Kenya's Treasury has put the Naivasha–Malaba Standard Gauge Railway extension at KSh 651 billion, up KSh 148 billion on an estimate a year earlier, Business Daily reported on 22 October 2026.
China has charged no duty on Kenyan goods since 1 May 2026, and Kenyan avocado and green coffee shipments to China rose 63% and about 140% by volume in May–August. Registration, market access and paperwork still decide who profits. This guide looks at coffee, tea, avocados, and import lines such as solar panels, electric motorcycles, wigs, underwear, hanfu and pet supplies, with six-step checklists for exporters and importers.
Transsion, the Chinese maker of Tecno phones, shipped 48% of Africa's smartphones in 2025, according to Omdia data cited by Xinhua on 22 October 2026. Omdia said on 20 August that smartphone shipments in Kenya fell 15% in the second quarter of 2026 as device prices rose.
Guo Haiyan, China's Ambassador to Kenya, presented President Xi Jinping's four global initiatives at a high-level panel of the Trust Summit in Nairobi, the Chinese Embassy said on 23 October 2026.
Trade between Tanzania and China is projected to exceed TSh 31 trillion in 2026, up from TSh 29.82 trillion in 2025, The Citizen of Tanzania reported on 21 October 2026. The figures were cited on 20 October at a meeting in Zanzibar between China's ambassador and the ruling party.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Djibouti's foreign minister in Beijing on 21 October that China encourages Chinese firms to invest in Djibouti, and the two signed a memorandum on cooperation under the Global Security Initiative, China's foreign ministry said.
The Export-Import Bank of China held a Belt and Road forum in Nairobi and Beijing on 21 October, the first time the Financial Street Forum Annual Conference has had a venue in Africa, the Chinese Embassy in Kenya said.
The 14th Chinese (Anhui) medical team at Juba Teaching Hospital in South Sudan treats about 20 patients a day with traditional Chinese medicine and physiotherapy, Xinhua reported on 19 October 2026.
China's 28th medical team in Tanzania trained staff at Muhimbili National Hospital in awake fibre-optic intubation on 19 October, and team leader Liu Jia coordinated the donation of two video bronchoscopes to the hospital, Xinhua reported on 20 October 2026.
China's ambassador to Ghana, Cong Song, said on 15 October that China's zero-tariff treatment of African goods has "no quota restrictions", Xinhua reported on 16 October 2026. Under the State Council Tariff Commission's 28 April notice covering Kenya and 19 other countries, only the in-quota rate falls to zero for goods under tariff-rate quotas, Xinhua reported at the time.
ICBC and Standard Bank Group, the parent of Stanbic Bank Kenya, announced ten measures in Beijing on 19 October to widen yuan use between China and Africa, including round-the-clock clearing and more than RMB 10 billion in interbank financing lines for African banks, China News Service reported on 20 October 2026.
China Southern Air Logistics flew the first flights on its new all-cargo route between Guangzhou and Nairobi on 18 and 19 October, its first freighter service to East Africa, Hong Kong Commercial Daily and China News Service reported on 19 October 2026.
