Dive into the top 15 African startups to watch in 2026 from Bloomberg’s list, including how much each has raised and the problems they’re solving across Africa. Africa’s startup ecosystem is entering a defining chapter, and the numbers prove it. Bloomberg’s second annual Bloomberg Africa Startups to Watch list, published on May 28, 2026, identifies…
NVIDIA RTX Spark is the first PC chip from NVIDIA RTX 5070 GPU, 128GB memory, 1 petaflop of local AI. The agentic PC era starts now. Here’s everything. RTX Spark is NVIDIA’s first-ever PC chip, and it may be the most important reinvention of the personal computer since the smartphone era. The Announcement On Monday…
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro delivers a masterclass on Kenyan equities, national debt risks, and why PE ratios below 5 make the NSE the most compelling investment destination in the world right now. Kiharu Member of Parliament and seasoned investor Ndindi Nyoro was among the headline speakers at the 4th Business Daily Investor Education Conference 2026….
Meet Ellen Kawila, The alleged 25-Year-Old Gen Z Turning Kenya’s National Debt Into a Living, Breathing Number Every second, Kenya’s national debt grows. Most citizens never see it happen. Ellen Kawila is changing that. For years, billions of shillings in public funds have vanished into procurement scandals, stalled infrastructure projects, and unresolved audit queries. One…
Co-founder Idris Elba shared the driving vision behind Akuna Daily at the TIME100 Impact Dinner as the platform officially launched on Africa Day 2026. On the red carpet at the TIME100 Impact Dinner in New York, Idrissa Akuna Elba unveiled the philosophy powering a platform designed to rewrite Africa’s global story, on Africa’s own terms….
A new Al Jazeera documentary exposes how Kenya’s surveillance tools, from Safaricom data sharing to mass CCTV networks are being turned on ordinary Kenyans A damning new documentary from Al Jazeera has placed Kenya’s surveillance state under international scrutiny. Laying bare how tools originally commissioned for national security have been quietly repurposed to track, profile,…
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, warns that artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed from autonomous weapons to mass surveillance In one of the most anticipated papal documents of the modern era, Pope Leo XIV sends a warning about the growing risks of AI. Especially, that cuts straight to the heart of humanity’s most…
The Boring Company aims to solve urban traffic and build Hyperloop high-speed transit between city centers. From the Las Vegas tunnels to a future of city-to-city high-speed transit, Elon Musk’s tunneling venture is redefining how the world thinks about underground transportation. When Elon Musk first floated the idea of digging tunnels to cure urban gridlock,…
Ferdinand Omanyala storms to victory at the 2026 Xiamen Diamond League, clocking a season’s best 9.94s to win the men’s 100m in China. Kenya’s African record holder dominates the men’s 100m at the 2026 Xiamen Diamond League, recording his fifth sub-10-second run of the season. Ferdinand Omanyala finally stormed to a spectacular victory in the…
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has raised his Ethiopia investment to $4 billion. Discover how the Aliko Dangote Ethiopia fertilizer plant Africa’s most ambitious industrial investment story is unfolding in the Horn of Africa. It carries the unmistakable fingerprint of the continent’s most celebrated industrialist. The Aliko Dangote Ethiopia partnership has evolved rapidly from a…
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro proposes cutting VAT on fuel to zero, reducing the fuel levy by KSh 7, and injecting KSh 5B to slash diesel prices by KSh 54 per litre. The Kiharu MP has laid a comprehensive proposal before Parliament to cut VAT on petroleum to zero, reduce the fuel levy, trim oil-sector margins,…
Kenyan Researcher Professor George Njoroge Wins Sh446 Million Award for Advancing Early Detection of Oesophageal Cancer In a landmark recognition of scientific excellence bridging Africa and the United Kingdom. Kenyan researcher Professor George Njoroge has won a Sh446 million global award alongside UK scientist Professor Robert Bristow, for advancing early detection of oesophageal cancer. A…
Dr. Charles Ogolla from Kenya is using atomic-level microscopy at the University of Siegen to develop longer-lasting, more efficient batteries for a greener future. In a high-tech laboratory in Siegen, Germany, where temperatures drop to near-absolute zero and microscopes peer into the atomic architecture of matter, Dr. Charles Ogolla is conducting research that could reshape…
Kenya’s matatu strike hits Nairobi roads as fuel prices soar to KSh 214/litre. See where Kenya ranks in Africa’s top 15 highest fuel prices and what must change. Nairobi, May 18, 2026 Commuters across Kenya woke up to empty roads on Monday, as matatu operators launched a nationwide transport strike in protest over soaring fuel…
Dangote Eyes Tanzania for $20 Billion Refinery, Fertiliser Plant and Port Development in Major Investment Push Africa’s richest man signals deep commitment to Tanzania’s economic future as he pledges a wave of transformative projects spanning energy, agriculture, and infrastructure. Aliko Dangote, the Nigerian billionaire and founder of Dangote Group, has unveiled an ambitious multi-sector investment…
KUCCPS reopens the portal for 2026 university application revision. Students have until May 22 to secure placement The KUCCPS portal is now open for the first revision window, giving thousands of 2025 KCSE candidates a fresh opportunity to secure university placement before the May 22, 2026 deadline. The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service…
President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Reset U.S.-China Relations in Historic Beijing Summit With Elon Musk and America’s Top CEOs Beijing, China — May 14, 2026 | In one of the most consequential diplomatic gatherings of the decade, U.S. President Donald Trump touched down in Beijing for a high-stakes two-day state visit with Chinese President…
THE NAIROBI DECLARATION, A FRAMEWORK FOR SHARED GROWTH AND INNOVATION Africa Forward Summit 2026 · Nairobi, Kenya · 12 May 2026 On 12 May 2026, history was written in Nairobi. African heads of state, government representatives, and the French Republic formally adopted the Nairobi Declaration at the Africa Forward Summit. A sweeping, eleven-pillar framework titled…
