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Pentagon trains Kenya's special forces to fight Al-Shabaab

On 27 July, the US Department of Defense issued a solicitation for the supply of 100 or so M4A1-type assault rifles equipped with laser simulation to the Kenya Defence Forces.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 25.08.2020

Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

A delivery to Nairobi of medical equipment donated by China, March 24, 2020. © BAZ RATNER/Reuters

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.08.2020

Prince Shah Karim Al Husaini, known as the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and tycoon whose empire is spearheaded by Jubilee in eastern Africa. © DFID/CC BY 2.0

Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

The Ismaili leader has made a number of cross-investments between his companies in recent weeks, a strategy driven by Kenyan insurer Jubilee Holdings, a subsidiary of his holding company AKFED.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 19.08.2020

Tanzania's President John Magufuli (left) with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi in 2016. © REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Kenya Airways: Kenyatta's pleas fall on Magufuli's deaf ears

President Magufuli is refusing to back down on his decision to ban Kenya Airways from Tanzanian airspace despite Kenyatta's attempts to open up talks.

Subscribers only Politics 18.08.2020

UMT, the new weapon in the Kenyatta clan's electoral arsenal?

With the encouragement of health secretary Mutahi Kagwe, the Kikuyu Council of Elders is setting up a party to champion the constitutional referendum of Kenyatta and Odinga.

Subscribers only Politics Running Story - State House battle in Kenya 17.08.2020

Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

Julius Kipngetich, CEO of Jubilee Holdings. © Jubilee

Subscribers only Business 31.07.2020

Fertilizers: Yara goes on donation spree to hang on in race against OCP, Phosagro, Maaden

The Norwegian group Yara is using a mix of grants and infrastructure builds to promote its interests to African governments, who largely call the shots on how much fertilizer their countries order.

Subscribers only Mining 30.07.2020

I&M Holdings swallows Karia and Morjaria clans' prized bank

The two leading Ugandan families accepted to sell nearly all of Orient Bank to the Kenyan financial services giant on 17 July, spelling the end of a decade of trying to keep control of the struggling bank.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 28.07.2020

All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Amina Mohamed enjoys the full support of her president's diplomatic arsenal in her bid to see off African and global competition for the top job at the World Trade Organization.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.07.2020

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Erik Prince turns increasingly towards Africa

Frontier Services Group, the private security company headed by former American special forces officer Erik Prince, has changed strategy. It is reallocating funds destined to fuel its growth in China and Pakistan to the DRC and Africa generally.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 24.07.2020

The founder of Frontier Services Group (FSG) Erik Prince.

KeNHA opens bidding for Makupa Bridge contract

The Kenya National Highways Agency (Kenha) has at last launched the call for tenders for the Makupa Bridge project first announced by the local authorities in 2017.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 24.07.2020

Kenyan businessman Julius Mwale backs rapper Akon's cryptocurrency

The American rapper and businessman Akon is relying on his Kenyan partner Julius Mwale to help him launch his Akoin cryptocurrency in Mwale's very own Mwale Medical and Technology City and to organise subcontractors for him.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 23.07.2020

Kenyatta won't let Ruto take helm of his media empire

Deputy President William Ruto's communication plan for Mediamax has one major problem: President Uhuru Kenyatta is refusing to sell his shares

Subscribers only Politics 22.07.2020

Head of State Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto.

Kenyatta caught off guard by ambitious party officials

Plans being laid by bigwigs in Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party for the 2022 presidential elections are endangering the alliance which the Kenyan president is patiently building with his rival Raila Odinga.

Subscribers only Politics 20.07.2020

MP William Ruto and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the launch of the reformed Building Bridges Initiative in 2019.

Aga Khan seeks to steady his media flagship

Historically close to the Kenyan government, the spiritual chief of the Ismailis, the Aga Khan, is in the process of restructuring his Nation media company, which is a key vector of his soft power in the country.

Subscribers only Business 16.07.2020

UTair spreads its wings in East Africa as Moscow steps up aviation diplomacy

Supported by the state-owned Sberbank, Russian airline UTair is building a network across all corners of East Africa.

Subscribers only Business 16.07.2020

An aircraft of the Russian airline UTair.

