The partial privatisation of port operations in Kenya is due to be the subject of a new study. DP World was well positioned to win the first tender, but the new deal is likely to be much less advantageous for the Emirati company.
The 2026 general elections in Ethiopia could cost almost twice as much as the previous ballot in 2021. Yet budgetary constraints of Western backers may force Addis Ababa to rein in its aspirations.