy Access As Kenya Emerges Renewable Investment Hub

Nairobi — Energy stakeholders attending the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) 2026 in Nairobi have called for accelerated action to close Africa’s persistent energy access gap, even... Read more »

Biggs Dumps APC, Says Plateau Political Space Has Become ‘Too Constricted’ – THISDAYLIVE

Yemi Kosoko in Jos Former governorship aspirant in Plateau State, Sunday Garba Biggs, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing what he described as a rapidly shrinking political space within... Read more »

Kenya: Itumbi Dismisses Claims of Delayed ID Issuance, Cites Nakuru Data Amid Political Row

Nairobi — Presidential Special Projects and Creative Economy Coordination Head Dennis Itumbi has dismissed opposition claims of selective issuance and delays in national identity cards as false, urging Kenyans to rely on... Read more »

Victor Ogu: Is Nigeria Entering Its Credit Era As “Pay Small Small” Schemes Become Popular?

The first time I told an American friend that Nigerians buy houses outright, no mortgage, no 20-year payment plan, he looked at me like I had just described a strange something. “You... Read more »

Firm unveils AI tool to detect aflatoxin in farm produce

Audio By Vocalize Aflabox CEO Luca Alinovi and agronomist Alessio Collussi demonstrate the new innovation that detects aflatoxin at the farm level. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard] A firm has introduced an aflatoxin... Read more »

AAJ Express Unveils New Digital Platforms to Mark Anniversary – THISDAYLIVE

Raheem Akingbolu AAJ Express Limited, a logistics firm in Nigeria, has marked its seventh anniversary with the launch of three digital platforms- AAJ Send, DriveForce, and TransportPro- aimed at linking shippers, drivers,... Read more »

Rwanda: Banyamulenge Protest in U.S., Kenya Amid Rising Calls for Action On Minembwe Crisis

More than 4,000 people of Banyamulenge origin gathered in Washington D.C. on Monday, April 20, demanding international action to stop violence and a prolonged humanitarian blockade in Minembwe, eastern DR Congo. On... Read more »

Era of uncertainty over, says Mohammed

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja Abdulraman Mohammed, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike-backed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, has assured that era of uncertainty in the opposition party is over.... Read more »

KIM Reassures Students as TVET Authority Revokes Accreditation, Orders Campus Closure » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 20 – The Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) has moved to reassure students and stakeholders following a notice by the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) indicating... Read more »

How AXIAN invested $100,000 each in 33 startups

Benjamin Toulouze, the head of corporate venture capital (CVC) at Axian Group, a multinational conglomerate, spent most of his career as a banker at Société Générale, France’s third-largest bank by total assets,... Read more »