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Diplomacy 23/09/2022

Macron keen to do business with Ruto

President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Kenya in 2019. © Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Energy Commodity traders 23/09/2022

Museveni fears fuel shortage after turning down Russian oil

Under pressure from the United States, Uganda has declined to import fuel from Russia, but its reserves are now getting dangerously low. [...]

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Diplomacy 30/08/2022

Xi Jinping's new ambitions for China-Africa trade take shape

Chinese President Xi Jinping. © Information Services Department/Handout via EYEPRESS

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Energy 25/08/2022

Washington and Moscow try to force Museveni to choose sides over fuel imports

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on 25 July. © EPA/MaxPPP

Politics 18/08/2022

Eyeing 2026 polls, Museveni flips political chessboard

By co-opting long-time foe Norbert Mao into his government, the Ugandan president is preparing the ground for his potential successor, his eldest son Muhoozi Kainerugaba. [...]

Diplomacy 26/07/2022

France's new foreign affairs chief reshuffles ambassadors

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna. © Benoit Tessier/POOL/EPA/MaxPPP

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Infrastructures 14/07/2022

Rivalry between hotel chain Accor and US competitors switches to Horn

Neither Covid-19 nor regional instability have so far dampened the ambitions of top-end hotel groups in East Africa and the Horn, where the Big Four (Accor, Radisson, Hilton and Marriott) are continuing to prospect for business. [...]

Business Diplomacy 13/07/2022

Kenyatta pushes Kenyan khat in Djibouti and Ethiopia

Outgoing Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is hoping to take advantage of improving relations with his neighbours to sell them his country's psychotropic plant, khat. He came with his agriculture minister to a regional summit to try to drum up sales, but he faces an uphill struggle. [...]

A khat seller in a market in Maua, Kenya.

Diplomacy 12/07/2022

Why Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud missed IGAD summit

Held up in Ankara by President Erdogan, the Somali president did not arrive in time for the meeting in Nairobi, despite the pressing nature of the topics up for discussion. [...]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attend a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on July 6, 2022.

Defence Diplomacy 12/07/2022

East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

While the head of Congolese diplomacy travelled to Arusha to finalise membership of the East African Community, the regional organisation's military leaders are preparing to send troops. The Congolese army chief of staff signed a confidential document with his counterparts detailing it. [...]

Energy Commodity traders 11/07/2022

Museveni embarks on multiple missions to tackle inflation

Faced with growing popular discontent, the Ugandan head of state Yoweri Museveni has made a number of declarations in an attempt to calm the social climate. His first target is fuel prices. [...]

Energy 08/07/2022

Museveni's team forced to curb downstream goals

The government is struggling to garner enough enthusiasm from private sector partners to finance its ambitious refinery and storage projects. [...]

Energy 05/07/2022

TotalEnergies and CNOOC finally see funds flowing for East Africa pipeline

European investors have never warmed to the Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline project, but South African Standard Bank is signing on. [...]

Inner circles Defence 01/07/2022

AFRICOM head Townsend pulls every political and military string to counter growing Chinese influence

The head of the US military command for Africa embarked on a major African tour in May that took him from Djibouti to Angola via Somalia, Kenya and Rwanda. The aim was to brief American diplomats and high-ranking officers of the US Army on how to strengthen security cooperation with African partners in order to limit the progress of Chinese influence in East and Southern Africa. [...]

General Stephen Townsend, head of the US military command for Africa (AFRICOM).

Diplomacy 30/06/2022

Macron set to appoint new ambassadors throughout Africa

Several French embassies in Africa will change ambassadors this year, including Nairobi and Kampala in East Africa and Maputo and Pretoria in southern Africa. [...]

Diplomacy 21/06/2022

Erdogan dispatches diplomats to Addis Ababa ahead of high-profile visit Free

Turkish diplomacy continues to send its officials to Ethiopia to intensify its involvement in a region where Western countries are failing to address the crises. [...]

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Business 16/05/2022

Kenyan entrepreneurs advance cautiously in DRC, new EAC frontier market

Kenyan entrepreneurs have been jockeying for a slice of the Congolese economic pie since the DRC joined the East African Community (EAC). But they are proceeding cautiously, aware of the fragile political and economic context of their new partner. [...]

SpotlightPolitics 04/05/2022

Congolese peace talks at Nairobi's Safari Park Hotel inch forward

President Kenyatta and the Congolese government hope that bringing talks on the stability of eastern DR Congo to Nairobi will give new impetus to the peace negotiations. But the absence of some of the warring parties limits their scope. [...]

Félix Tshisekedi and Uhuru Kenyatta exchanged by videoconference with the representatives of the armed groups on April 27, 2022.

Infrastructures Commodity traders Business 03/05/2022

Covid-19 in China and Ukraine war throw Mombasa docks into disarray Free

Mombasa, East Africa's main commercial port, is faced with major disruption in the flow of goods from China and Russia. This affects the entire region and has become an issue in Kenya's presidential election. [...]

