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Kenya

Carrefour in the running to buy Tuskys

The troubled supermarket chain is negotiating its acquisition by three major retail operators, including France's Carrefour.

Subscribers only Business 04.01.2021

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Kenyatta and Odinga play the Somaliland card to weaken Farmajo's 2021 election chances

Uhuru Kenyatta and Musa Bihi Abdi, on 14 December 2020 in Nairobi. © State House Kenya

Subscribers only Politics 21.12.2020

London agencies to train Nairobi's anti-terrorism units in 2021

Scotland Yard and a number of other British agencies will take a first group of Kenyan anti-terrorism police through their paces in London early next year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.12.2020

Kenyatta under pressure from Washington, London and Brussels to negotiate with Farmajo

President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta (right) with President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo in 2017. © Feisal Omar/Reuters

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.12.2020

Co-operative Bank targets Kigali and Kampala

The Kenyan banking sector giant, the Co-operative Bank, is counting on the assistance of neighbouring presidents Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame to revive its plans for regional expansion and become one of the small circle of Kenyan banks operating abroad.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 17.12.2020

IGAD hopes to break Nairobi-Mogadishu impasse

The inter-regional institution's 20 December meeting, announced by Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, will give presidents Kenyatta and Farmajo a chance to discuss the border crisis their ministers are unable to settle.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.12.2020

Browbeaten Total, Tullow, Africa Oil give in to Kenyatta over Turkana schedule

Faced with Nairobi's inflexibility, oil firms operating in Turkana County have thrown in the towel over how long they have to stick around, at least for now.

Subscribers only Energy 14.12.2020

Nairobi makes headway in improving access to northeast

Supported by international donors, Kenyan authorities are trying to end the isolation of the country's northeast region, which is a key to connecting the Horn of Africa's various economies.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 14.12.2020

The Isiolo-Mandera Regional Road Corridor.

Luxury safari industry expands its base camp in Mauritius

As the countries of southern and eastern Africa look to resurrect their ailing tourist industries, a leading player in high-end safaris in Africa, Wilderness Safaris, is increasingly using Mauritius as a launchpad for its business ventures.

Subscribers only Business 11.12.2020

Makeups and breakups: Kenyatta dumps Ruto again

Deputy President William Ruto and his boss Uhuru Kenyatta held talks last month to find a compromise on the constitutional referendum backed by the president. Since then, Ruto has become persona non grata at State House again.

Subscribers only Politics 07.12.2020

French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

The Medef International delegation due to visit Kampala next March will focus on the efforts of Brookside Dairy to expand in East Africa. The milk producer is co-owned by the Kenyatta family and the French behemoth Danone.

Subscribers only Business 04.12.2020

German aircraft maker Grob swoops on Horn

While actively prospecting for business with the Ethiopian authorities, who are currently engaged in suppressing an insurgency in Tigray, Grob Aircraft is also intending to consolidate in Kenya thanks to its planned pilots' academy.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 03.12.2020

AP Moller Capital already keen to jettison a diesel power plant in Nairobi

Having barely arrived on Kenyan soil, Denmark's AP Moller Capital is already looking to offload some of its assets, though this may prove to be trickier than it had imagined.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 03.12.2020

Kenyans, Somalis fall hostage to UAE-Qatar cold war

The United Arab Emirates' borders have been closed since mid-November to nationals of thirteen African and Arab countries, including Kenya and Somalia. The official reason was security concerns, but, behind the scenes, the closure has clear political overtones.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.12.2020

Former Erik Prince advisor Omri Cohen turns to base camp business

Formerly East Africa adviser to private security magnate Erik Prince, Omri Cohen now heads TNL Africa, a little known group which is establishing itself as one of the leading base camp operators in the region.

Subscribers only Business 01.12.2020

Ruto tries to siphon off Kenyatta's campaign war chest

Deputy president William Ruto has turned to the businessmen of Central Kenya, who generally back President Uhuru Kenyatta, to raise funds for his election campaign.

Subscribers only Politics 01.12.2020

President Uhuru Kenyatta and deputy president William Ruto.

Tigray crisis: Kenyatta struggles to convince Abiy to accept regional support

Abiy Ahmed Ali has adamantly rejected any outside help in his confrontation with Tigray's leaders. That hasn't stopped Uhuru Kenyatta trying to establish himself as the leader of a pro-Abiy regional coalition that would put into play AU demands for moderation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.11.2020

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

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Kenya

Carrefour in the running to buy Tuskys

Spotlight
Kenyatta and Odinga play the Somaliland card to weaken Farmajo's 2021 election chances

London agencies to train Nairobi's anti-terrorism units in 2021

Kenyatta under pressure from Washington, London and Brussels to negotiate with Farmajo

Co-operative Bank targets Kigali and Kampala

IGAD hopes to break Nairobi-Mogadishu impasse

Browbeaten Total, Tullow, Africa Oil give in to Kenyatta over Turkana schedule

Nairobi makes headway in improving access to northeast

Luxury safari industry expands its base camp in Mauritius

Makeups and breakups: Kenyatta dumps Ruto again

French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

German aircraft maker Grob swoops on Horn

AP Moller Capital already keen to jettison a diesel power plant in Nairobi

Kenyans, Somalis fall hostage to UAE-Qatar cold war

Former Erik Prince advisor Omri Cohen turns to base camp business

Ruto tries to siphon off Kenyatta's campaign war chest

Tigray crisis: Kenyatta struggles to convince Abiy to accept regional support

ISM and Megascope fight it out for emergency hospitals build

Egypt's Wadi El Nile set to pip Chinese to Nairobi Railway City contract

Kenyatta pulls the plug on Centum and Rubis' Lamu power project

Kenyan army on lookout for next 8x8 armoured vehicles

Kenya's treasury refuses to pay for constitutional referendum

Farmajo fed up with Kenya's intelligence operations in Somalia

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Kenya

Carrefour in the running to buy Tuskys

Spotlight Kenyatta and Odinga play the Somaliland card to weaken Farmajo's 2021 election chances

London agencies to train Nairobi's anti-terrorism units in 2021

Kenyatta under pressure from Washington, London and Brussels to negotiate with Farmajo

Co-operative Bank targets Kigali and Kampala

IGAD hopes to break Nairobi-Mogadishu impasse

Browbeaten Total, Tullow, Africa Oil give in to Kenyatta over Turkana schedule

Nairobi makes headway in improving access to northeast

Luxury safari industry expands its base camp in Mauritius

Makeups and breakups: Kenyatta dumps Ruto again

French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

German aircraft maker Grob swoops on Horn

AP Moller Capital already keen to jettison a diesel power plant in Nairobi

Kenyans, Somalis fall hostage to UAE-Qatar cold war

Former Erik Prince advisor Omri Cohen turns to base camp business

Ruto tries to siphon off Kenyatta's campaign war chest

Tigray crisis: Kenyatta struggles to convince Abiy to accept regional support

ISM and Megascope fight it out for emergency hospitals build

Egypt's Wadi El Nile set to pip Chinese to Nairobi Railway City contract

Kenyatta pulls the plug on Centum and Rubis' Lamu power project

Kenyan army on lookout for next 8x8 armoured vehicles

Kenya's treasury refuses to pay for constitutional referendum

Farmajo fed up with Kenya's intelligence operations in Somalia

Last hurdles cleared ahead of Mwache dam construction

Faced with omnipresent Japanese competition, Engie quits race for Olkaria VI

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

Spotlight
Kenyatta and Odinga play the Somaliland card to weaken Farmajo's 2021 election chances