Aliko Dangote commits as anchor investor for a Nigeria-scale refinery in Tanzania’s Tanga, backed by Kenya and Uganda, aiming to keep East Africa’s oil wealth at home.
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The convulsions in the Middle East are sending shockwaves far beyond the region. For Africa, where energy poverty already blights the lives of hundreds of millions and constrains industrial development, the disruption caused by the Iran war has become a catalyst for a conversation that the continent has postponed for decades: whether to embrace nuclear
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In a small rented hall on the outskirts of Nairobi, a dozen men and women sit in neat rows, their faces composed in expressions of practiced grief. This is not a funeral. It is a rehearsal — part of a growing industry in Kenya that is both a lifeline for some and a mirror reflecting
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Four top officials arrested as Kenya uncovers a KSh 4 billion fuel fraud scheme that manipulated stock data to create artificial shortages and siphon public funds.
Kenya’s energy sector has been rocked by a scandal involving an alleged KSh4 billion ($33 million) fuel import fraud, with President William Ruto breaking his silence to announce a full crackdown on oil sector cartels. The controversy has engulfed senior officials in the Ministry of Energy and the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), with
A new economic report has sounded a stark alarm for Africa: the continent faces the risk of a sharper-than-expected growth slowdown in 2026 if the ongoing Middle East conflict — centred on Iran-Israel-US tensions — continues to escalate. The warning comes as global energy markets remain on edge, with the Strait of Hormuz effectively disrupted
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Kenya’s Lamu Port has recorded a staggering 974 percent increase in cargo throughput over the past year, transforming a chronically underutilized facility into a critical global shipping hub as the Strait of Hormuz becomes increasingly hazardous.
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Kenya’s Lamu Port Sees Unprecedented Surge as Middle East Conflict Reroutes Global Shipping Kenya’s Lamu Port, a facility that has long struggled to find its footing due to incomplete infrastructure networks connecting it to the East African hinterland, is experiencing an unexpected renaissance — driven entirely by crisis elsewhere. As vessels bound for the Middle
Lamu Port in Kenya is seeing unprecedented growth as ships divert from the Strait of Hormuz. Here is how a sleepy Kenyan port became a global shipping lifeline.
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Lamu Port in Kenya is seeing unprecedented growth as ships divert from the Strait of Hormuz. Here is how a sleepy Kenyan port became a global shipping lifeline.
Lamu Port: How a Sleepy Kenyan Port Became a Lifeline for Global Shipping Read More »
Lamu Port in Kenya is seeing unprecedented growth as ships divert from the Strait of Hormuz. Here is how a sleepy Kenyan port became a global shipping lifeline.
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