Kenya's foreign policy, alliances and global engagements.
The African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development have condemned the attack of the UAE Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan. AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki in a statement on October 2 called on the conflicting parties, the Sudan Armed Forces led by Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo’s Rapid Support Forces, to respect
African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has called for concrete steps to fully implement the South Sudan peace deal. In a stratement dated September 21, Faki said he had taken note of the decision by the South Sudan government to extend the transition period by two years, thus, effectively postponing the elections from December
Kenya has asked African states to honour their commitments within the African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA). Kenya Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to UN Missions in Vienna Maurice Makoloo on Thursday asked African states to sign the AFRA Revised Agreement and make their
China President Xi Jinping, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Wednesday jointly witnessed the signing of an MoU on the revitalization of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) railway. The deal was signed in the Great Hall of the People at the onset of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) 2024
Kenya and China are now close to sealing the deal on the extension of SGR, Rironi-Mau Summit-Malaba dual carriageway following talks in Beijing, China. The protracted project negotiations were revisited in the bilateral talks between President William Ruto and President Xi Jinping, and subsequently with the leadership of the China Communications Construction Company led by
Kenya has formally joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a fully paid member, an institution that is challenging the Bretton Woods Institutions [IMF and World Bank] dominance. President William made the announcement from Beijing, China, where he has joined other African leaders for the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation 2024. “The membership will enable
President William Ruto will in his second trip to China make another attempt to secure infrastructure funding after his initial request in October for $1 billion financing to unlock stalled projects failed to sail through. State House in a statement on Sunday said President Ruto’s priorities as he attends the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) 2024
Rwanda, the African Union Commission, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency have agreed to extend the Emergency Transit Mechanism allowing for the evacuation of refugees and asylum seekers from Libya to Rwanda. The MoU, which was signed on September 10, 2019, was on August 22, 2024 extended until December 31, 2025. According to the African
REUTERS Chinese lenders approved loans worth $4.61 billion to Africa last year, marking the first annual increase since 2016, an independent study showed on Thursday. Africa secured more than $10 billion in loans a year from China between 2012-2018, thanks to President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but the lending fell precipitously from
President Willaim Ruto on Tuesday nominated Beatrice Askul Moe as the next East African Community Affairs (EAC) and Regional Development Cabinet Secretary. In the communication by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, President Ruto also nominated Dorcas Oduor, Secretary Public Prosecutions at the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions, as the next Attorney General, setting the
Kenya and Djibouti on Monday, July 29, formally presented the candidatures of their respective nationals for the African Union Commission chairperson in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In an announcement by Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei, Kenya presented the requisite documentation of Raila Odinga, Kenya’s nominee for for the Chairmanship of the AU Commission to the
BY DENNIS MUNENE Digital economy is emerging as a key driver of global economic growth. This is what a recent report unveiled in Nairobi by the China-Africa Economic and Trade Research Institute and the Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., Ltd. Big Data and AI Laboratory, in partnership with the Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce found. Anchored
Kenya and China are exploring bilateral cooperation to achieve five million kilos of tea traded between the two countries annually. This emerged during Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi’s tour of China, where he attended the launch of the China-Kenya Tea Trade Centre and the signing ceremony of partnership between Kenyan orthodox and specialty tea manufacturers
