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Flower Farm to Build Kenya’s First Floating Solar Station

Kenya’s first floating solar power station is set to be constructed by a flower farm, opening a new chapter in the country’s green energy...

Uganda to Top Africa in Economy Growth This Year

Uganda is on course to posting the largest economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa this year despite being marred by the Covid-19 shock, according to...

World Bank Ranks Djibouti Most Expensive Country in Africa

Djibouti is the most expensive country in Africa while its neighbour Eritrea in the Horn of Africa enjoys the lowest cost of living, according...

Report: Tanzania More Urbanised Than Kenya

Tanzania is the most urbanised country in East Africa, according to data compiled by researchers at Yale and Columbia universities. The second largest economy in...

Kenya Posts Fastest Electrification Rate In Africa

Kenya leads Africa in the pace at which it is electrifying its population through a mix of grid and off-grid power connections. Kenya connectivity pace...

Nigeria Now Has Largest Population Without Electricity Globally

Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have for the first time each replaced India as countries with the largest population without access to...

Revealed: 70pc Of Sub-Saharan African Countries Apply For World Bank Loans Amid Covid-19 Crisis

At least 70 percent of sub-Saharan African economies have approached the World Bank for loans to finance their budget shortfalls as the Covid-19 crisis...

Kenya Gets $1bn World Bank Loan

The World Bank has approved release of $1 billion loan towards meeting Kenya’s budget shortfalls as the country battles multiple crises – Covid-19, desert...