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Move comes after Henry Rotich was arrested on corruption charges this week
Henry Rotich appears in court to face accusations over hydroelectric dam projects
Allegations relate to procurement and payment process for hydroelectric dam projects
A pioneering businessman who drove Kenya’s mobile money revolution
Longtime company head died this week after long battle with cancer
Blow for Belt and Road initiative as judges revoke licence for project near Unesco site
Gay sex still criminalised in 30 of Africa’s 54 countries
The Kenyan writer who stood up for Africa’s complexity and diversity
Move raises questions about country’s ability to continue servicing its debt
Bob Collymore poised to step down from telecoms group after spell of robust growth
Fintech aims to tackle a fragmented farming sector and help solve bigger economic problems
These regions contain some of the world’s most underbanked populations but technology is fronting the drive for change. Plus: interview with the World Bank on expanding financial services; cash culture prevails in north Africa; fintech and financial inclusion in Iraq; Kenya pushes to shift mobile money to the next level
Spat between deputy president Ruto and Kenyatta ally exposes rupture in ruling party
The Congolese are being asked to accept a fraudulent election result to ‘consolidate democracy’
At least 21 civilians killed in attack by Somali Islamist group Al-Shabaab
Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists strike upmarket area of Kenyan capital, killing at least 15
Female customers who could not afford to buy houses can now build them with a loan scheme
New market opportunities for private sector offer way out of aid impasse
World’s No. 2 burger chain sees ‘huge opportunity’ in countries including Nigeria
Led by China, countries from Turkey to India are looking for opportunities
Continent’s leaders want Beijing to commit to strategic relationship at summit
Britain, like the rest of the west, is now competing on a crowded field
Stolen Kenya cash found in UK banks will be used for development, UK prime minister says
Hopes Kenyatta meeting will signal end to US neglect of continent
