In Focus | DRC, Kenya
Ruto's great expectations frustrated by Kinshasa

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, João Lourenço, Alassane Ouattara, Ousmane Sonko, William Ruto

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Angola/DRCTshisekedi's one-on-one with João Lourenço

Ivory Coast/SenegalThe "Macky Sall" case at the heart of discussions between Alassane Ouattara and Ousmane Sonko

KenyaOdinga pressures Ruto to appoint close associate to State House

Cape Verde
Ecobank puts pressure on Ponta Sino hotel complex

The British group Decameron New Horizons is scrambling to open a luxury hotel on the island of Sal. Meanwhile, the pan-African Ecobank, the project's main financier, is seeking to sell its debt to rival companies already well-established locally, without the developer's knowledge.

Kenya
Auditors Mazars shelved by Uchumi Supermarkets as crucial deadlines loom

Heavily in debt, the Kenyan retail chain is awaiting two key events: the expiry of the initial agreement with its creditors and a court ruling on the Kasarani land, its main asset, which is wanted by a church financed by William Ruto.

DRC
Conimmo contract irregularities lurk behind deadly Makala prison break

The company Congo Immobilier (Conimmo) has received $19m from the Treasury since 2019 for badly needed renovation works on the prison in Kinshasa, but very little work has been carried out since then.

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi boycotts EAC heads of state summit

The Congolese president, unhappy with William Ruto's statements on the security crisis in eastern DRC, is making his displeasure known to Nairobi and the other member countries of the East African Community.

Kenya
Low-cost airline Jambojet aims for new heights

Jambojet, Kenya Airways' low-cost subsidiary, wants to dust off its fleet with new, larger aircraft and new destinations.

Kenya
Family Bank finalises regional expansion plan

Family Bank, which is moving beyond Kenya for the first time, has finalised the schedule and order of countries for its regional expansion.

DRC
Kinshasa has EAC regional force commander ousted

Breaking news published on 28/04/23 at 10:30 - DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi was unhappy with Maj. Gen. Jeff Nyagah's refusal to have the East African Community Regional Force he commands confront the M23 rebels directly.

Kenya
Kenyatta seeks $10m for his new mediation institute

The main aim of the new entity, which bears the name of the former president, is to forge strategic partnerships and raise money for its conflict-resolution work in DRC and Ethiopia.

Kenya
At home and abroad, Ruto rolls up his sleeves to fund his pet loan scheme

Having made the Hustler Fund a pillar of his election manifesto, the president has made a personal mission of drumming up contributions. One bank alone has already smashed funding goals.