Luke Anami

2 weeks ago | zawya.com | Luke Anami

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) is mulling a unified approach towards US tariffs. This comes as eight member states stare at trade challenges due to reciprocal tariffs instituted by US President Donald Trump on April 2 to address trade deficits and revive domestic manufacturing and industrial sectors.

2 weeks ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Luke Anami

Kenyan innovators are missing out on funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) for not registering their intellectual property rights (IPR), a move that is critical in protecting their ideas and businesses. Visiting EIC board President Michiel Scheffer said intellectual property rights are now a requirement to get funding and encouraged Kenyan innovators to patent their works. “First, it’s a requirement to get funded. So if there is no IP, no funding.

3 weeks ago | zawya.com | Luke Anami

In the face of the Trump tariffs, Kenya says it is looking to the European Union to absorb more exports under their Economic Partnership Agreement (Epa). US President Donald Trump in March announced a 10 percent tariff on goods from most African countries, prompting them to seek markets elsewhere.

3 weeks ago | zawya.com | Luke Anami

Lobbies have criticised the recent decision by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to invite the United States government to a minerals-for-security deal. President Felix Tshisekedi, battling an M23 rebellion, reached out to the Donald Trump administration with a Ukrainian-style proposal in February. The proposed agreement would give US companies rights to mine strategic resources, including cobalt and uranium, while providing the Congolese government with military support.

1 month ago | nation.africa | Luke Anami

As Kenyans mark this year’s Labour Day, concerns are growing majority of salaried workers are taking home less than a third of their net salaries due to new statutory deductions in contravention of local and international labour laws. Under Kenya’s employment laws, an employer cannot deduct more than two-thirds of an employee's basic pay in a single month, a rule designed to protect employees by ensuring they have sufficient income for basic needs after deductions to support a decent living.