Vinci and Meridiam poised to start work on Nairobi-Mau Summit Highway

Despite the crisis provoked by the Covid-19 pandemic, the two French companies succeeded in March in getting the Kenyan cabinet to approve the draft concession agreement.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 16.07.2020

China's CRBC prepares to bridge gap between Mombasa and Likoni

The start of work on the new pedestrian bridge over the Likoni Channel, which the authorities say is imminent, moved a step closer with the acquisition by the Kenyan government in early July of land bordering on the construction area.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 15.07.2020

Banking giant Equity stumbles in its expansion beyond Kenya

After failing to acquire a stake in the Atlas Mara fund's banks, Kenyan banking group Equity is playing catch-up in Congo.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 13.07.2020

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Via Foday, BAIC and JMC, Xi Jinping lets African presidents launch 'domestic' car brands

China allows African countries where it has auto assembly plants to market vehicles wholly made from Chinese components as nationally manufactured. The continent's leaders are big fans of this kind of industrial sleight of hand.

Subscribers only 08.07.2020

Uganda Automobile factories will soon produce nationally branded cars.

Njoki Ndung'u pushed as Kenyatta's candidate to head Supreme Court

Supreme Court president David Maraga is set to retire in December and, with two years to go to the presidential elections, there is keen competitition for his position.

Subscribers only Politics 02.07.2020

Kenyatta and Odinga gang up to see off Ruto

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his former arch-rival Raila Odinga have garnered enough parliamentary support to avoid a protracted and costly vote on the Building Bridges Initiative, whose amicable name hides a determination to get rid of Deputy President William Ruto.

Subscribers only Politics 29.06.2020

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Pentagon trains Kenya's special forces to fight Al-Shabaab

Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

Kenya Airways: Kenyatta's pleas fall on Magufuli's deaf ears

UMT, the new weapon in the Kenyatta clan's electoral arsenal?

Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

Fertilizers: Yara goes on donation spree to hang on in race against OCP, Phosagro, Maaden

I&M Holdings swallows Karia and Morjaria clans' prized bank

All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Spotlight
Erik Prince turns increasingly towards Africa

KeNHA opens bidding for Makupa Bridge contract

Kenyan businessman Julius Mwale backs rapper Akon's cryptocurrency

Kenyatta won't let Ruto take helm of his media empire

Kenyatta caught off guard by ambitious party officials

Aga Khan seeks to steady his media flagship

UTair spreads its wings in East Africa as Moscow steps up aviation diplomacy

Vinci and Meridiam poised to start work on Nairobi-Mau Summit Highway

China's CRBC prepares to bridge gap between Mombasa and Likoni

Banking giant Equity stumbles in its expansion beyond Kenya

Spotlight
Via Foday, BAIC and JMC, Xi Jinping lets African presidents launch 'domestic' car brands

Njoki Ndung'u pushed as Kenyatta's candidate to head Supreme Court

Kenyatta and Odinga gang up to see off Ruto

In another fresh start, Britain's All Star Minerals sets its sights on Ntsu Gems

Everett Aviation seeks to extend air medevac contract with British Army

Rare earths: Malawi newcomer Altona Energy is already looking to expand into other countries

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Pentagon trains Kenya's special forces to fight Al-Shabaab

Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

Kenya Airways: Kenyatta's pleas fall on Magufuli's deaf ears

UMT, the new weapon in the Kenyatta clan's electoral arsenal?

Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

Fertilizers: Yara goes on donation spree to hang on in race against OCP, Phosagro, Maaden

I&M Holdings swallows Karia and Morjaria clans' prized bank

All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Spotlight Erik Prince turns increasingly towards Africa

KeNHA opens bidding for Makupa Bridge contract

Kenyan businessman Julius Mwale backs rapper Akon's cryptocurrency

Kenyatta won't let Ruto take helm of his media empire

Kenyatta caught off guard by ambitious party officials

Aga Khan seeks to steady his media flagship

UTair spreads its wings in East Africa as Moscow steps up aviation diplomacy

Vinci and Meridiam poised to start work on Nairobi-Mau Summit Highway

China's CRBC prepares to bridge gap between Mombasa and Likoni

Banking giant Equity stumbles in its expansion beyond Kenya

Spotlight Via Foday, BAIC and JMC, Xi Jinping lets African presidents launch 'domestic' car brands

Njoki Ndung'u pushed as Kenyatta's candidate to head Supreme Court

Kenyatta and Odinga gang up to see off Ruto

In another fresh start, Britain's All Star Minerals sets its sights on Ntsu Gems

Everett Aviation seeks to extend air medevac contract with British Army

Rare earths: Malawi newcomer Altona Energy is already looking to expand into other countries

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