Nigerian billionaire Alhaji Aliko Dangote has published full-page advertisements in all the Nigerian newspapers accusing Eng. Farouk Ahmed, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMPDPRA), of corruption and business sabotage. Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has decried and complained of what he describes as systematic sabotage of the business […]
Kenya’s leading cement and concrete products manufacturer, Bamburi Cement, has signed a US$250 million (Kshs 32 billion) Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Sinoma CBMI Construction Co., Ltd for the construction of a turnkey clinkerisation factory in Matuga, Kwale County. The construction of the state-of-the-art 1.6 million tonnes-a-year new clinkerisation plant, incorporating advanced, carbon-neutral […]
Despite one of the toughest years in global tea markets, the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) says the smallholder tea system is proving its strength, offering renewed hope for farmers and signalling a brighter future for the sector. Speaking at the 2025 KTDA Directors Conference at Safari Park Hotel, the Group CEO Wilson Muthaura said […]