Vincent Owino

With $673 million in hand and counting, Kenya enjoyed a great 2023 even as the rest of Africa saw a drought.

SUNDAY MARCH 24 2024 Joseph Mutie, craftsman from Kenya’s largest informal settlement- Kibera, changing Ankara fabric to outstanding footwear. PHOTO | POOL

A survey shows that small businesses in the region are worried that a full take-off of AfCFTA could edge them out of business, unless they change tack.

The new move comes as some countries, including Kenya, are considering a partial ban on the platform.

Last year, the amount of funding raised by start-ups on the continent declined by 31 percent to about $4.5 billion, from the $6.5 billion raised in 2022, which significantly impacted cash flows for budding companies.

The share of the government’s domestic debt stock held by retail investors has nearly doubled to 12.42 percent.

UN resolutions are not legally binding, and countries don’t have to do anything to enforce them. But there’s hope on this concerted approach to AI.

In an earlier report, Google revealed that it detected a surge in commercial surveillance vendors, exploiting security loopholes to illegally spy on users; mostly journalists, activists and politicians.