Sudan lifts ban on Kenyan tea imports, reopening Sh9 billion market

Listen to articleSudan imposed the ban in March 2025, at a time when diplomatic relations between Nairobi and Khartoum had deteriorated, cutting Kenyan exporters off from a market that had consistently absorbed substantial volumes of the country's tea.Kenyan tea exporters are set to regain access to a lucrative Sudanese market following the lifting of a trade ban that had shut out shipments from the country since March 2025, restoring business estimated at Sh9 billion annually.