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

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“Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war”

AFRICA RUSSIA UKRAINE

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

Despite taking place thousands of kilometres from Africa, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having a substantial impact on the continent's economies and governments. Facing hurdles in the supply of grain, fertiliser and fuel, and starved of Russian investment, especially in mining projects, African countries are trying to adapt to the crisis while Moscow and Western countries are lobbying hard to bring them into line with their respective positions. [...]

The port of Mombasa, Kenya. © Sun Ruibo/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

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. [...] (498 words)

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KENYA
Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir
Covid-19
Jean-Christian Bergeron
Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association
Orange Democratic Movement
Raila Odinga
Rubis Energie
Shippers Council of Eastern Africa
Suleiman Shahbal
Uhuru Kenyatta
William Ruto

Kenyatta cosies up to tea farmers ahead of elections

The government is increasing subsidies to cushion tea producers from the current economic turbulence. The tea sector is vital to the economy and a key source of votes, which the presidential camp and its allies cannot afford to do without. [...]

KENYA Infrastructures Politics 23/05/2022

Ruto gambles on reversing Kenyatta reforms to win presidency

The vice-president, at daggers drawn with his former ally, is defying the outgoing head of state by threatening to reverse some of his flagship measures. His bravado has divided his own campaign team. [...]

Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto. © William Ruto/Twitter

EAST AFRICA KENYA 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. [...]

TANZANIA Energy 16/05/2022

Government officials regret closing down public refineries as fuel prices soar

Several senior figures are urging that the public company responsible for refineries, which was partially closed down in 1999 and now only deals with stocks, be given a new lease of life. [...]

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

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EAST AFRICA Politics 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. [...]

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KENYA Politics Business 22/04/2022

Reborn Tea Board of Kenya champions Kenyatta's tea policy

In re-establishing the iconic Tea Board of Kenya, the Kenyan president hopes to regain control of the country's tea sector, Nairobi's primary source of export revenue. [...]

KENYA Business 08/04/2022

Odinga in Mombasa dilemma as business leaders ply pressure Free

The presidential candidate is facing pressure from Mombasa County's business leaders, who want assurances that one of them will become a governor there, putting Odinga, who wants to avoid having to choose between long-time political and financial supporters, in a bind. [...]

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga. © Monicah Mwangi/Reuters

KENYA Politics 30/09/2016

Suleiman Shahbal, President Kenyatta’s good little soldier

The Kenyan businessman Suleiman Shahbal who heads Gulf African Bank, [...]

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KENYA Politics 30/09/2016

Kenyatta and Odinga review their troops ahead of next elections

In preparation for the forthcoming general election in 2017, President Uhuru Kenyatta and the opposition headed by Raila Odinga have begun their race to form political and clan alliances. But the level of funds raised by each of the two [. [...]

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Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir
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Jean-Christian Bergeron
Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association
Orange Democratic Movement
Raila Odinga
Rubis Energie
Shippers Council of Eastern Africa
Suleiman Shahbal
Uhuru Kenyatta
William Ruto

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