Timothy Agot
Africa
Africa Must Build AI Around Its Own Problems Not Borrowed Priorities
Africa’s artificial intelligence ambitions should begin not with the technology available to the continent, but with the problems its people need solved, a member...
East Africa
Dangote’s Lamu Refinery Puts Kenya’s Industrial Ambition to the Test
Kenya’s biggest industrial bet since independence is moving from the drawing board to the ground, but the $16 billion Lamu oil refinery is arriving...
Africa
From a Joke to a $16 Billion Refinery Dangote Reveals How Ruto Helped Bring the Project to Lamu
What began as an informal conversation in April has evolved into one of East Africa’s largest planned industrial investments, with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote...
Africa
Africa’s Young Workforce Is Growing But Its Universities Are Still Playing Catch-Up
Africa’s demographic advantage is arriving faster than its universities are changing.
With about 70 per cent of the continent’s population under the age of 30,...
East Africa
President William Ruto is set to break ground on the construction of the Ksh.2 trillion Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu on Wednesday, September...
Energy
KETRACO, GDC and EPRA Get New Bosses in Energy Sector Shake-Up
Kenya’s energy sector has received a new leadership team following the appointment of chief executives to three key institutions overseeing electricity transmission, geothermal development...
World
Care, Not Just Containment: WHO’s Push to Reach DRC Ebola Patients Before It’s Too Late
NEW YORK, U.S.A.—The World Health Organisation (WHO) is now advocating early access to care in the wake of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic...
Climate
WHO Urges Event Organisers to Prepare for Rising Heat Health Risks
As extreme heat intensifies, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments and organisers of major sporting, religious and cultural events to treat heat...
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