Duncan Miriri

Kenya’s central bank chief Njuguna Ndung’u has had a career dogged by persistent market chaos, drawing heavy criticism about his tenure.

The IMF predicts that even as rich countries face a slowdown, sub-Saharan African economies are expected to post nearly 6% average growth in 2012.

Somali pirates have freed the 18-man crew of a Maltese-flagged chemical tanker after the payment of a $4-million ransom,

Kenyan police have arrested a man suspected of belonging to a terrorist group, after two blasts in Nairobi killed one person and injured more than 20.

Two grenade blasts killed one and wounded more than 20 in Nairobi, apparently in retaliation for Kenya’s hunt for al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia.

Zain Kenya plans to invest more than 25-billion shillings in the next 18 months in a bid to gain market leadership.

Africa’s telecom sector will surpass the $55-billion promised by investors at a United Nations backed meeting in 2007.

The African Union (AU) has selected Zimbabwe for a place on its Peace and Security Council, one of the bloc’s most powerful organs.