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

Kenya
US chamber of commerce calls for scrapping of new tech and start-up taxes

The influential trade association wants the Kenyan government to drop a raft of measures included in the upcoming budget.

African Union, Ethiopia, European Union
EU Africa experts expected in Addis

The African directors of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of all 27 member states to AU headquarters in Addis-Ababa on 27-28 April. They will likely discuss common policy on strategic partners.

Guinea
The low-key UN team monitoring the 28 September trial

Guinea's high-profile 28 September trial is coming under increased attention from a number of key UN officials. Behind the scenes, they are keeping an eye on any ethnically motivated statements that could trigger incidents.

Kenya
Government probes carbon credits sale by Northern Rangelands Trust

The Kenyan NGO's environmental project was presented as a model of environmental and community protection, but it is now under fire from its donors and firms such as Netflix and Meta, which buy its carbon offsets.

The New Guard
The New Guard: Angola, Morocco, Madagascar and Kenya

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

AngolaWalter Pacheco, the rising star of Angolan finance

MoroccoMeryem Rami Yahyaoui, the trade minister's international asset

MadagascarMarie-Christina Kolo, eco-feminist and climate activist in chief

KenyaAngel Mbuthia, Madame President

Uganda
Museveni administration shunned by oil investors

Uganda's latest oil tender was largely boycotted, and no new exploration wells have been drilled since 2017 on valid licences. The country's hopes now rest on developments by TotalEnergies and CNOOC.

Uganda
Small Ugandan contractors work their way to TotalEnergies and CNOOC through McDermott and Sinopec

Development of the Kingfisher and Tilenga fields has opened up wide-ranging opportunities for the oil industry service companies. The big contracts have gone to the major international groupings but some local companies have managed to win new business in their wake.

Africa
EU pushes ahead on roadmap with the AU

The European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) joint committee is to convene in Brussels on 30 November.

DRC
Fortunat Biselele and Theophas Mahuku, the men behind miner Sud South's dizzying rise

The success of Sud South, which last year signed a lucrative contract with the mining province of Lualaba, is down to its discreet ties with Theophas Mahuku a friend of the Kabila family, and with President Felix Tshisekedi's close adviser, Fortunat Biseleleand.

Uganda
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.

Uganda
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.

Uganda
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.