Over one-fifth of the population in Africa did not have enough to eat in 2020, the United Nations said Thursday, which is 46.3 million more than in 2019. This has largely been attributed to conflict, climate change and economic slowdowns such as the Covid-19 pandemic. For instance, the report states that real gross domestic product in Africa fell by 2.1 per cent in 2020, primarily due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “This deterioration continues a trend that started in 2014, after a prolonged period of improving food security. In addition to hunger, millions of Africans suffer from widespread micronutrient deficiencies, while…
Author: David Indeje
David Indeje
David Indeje is the community engagement editor at Khusoko, a leading digital platform for East African business news. He oversees editorial content, drives audience engagement, and amplifies diverse voices. Indeje also consults on digital strategy for brands in agriculture, governance, technology, and health, while exploring AI’s impact on journalism. In addition, he serves as a communications officer at KICTANet, advancing digital inclusion and policy dialogue.
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Amazon Web Services, Inc. subsidiary of Amazon will launch its services in Kenya in 2022. Amazon Web Services offers reliable, scalable, and inexpensive cloud computing services. Free to join, pay only for what you use. Other countries that AWS will be available through its Local Zones in 2022 include the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, India, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway and South Africa. “I’m very excited to announce that we will be expanding the local zones internationally across the world in Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia,” Amazon CTO…
Athi River Mining Cement PLC is now under liquidation after two years of being in administration. This follows the appointment of the company’s administrators as liquidators. ARM Cement was placed under administration in August 2018. Also, its shares are currently suspended from the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). They last traded at KSh5.5 (82.8%) below the lowest stock option exercise price of KSh32. However, with the liquidation process set to commence, the company will be delisted from the Nairobi bourse. “Following the successful completion of the sale of the business and assets of ARM Cement Plc and sale of its significant…
Kenyans in the diaspora sent home Ksh.36.1 billion ($320.1 million) in November, a 24.2 per cent higher than the same month in 2020. Cumulatively, the diaspora remittances in the 11 months stand at Ksh 380.1 billion ($3.367 billion) compared to Ksh 349.3 billion ($3.094 billion) across 2020. The United States remains the largest source of remittances in the country accounting for 67.3 per cent of the dollar flows last month. Year over year, the dollar inflows have surpassed last year’s record by Ksh 30.8 billion ($273 million) with December flows yet to be booked. The Central Bank of Kenya conducts…
Kenya Airways (KQ) said on Friday that it has commenced new flights between Juba and Khartoum strengthening its Africa network. The airline, which commenced flight service between Juba and Khartoum three times a week from Nairobi from December 12. “The new service between Juba and Khartoum is timely and gives us an opportunity to serve a range of travellers and grow our customer base in both Sudan and South Sudan,” said Julius Thairu, KQ acting chief commercial officer. https://twitter.com/KenyaAirways/status/1469200243585601548?s=20 Flights via Juba, on Wednesdays and Sundays, depart Nairobi at 7.40 am to arrive in the South Sudanese capital at 9.25…