Topic

Diaspora Investment

Riyadh skyline at dusk showing the King Abdullah Financial District towers and Kingdom Tower, Saudi Arabia

The Hotline and the Handshake: What Kenya's First Riyadh Consultations Actually Promised Its Workers in Saudi Arabia

Kenya and Saudi Arabia have held their first-ever political consultations. For Kenyan workers in the Kingdom, the question now is whether a pledge and a phone line become real protection.

about 1 hour ago5 min

A boda boda motorcycle-taxi rider waits with his motorcycle on a Kenyan street.

Tech

The Battery Beneath the Boda: How Spiro's $270 Million Bet Touches the Diaspora Families Who Bought a Motorcycle Back Home

A Kenya-based startup has closed one of Africa's largest electric-mobility rounds. For the diaspora who buy relatives their first motorbike, the petrol-to-electric shift is quietly personal.

14 days ago5 min

Aerial view of the Nairobi city skyline with high-rise office towers and apartment blocks under a clear sky.

Business

The Penalty of Poverty: Why a Diaspora Landlord Earns More in Nairobi's Slums Than Its Suburbs

16 days ago5 min