Tag: Kenya
Chinese EV makers look to Africa as rivalry with US, Europe heats up
Chinese electric vehicle makers are opening flagship stores and assembly plants in Africa as they look to expand on the continent and circumvent tariffs and other import restrictions imposed by the US and Europe. State-owned carmaker BAIC Group and Zeekr, Geely Auto’s premium EV maker, have both announced plans to enter Egypt – a key…
China begins work on Kenyan geothermal power plant amid African renewable energy push
Beijing’s push for renewable energy projects across Africa has been highlighted at a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a new Chinese-led geothermal power plant project to be built in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. State-owned energy and construction company PowerChina will build the 35-megawatt Orpower 22 geothermal plant at the Menengai Crater, with the facility…
China begins work on Kenyan geothermal power plant amid African renewable energy push
Beijing’s push for renewable energy projects across Africa has been highlighted at a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a new Chinese-led geothermal power plant project to be built in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. State-owned energy and construction company PowerChina will build the 35-megawatt Orpower 22 geothermal plant at the Menengai Crater, with the facility…
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman Wants US Tech to Take on China in Africa
When Meg Whitman was living in California and running first eBay Inc. and then HP Inc., the idea that Africa had some role to play in her businesses rarely crossed her mind. “I literally thought about Africa 1% of my time,” she says. Such inattention is common at US tech companies, which generally decided that…
A Ugandan Olympic athlete was set on fire by her boyfriend
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75% of her body, police said. Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished at the 44th position in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her house in the…