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Kenya’s appears to have received a new lifeline after getting a positive rating from global ratings agency Moody’s which signals a comeback to the debt market.

Kenyan markets upbeat after Moody’s positive rating

With a massive infrastructure gap facing Africa pegged at about $200 billion according to the African Development Bank, investment in the housing, road and mining projects remain under tapped. 

Tapping Africa’s $200bn infrastructure projects

Africa’s health systems continue to face significant challenges from access to health services to cost of care. 

Revolutionizing healthcare costs & access in LMICs

Artificial Intelligence presents vast potential for driving growth for several African economies to boost growth and deliver services more efficiently if countries can strategically tap into billions of funding available.

How Africa can tap into billions for AI under President Trump

Global ratings agency Moody's has revised Kenya's outlook to positive from negative citing a potential ease in liquidity risks and improving debt affordability over time. 

Moody’s revises Kenya’s rating to positive

One of Africa’s once most fragile states, the Central African Republic (CAR) is working towards streamlining new tax laws in a bid to net in more revenues from minerals that have for decades been plundered owing to years of civil unrest. 

Central African Republic eyes better revenues linked to tax reforms

Thirty-two African countries are spending more on paying external debts than they do on healthcare a pattern that is likely to trigger massive debt default. 

Civil rights bodies call for debt cancellation at WEF

African economies can leverage on Aritifial Intelligence to drive intra-African trade. 

WEF: How AI can power African economies through digitising trade

The United Nations Development Programme Administrator, Achim Steiner says uncertainty caused by geo-political divisions is disrupting developing programmes throughout the world, hurting developing countries in Africa the most. 

Steiner: UNDP working with African governments on AI adoption

Global firm Meridiam is looking to expand infrastructure investments into Africa as government officials showcased key investment opportunities at the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos. 

WEF 2025: Financing infrastructure to accelerate global growth 

While Africa is home to many of the world’s fastest-growing economies, it has nearly 429 million people living in extreme poverty with the poverty threshold at $2.15. dollars a day. 

Driving social impact investments in Africa

Rwanda is betting big on the use of AI in leapfrogging it’s economy with forecasts according to the ICT Minister Paula Ingabire showing good use of AI will see the country generate 6 per cent GDP contribution. 

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