by Sheilah Birgen, Country Lead for Kenya at Innovate UK KTN Global Alliance Africa. With a relatively stable macroeconomic environment, sustained investor confidence, and a […]
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Climate change and drought in Northern Kenya
Onyango Rachael Kenya is among the least contributors to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide but still bears the brunt of climate change. A third consecutive below-average […]
Cross-sector innovation presents solutions to combat Kenya’s long-standing False Codling Moth challenge
False Codling Moth (FCM), also known as Thaumatotibia leucotreta is currently causing havoc in various chilli farms in Kenya, eating into the farmers’ profits [1]. […]
Tushop Raises $3M to Scale Community Group-Buying in Kenya
Tushop, the Kenyan social-commerce platform that enables communities in Nairobi to buy groceries more cheaply with free delivery, has secured $3M in a pre-seed funding […]
AUDA-NEPAD, JICA, Afreximbank & BCG Empower Accelerator Cohort Of Five Successful East African Healthcare Companies
This is off the back of the Home-Grown Solutions (HGS) Accelerator for Pandemic Resilience, an initiative that aims to accelerate the growth of African healthcare […]
A Just Transition to Climate Resilience Could Transform Kenya into a Green Powerhouse
The Continent Is Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change, However, and Needs Significant Global Investment to Adapt to Higher Temperatures, Build Low-Carbon Economies, and Create Local […]
Messing with nature is risky business!
For a long time now, economy and the conservation of biodiversity seemed to be two different worlds. Not many CEOs or financial managers were able […]
Failing To Win
A new book from Burnet Media, Cape Town will inspire and guide the next generation of African entrepreneurs. Failing To Win by Mike Quinn is […]
Kenya Still Faces Challenges in Sending 100% of Students to High School
Kenya has long aimed to bring 100 percent of its primary students to high school. Over one million Kenyan students finished their primary school education […]
Underwriting facility set to energise geothermal development in Kenya and Ethiopia
FSD Africa, the UK Government’s flagship financial sector programme in Africa, and Parhelion, a UK-based specialist energy and climate risk finance advisory company, have today announced plans […]