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• [New] The United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service office in Nairobi forecasts 2026 production rising 4.8% to about 727,000 tonnes, building on a record 2025 harvest of roughly 694,000 tonnes. Kilimo Kwanza
• In developing contexts such as Nairobi, ITS applications are expected to mitigate the high environmental costs of congestion. SpringerLink
• With France preparing to host the G7 Summit in Evian next month, Nairobi presents an important opportunity to elevate African priorities on climate finance, debt restructuring, tax justice and reform of the global financial system onto the broader international agenda. Greenpeace Africa
• Africa's major cities including Nairobi, Kampala, Kigali, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, and Harare will no longer be hard-to-reach endpoints remote from the coastal landing sites that connect Africa to the world. Google Cloud Blog
• At least 25 dead in Kenya after heavy rain brings flash floods and flight disruption to Nairobi (AP) At least 25 people have died after flash flooding in the Kenyan capital caused flight disruption and left motorists stranded for hours. Tumblr
• Regions like the Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, and highlands (west and east of the Rift Valley, including Nairobi, Nyeri, Kiambu, Meru, Murang'a, Nakuru, Narok, Eldoret, Turkana) expect near-average to above-average rainfall. Big3Africa.org
• The success of the Kenya money laundering crackdown will determine whether Nairobi can regain investor trust. TechTrendsKE
• In Nairobi, the density of informal settlements and the proliferation of battery swap stations create a unique risk profile. Streamline
• With potential cuts to USAID and UN agencies based in Nairobi, BRICS partners could step in to support pandemic preparedness and health infrastructure. Tanzania Insight
• For a professional in London, AI might disrupt a job; for a farmer in rural India or an entrepreneur in Nairobi, AI-driven diagnostics or agritech is a first-time bridge to services that never existed before. Economic Times
• Conservationists fear a proposed four-lane extension to the Mombasa-Nairobi highway could cut off their migration routes for ever. The Guardian
• African leaders set a target of 300 GW of renewable generation capacity by 2030 as part of the Nairobi Declaration issued in 2023. Mac Solar Index
• The Northern Collector Tunnel is part of a master plan development strategy for new water sources for Nairobi and 13 satellite towns up to the year 2035. The Star
• Singapore's MAS hopes to bring Silicon Valley to 'Nairobi, Jakarta, and Sao Paulo' with its latest ambitious global network initiative. FinanceAsia
• SIA passengers will be able to connect to Air India flights from Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai to international locations such as Paris, London, Nairobi, and Riyadh. IBPS Guide
• Konza Technology City will be built on 5,000 acres (2,023 hectares) of land 60 kilometers south of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. David South Consulting
• While water scarcity and rainfall variation affect hydropower generation capacity, heat waves in urban centers like Nairobi or Mombasa could lead to higher demand for air conditioning and cooling, putting power systems under stress. IMF eLibrary
• Representatives from more than 170 nations will meet in Nairobi from Monday to negotiate what concrete measures should be included in a binding worldwide treaty to end plastic pollution. The Citizen
• The Nairobi West Hospital in Kenya, using UIH Digital PET / CT will collaborate with United Imaging for uAngio, MRI, CT, MRI, DR systems and uAI solutions. Macau Business

Last updated: 25 June 2026