Kenya owes more than KSh12 trillion in public debt, but the headline number hides radically different relationships. AFRICA3000 maps the country’s creditors, tests the Mombasa-port debt-trap claim, explains IMF and World Bank leverage, and follows the Eurobond repayment calendar into the 2030s.
Kenya press freedom
The abduction of Standard Group editor Alex Kiprotich is a test not only for Kenya’s institutions but for Europe’s claim that press freedom is a universal democratic right. AFRICA3000 examines the response in Kenya, the relative quiet in Europe, comparisons with cases in Türkiye and the deeper inequality of international attention.
Nairobi El Niño Flood Risk – Update
Nairobi’s new El Niño planning scenarios put 22,000–25,000 households at risk in a medium case and up to 100,000 in a worst case. Africa3000 examines what the numbers reveal about housing, drainage, evacuation and the unfinished lessons of 2024.
Kenya press freedom
Kenya’s Constitution explicitly protects media freedom. Yet attacks, intimidation, legal pressure and financial fragility can change journalism without formally censoring it. The abduction of editor Alex Kiprotich makes the question urgent.
Kenya Cargo Tax Reversal
Kenya’s consolidated-cargo benchmark went from KSh2.5 million to KSh3.2 million — and then, after protests and presidential intervention, to KSh2 million. The reversal is a revealing test of consultation, responsiveness and political power.