Kenya serves as a shining example of the fact that Africa is no longer a market of potential alone. The country is deploying a multi-alliance approach to economic growth and national security, setting it on course to make the most of the continent’s rising industrial scale, cross-border capital flows and homegrown corporate ambition.
On the sidelines of the G7 in June 2026, Kenya and the United States signed a preliminary agreement enabling the country to refine its critical mineral resources domestically.
Also in June, Kenya signed a $1.2 billion agreement with the China Road and Bridge Corporation to expand and modernise Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Several other infrastructure projects in ports, roads, rail and energy have also been announced.
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