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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.

Subscribers only Politics 18.08.2022

France's new foreign affairs chief reshuffles ambassadors

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

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.07.2022

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.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 14.07.2022

Kenyatta pushes Kenyan khat in Djibouti and Ethiopia

A khat seller in a market in Maua, Kenya. © Simon Maina/AFP

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 13.07.2022

Why Hassan Sheikh Mohamud missed IGAD summit

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. © Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only 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.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 12.07.2022

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.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 11.07.2022

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.

Subscribers only Energy 08.07.2022

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.

Subscribers only Energy 05.07.2022

Inner circles
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.

Subscribers only Defence 01.07.2022

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

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.06.2022

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

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.

Free access Diplomacy 21.06.2022

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

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.

Subscribers only Business 16.05.2022

Spotlight
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.

Subscribers only Politics 04.05.2022

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

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

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.

Free access Infrastructure, Commodity traders, Business 03.05.2022

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.

Subscribers only Business 25.04.2022

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.

Subscribers only Politics 12.04.2022

Muhoozi Kainerugaba with his uncle Paul Kagame.

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.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 07.04.2022

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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.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 05.04.2022

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

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.

Subscribers only Politics 05.04.2022

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

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.

Subscribers only Energy 05.04.2022

Kenyatta-backed Kenyan bankers at the forefront of EAC enlargement

As DR Congo joins EAC, Kenyan lenders such as Equity Bank and KCB Group hope to conquer new markets in a dynamic region. The Kenyan government is fully behind the banks, but some local players are worried about potential competition.

Free access Finance, Business 29.03.2022

Equity Group MD & CEO Dr. James Mwangi signs the purchase agreement with BCDC Majority Shareholder Mr. George Forrest.

TotalEnergies rolls out ambitious local hiring plan for Tilenga

French major TotalEnergies has launched a large-scale process for selecting and training its local workforce in Uganda, completing its first phase in March.

Subscribers only Energy 24.03.2022

Museveni's NRM torn apart by battle for deceased speaker's chair

The shock wave created by the death of parliamentary speaker Jacob Oulanyah has revived splits that go beyond the usual political rivalries. The battle to replace him has started, endangering the fragile balance of power in the ruling party.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 24.03.2022

The late Ugandan speaker Jacob Oulanyah.

Spotlight
Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

Back in Kenya after a week in the UK, presidential candidate Raila Odinga has been giving attention to his foreign policy credentials. To attract the favours of the West, he has highlighted Kenya's role as a peacemaker in the Horn of Africa, a region riven by civil wars and political crises.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.03.2022

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga in the UK on 15 March 2022, here with UK Defence Secretary James Heappey (left).

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Uganda

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 Mohamud 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

Inner circles
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

Kenyan entrepreneurs advance cautiously in DRC, new EAC frontier market

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

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

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

Spotlight
UAE's new minister for Africa dives into Nile maelstrom

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

Kabaale refinery project hampered by reluctant banks

Kenyatta-backed Kenyan bankers at the forefront of EAC enlargement

TotalEnergies rolls out ambitious local hiring plan for Tilenga

Museveni's NRM torn apart by battle for deceased speaker's chair

Spotlight
Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

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Uganda

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 Mohamud 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

Inner circles 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

Kenyan entrepreneurs advance cautiously in DRC, new EAC frontier market

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

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

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

Spotlight UAE's new minister for Africa dives into Nile maelstrom

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

Kabaale refinery project hampered by reluctant banks

Kenyatta-backed Kenyan bankers at the forefront of EAC enlargement

TotalEnergies rolls out ambitious local hiring plan for Tilenga

Museveni's NRM torn apart by battle for deceased speaker's chair

Spotlight Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

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

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

Spotlight
UAE's new minister for Africa dives into Nile maelstrom

Spotlight
Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion