Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is the economic and logistical hub of East Africa. As of May 2026, the country is led by President William Ruto, who is in the fourth year of his first term. Under his administration’s “Bottom-Up” economic transformation agenda, the nation is currently navigating a period of fiscal stabilization. A major regional highlight in May 2026 is the high-level bilateral agreement between Kenya and Tanzania to eliminate all non-tariff trade barriers by the end of the month, a move designed to unlock billions in intra-regional investment and solidify the East African Community (EAC) as a unified market.
Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji is planning a $50 million soft drinks plant in Mombasa, Kenya, in a move analysts say reflects shifting East African investment power and growing regional competition.
Emmanuel Macron paused a session at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi to call for silence after repeated disruptions from the audience during youth and cultural speeches.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote says he is considering constructing a mega oil refinery in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa instead of Tanzania’s Tanga port.
French President Emmanuel Macron has started an Africa tour focused on economic partnerships, investment and repairing strained relations between France and African countries.
Former Kenya president Uhuru Kenyatta could lose part of his state-funded retirement package if a proposed law targeting politically active ex-leaders is passed
A group linked to Kenya’s opposition has criticised President William Ruto’s planned address to Tanzania’s parliament, warning it could signal support for a disputed political environment
Kenya’s President William Ruto said his earlier announcement on a proposed Tanga oil refinery “annoyed some,” after Tanzania’s leader Samia Suluhu Hassan said she had not been informed.
Kenyan President William Ruto has welcomed a $35 million investment by Amsons Group to build 10 maternal and child health hospitals across the country over the next three years. Speaking at State House in Nairobi during the signing of the…
Kenyan President William Ruto is set to address Tanzania’s Parliament on May 5, in a visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries.
Fifteen people, including a pilot and 14 passengers, have died after a small aircraft crashed near Juba, with poor weather conditions suspected in the incident.
