French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a €23 billion investment package for Africa targeting agriculture, energy transition, digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence and maritime industries during the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi. The two-day summit, hosted in Nairobi, forms part of France’s broader effort to redefine its relationship with Africa following years of strained diplomatic relations ...

The Africa Forward Summit 2026 has opened in Nairobi today, bringing together heads of state, policymakers, investors and development partners to discuss Africa’s evolving role in the global economy — with agriculture and value addition emerging as central themes. While attention at the summit is expected to focus on high-level political engagements and investment announcements, ...

As the Africa Forward Summit 2026 convenes in Nairobi on May 11–12, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Mutahi Kagwe, is calling for a fundamental reset in Africa’s trade relationship with the global north — one centred on fairness, value addition, and shared prosperity. Kagwe argues that African agricultural producers, particularly smallholder farmers, ...

More than 800 people convened in Nairobi, joined by over 5,500 online, to put rangelands and pastoralism at the center of climate, biodiversity and land action Leaders and decision makers from Africa and around the world, including pastoralist communities, researchers, governments, technology and AI experts and international organizations, shared practical ideas, innovations and next steps for protecting and managing rangelands ahead ...

From Left: Kennedy Oketch, Agriculture Economy and Financial Advisor, GIZ Kenya, David Adama, Senior Policy Officer, AGRA, Rashid Khator, Secretary of Administration in the State Department of Agriculture (representing, Dr. Paul Ronoh, Principal Secretary, State Department of Agriculture) and Peter Owoko, Director of Policy at the State Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture during the ...

The Africa Soft Power Summit 2026 will return to Nairobi from 20–23 May 2026, convening a diverse network of policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, and cultural leaders shaping Africa’s global influence. Now in its seventh year, the summit has grown into one of the continent’s most influential cross-sector platforms, where conversations at the intersection of capital, technology, ...

Kenya could emerge as a key beneficiary of the United Arab Emirates’ newly announced US$1 billion Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Development initiative, a move that closely aligns with Nairobi’s ambition to translate AI policy into large-scale, real-world implementation. The fund was unveiled at the G20 Summit by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...

12th AGRITEC AFRICA, An International Exhibition & Conference on Agriculture Technologies is going to be held during 17-18-19 June 2026 at Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.

By Stella Ngenje, Correspondent in Songea Solar energy is rapidly reshaping the agricultural landscape across East Africa, offering a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional fuel sources. This transformation was the focus of a five-day Regional Masterclass on the Productive Use of Solar Energy in Agriculture, organized by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) ...

November 11, 2025 — Nairobi Kenya’s Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has announced a temporary ban on the harvesting and trade of domestically produced macadamia nuts, effective from December 1, 2025, to February 15, 2026. The restriction covers all actors across the macadamia value chain, including processors, exporters, importers and marketing agents. AFA said the ...