Business 25/04/2022

Museveni faces threat of costly arbitration with Yemeni firm over Owino Market

Yemeni businessman Abdulmajeed Qasem Othman Ahmed feels he has been wronged after a huge contract to renovate and expand Kampala's main market was cancelled. He is demanding $858m in compensation. [...]

Politics 12/04/2022

Museveni's son's birthday bash now annual VIP get-together

Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is the full swing of his birthday preparations, an event that over the years has come to serve as a valuable snapshot of the Ugandan political landscape. [...]

Muhoozi Kainerugaba with his uncle Paul Kagame.

Mining Business 07/04/2022

How Belgian entrepreneur Alain Goetz escaped UN sanctions

Just days before being placed under US sanctions, Belgian businessman Alain Goetz managed to avoid UN sanctions. UN investigators suspect him of playing an active role in the illicit trade in gold mined in conflict zones of eastern DR Congo. [...]

SpotlightEnergy Diplomacy 05/04/2022

UAE's new minister for Africa dives into Nile maelstrom

Soon after Sheikh Shakhboot became the Emirati minister for African affairs in February last year he took on the hot potato of Ethiopia's vast GERD dam. This gives the young diplomat a perfect opportunity to demonstrate his abilities on an issue that affects two of the UAE's traditional allies. [...]

The Emirati minister for African affairs Shakhboot bin Nahyan al-Nahyan.

Politics 05/04/2022

Museveni's ousted former confidant Amama Mbabazi back in the game

The former prime minister is making it loud and clear that he is once again a trusted member of the president's entourage after a difficult period out in the cold. [...]

Former Ugandan prime ministerAmama Mbabazi and President Yoweri Museveni in 2019.

Energy 05/04/2022

Kabaale refinery project hampered by reluctant banks

There is every chance the first stone of the refinery promised by Yoweri Museveni to accompany TotalEnergies and Cnooc's development of Tilenga will not be laid this year as banks continue to pull out of the hydrocarbons sector. [...]

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Macron keen to do business with Ruto

Museveni fears fuel shortage after turning down Russian oil

Xi Jinping's new ambitions for China-Africa trade take shape

Washington and Moscow try to force Museveni to choose sides over fuel imports

Eyeing 2026 polls, Museveni flips political chessboard

France's new foreign affairs chief reshuffles ambassadors

Rivalry between hotel chain Accor and US competitors switches to Horn

Kenyatta pushes Kenyan khat in Djibouti and Ethiopia

Why Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud missed IGAD summit

East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

Museveni embarks on multiple missions to tackle inflation

Museveni's team forced to curb downstream goals

TotalEnergies and CNOOC finally see funds flowing for East Africa pipeline

AFRICOM head Townsend pulls every political and military string to counter growing Chinese influence

Macron set to appoint new ambassadors throughout Africa

Erdogan dispatches diplomats to Addis Ababa ahead of high-profile visit Free

Kenyan entrepreneurs advance cautiously in DRC, new EAC frontier market

Congolese peace talks at Nairobi's Safari Park Hotel inch forward

Covid-19 in China and Ukraine war throw Mombasa docks into disarray Free

Museveni faces threat of costly arbitration with Yemeni firm over Owino Market

Museveni's son's birthday bash now annual VIP get-together

How Belgian entrepreneur Alain Goetz escaped UN sanctions

UAE's new minister for Africa dives into Nile maelstrom

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Macron keen to do business with Ruto

Museveni fears fuel shortage after turning down Russian oil

Xi Jinping's new ambitions for China-Africa trade take shape

Washington and Moscow try to force Museveni to choose sides over fuel imports

Eyeing 2026 polls, Museveni flips political chessboard

France's new foreign affairs chief reshuffles ambassadors

Rivalry between hotel chain Accor and US competitors switches to Horn

Kenyatta pushes Kenyan khat in Djibouti and Ethiopia

Why Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud missed IGAD summit

East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

Museveni embarks on multiple missions to tackle inflation

Museveni's team forced to curb downstream goals

TotalEnergies and CNOOC finally see funds flowing for East Africa pipeline

AFRICOM head Townsend pulls every political and military string to counter growing Chinese influence

Macron set to appoint new ambassadors throughout Africa

Erdogan dispatches diplomats to Addis Ababa ahead of high-profile visit Free

Kenyan entrepreneurs advance cautiously in DRC, new EAC frontier market

Congolese peace talks at Nairobi's Safari Park Hotel inch forward

Covid-19 in China and Ukraine war throw Mombasa docks into disarray Free

Museveni faces threat of costly arbitration with Yemeni firm over Owino Market

Museveni's son's birthday bash now annual VIP get-together

How Belgian entrepreneur Alain Goetz escaped UN sanctions

UAE's new minister for Africa dives into Nile maelstrom

Museveni's ousted former confidant Amama Mbabazi back in the game

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