Nairobi

The Accor group has strengthened its presence in Côte d'Ivoire with the inauguration within a few months of each other of two establishments in the same location in Abidjan. After an Adagio Original urban residence with 110 studios and flats, the complex was completed in November with the unveiling of the Novotel Abidjan Marcory, the whole being brought together by a...

What are Nairobi's best assets for business travellers and expatriates? Christelle Adjagba - First of all, the fact that Nairobi is very well served by all airlines. What's more, several United Nations international institutions are based here. The UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), for example, has its world headquarters here. The...

Time difference in Kenya: GMT+3. Until 27/03: 2 hours ahead. At midday in Paris, it is 2pm in Nairobi. From 28/03 to 30/10: One hour ahead. At midday in Paris, it is 1pm in Nairobi. From 31/10: 2 hours ahead. At midday in Paris, it is 2pm in Nairobi. Currency and rates...

HOTELS Hotel Sankara [caption id="attachment_110293" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Hotel Sankara (c)DR[/caption] Located in the prosperous, semi-detached central district of Westlands, Hotel Sankara is a five-star establishment known for its contemporary style and business focus. A member of the Marriott Group's Autograph Collection, it boasts 250 square metres of meeting and banqueting space.

How do you analyse the impact of the Covid crisis on business tourism in Kenya? Augustin Bonniol - The pandemic has had the same impact on Kenya as on Africa and the rest of the world, with the first case of infection recorded on 12 March 2020. The Kenyan government reacted immediately with a number of strict measures as soon as...

The project has been slow to really emerge from the vast plains of the Machakos and Makueni districts, 70 km south-east of Nairobi. Yet the first phase of this vast futuristic complex is now well under way. More than seven years after it was launched by the Kenyan government - which had...

Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, is on the starting blocks to emerge from the health crisis with a return to growth. For years, this major economic and diplomatic hub of East Africa has struggled to shake off a reputation for crime and insecurity as unenviable as that of Lagos. The gamble paid off at the turn of the...

"There are things that accelerate a country's growth, and new technologies are one of them. But the priority is infrastructure development in general, even though Kenya is already a regional logistics hub with the port of Mombasa and Nairobi airport. While the roads and infrastructure sectors are...