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Nairobi will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships
For the first time, athletics’ biggest championship is coming to Africa, in the home of distance running.
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InnovationKenya signs an AI partnership with Anthropic
The non-binding deal covers skills, public services and safety, with any use of Kenyan data governed by Kenyan law.
BusinessDangote and Ethiopia to build a $660 million fuel pipeline from Djibouti
The 120km line and storage depots should cut Ethiopia's reliance on tanker trucks within 18 months.
BusinessKenya's first commercial oil is due in December as Turkana rig lands
Gulf Energy will start drilling in November, targeting 20,000 barrels a day at first and exports early in 2027.
BusinessDevki builds Kitui's first cement plant, a KSh50 billion bet
The 3-million-tonne plant is due in mid-2027 and already employs about 2,600 builders.
BusinessEmirates brings the A350 and Premium Economy to Nairobi
From 25 October, one of the three daily Dubai–Nairobi flights will use Emirates' newest jet.
Politics & PolicyMorocco appoints its first woman prime minister
Fatima Zahra Mansouri, a former Marrakech mayor, must now build a coalition after her party won 97 of 395 seats.
BusinessBurkina Faso opens its first gold refinery
The state-backed plant aims to refine the country's gold at home, but it has yet to secure steady supply.
BusinessKenya and the US near a deal to process critical minerals in Kenya
Kenya wants refineries built at home, with Mrima Hill's rare earths and niobium the biggest prize.
InnovationKenyan drugmaker licensed to make a once-a-month HIV prevention pill
Universal Corporation is one of three African firms licensed by MSD to make alimatravir, which is still in trials.
BusinessTullow Oil turns cash-positive for the first time since 2021
Strong output in Ghana and high oil prices helped the debt-laden producer more than double its cash flow forecast.
BusinessThe Lobito railway hits record cargo as it targets 400,000 tonnes
The line carrying DRC copper and cobalt to the Atlantic set monthly records in June and July and plans to double volumes next year.
BusinessEastern Africa's $1.6 billion plan to share clean power across borders
A World Bank programme starts with a 1,000MW Uganda–Tanzania line, as the UN launches a global push for grids.
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- IEBC registers 2.6 million new voters ahead of the 2027 election
- Kenya plans to scrap income tax for workers earning under KSh30,000
- Sierra Leone holds its first national day to remember civil war victims
Culture & Identity
- Africa's fashion economy is worth $31 billion. It could be worth far more
- Alliance High School celebrates 100 years
- Teddy Afro’s Etorika becomes one of Ethiopia’s biggest music launches
- Rwanda’s Ben’Imana wins the Caméra d’Or at Cannes
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- Dangote and Ethiopia to build a $660 million fuel pipeline from Djibouti
- Kenya's first commercial oil is due in December as Turkana rig lands
- Devki builds Kitui's first cement plant, a KSh50 billion bet
- Emirates brings the A350 and Premium Economy to Nairobi
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- Kenya signs an AI partnership with Anthropic
- Kenyan drugmaker licensed to make a once-a-month HIV prevention pill
- A Kenyan startup's robotic hands sign for deaf pupils
- Meet the 10 finalists for Africa's Business Heroes 2026
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