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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Somalia, Uganda
Ugandan fatalities in Somalia hasten Amisom exit moves

Uganda is paying a high price for its involvement in the Amisom, adding to UPDF joint chief-of-staff Joseph Musanyufu's moves to prepare his withdrawal from the conflict.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.04.2020

Spotlight | Africa, France
French top African diplomatic post to change hands

Rémy Maréchaux, head of the French foreign ministry's Africa and Indian Ocean section.© Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rwanda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.04.2020

Somalia
ZetAvia does UAE's diplomatic heavy lifting in the Horn

One of the Zetavia Il-76TD large cargo planes delivering Emirati medical aid to the Horn of Africa.© Martin Bogdan / ZetAvia

Free access 21.04.2020

Uganda
Museveni's Kabaale refinery project faces several stumbling blocks

Legal, fiscal, and health crises have thwarted the construction of Uganda's first oil refinery, which is supposed to go up on the shores of Lake Albert.

Subscribers only Energy 21.04.2020

Kenya
Vice-President William Ruto's top aide quizzed about role in fake defence tender

Kenya's fake defence tender scandal continues to shake up Harambee House Annex, the office of Vice-President William Ruto.

Subscribers only Politics 21.04.2020

Kenya
Uhuru Kenyatta decrees a political truce during the Covid-19 crisis

Kenyan head of state Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered vice president William Ruto to end his campaign against planned changes to the Jubilee Party's management committee.

Subscribers only Politics Running Story - State House battle in Kenya 20.04.2020

Uganda
Yoweri Museveni plans to boost spending on the SOC, his praetorian guard

By providing for an increase in the presidency's budget, Yoweri Museveni is looking to increase the capacity of the special forces commanded by his son, General Kainerugaba. This presidential guard is a favourite instrument of political influence with his clan.

Subscribers only Politics 10.04.2020

Kenya
KeNHA puts it foot down on Kenol-Marua highway

Although it has yet to announce the winner of the call for tenders to construct the dual carriageway between Kenol [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure 07.04.2020

Kenya
The British army renews its air support service contractors

The British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) is preparing to expand its operations via a major tender call for air transport and medical evacuation services. In this way, Britain plans to strengthen its military presence in the strategic East Africa region.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 03.04.2020

Africa, China
Alibaba: the ringmaster of African finance

Applications for the Chinese behemoth's training programme for African entrepreneurs have just closed. For those selected to take part, it's a chance to obtain funding from programme partners 4DX Ventures and AfricInvest, and even to compete for the Africa Netpreneur Prize, set up by Alibaba founder and former CEO Jack Ma.

Subscribers only Finance 01.04.2020

Uganda
Covid-19 throws up roadblock to Museveni's bidding round

Uganda's minister of petroleum Mary Goretti Kitutu is preparing to postpone her oil bidding round for the third time. Initially [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2020

South Sudan
Riek Machar grabs top oil post for old-time supporter

After several delays, President Salva Kiir has at last announced [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2020

Uganda
Kingfisher: Cnooc wins over NEMA but now checked by Covid-19

Tom Okurut, executive director of the National Environment Management Authority [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2020

Tanzania
Magufuli spurces up legal system to stay in control of Shell and Equinor

As we revealed in October (AEI 849), President John Magufuli [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2020

Kenya
KeNHA begins land appropriation process for Nairobi-Nakuru highway

The Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit highway project, overseen by the Kenya National [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 30.03.2020

Africa, United States
CACI International is Africom's new mega-contractor

In awarding a huge service contract to CACI International, the United States Africa Command (Africom) has further accented its reliance on private sector contractors just as Washington is looking to disengage its troops from African theatres of operation.

Subscribers only Defence 27.03.2020

Kenya
EU prays Opus Dei will help it counter Beijing's digital ambitions

Nairobi, via its university founded by the Opus Dei Catholic institution, is becoming the hub of EU-African digital cooperation and a counterweight to China's market penetration.

Subscribers only 27.03.2020

Kenya
Nairobi's nuclear ambitions undercut by renewable energies

Kenya's Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is set to deal yet another blow to the project to construct a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.03.2020

Kenya
Narendra Raval seeks to cement status as market leader

The king of Kenyan cement and boss of Devki Group, Narendra Raval, is aiming to become the sole supplier of [...]

Subscribers only 27.03.2020

Djibouti
Raj Dussoye takes over as MD at International Investment Bank

At a board meeting at the end of February, International Investment Bank (IIB), which has been active in Djibouti since [...]

Subscribers only Finance 27.03.2020

Somalia, Somaliland
Bashir Goth's term in Washington extended

On 5 March, Bashir Goth, who has been Somaliland's representative in the US since the summer of 2018, signed a [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.03.2020

Uganda
Americans voice criticisms of Bank of Uganda

In early March, the United States published a report revealing [...]

Subscribers only 27.03.2020

Djibouti
Inmaa severs ties with Yacin Aouled Farah

The Emirati businessman Ibrahim Saeed Ahmad Lootah and his sons [...]

Subscribers only 27.03.2020

Ethiopia
Ethio Telecom soon to face new competition

The minister of transport and communications, Dagmawit Moges, working in [...]

Subscribers only 27.03.2020

Djibouti
KBR renews its contracts at Camp Lemonnier

The provider of services to the US government, KBR (Kellogg [...]

Subscribers only Defence 27.03.2020

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Somalia, Uganda
Ugandan fatalities in Somalia hasten Amisom exit moves

Spotlight | Africa, France
French top African diplomatic post to change hands

Somalia
ZetAvia does UAE's diplomatic heavy lifting in the Horn

Uganda
Museveni's Kabaale refinery project faces several stumbling blocks

Kenya
Vice-President William Ruto's top aide quizzed about role in fake defence tender

Kenya
Uhuru Kenyatta decrees a political truce during the Covid-19 crisis

Uganda
Yoweri Museveni plans to boost spending on the SOC, his praetorian guard

Kenya
KeNHA puts it foot down on Kenol-Marua highway

Kenya
The British army renews its air support service contractors

Africa, China
Alibaba: the ringmaster of African finance

Uganda
Covid-19 throws up roadblock to Museveni's bidding round

South Sudan
Riek Machar grabs top oil post for old-time supporter

Uganda
Kingfisher: Cnooc wins over NEMA but now checked by Covid-19

Tanzania
Magufuli spurces up legal system to stay in control of Shell and Equinor

Kenya
KeNHA begins land appropriation process for Nairobi-Nakuru highway

Africa, United States
CACI International is Africom's new mega-contractor

Kenya
EU prays Opus Dei will help it counter Beijing's digital ambitions

Kenya
Nairobi's nuclear ambitions undercut by renewable energies

Kenya
Narendra Raval seeks to cement status as market leader

Djibouti
Raj Dussoye takes over as MD at International Investment Bank

Somalia, Somaliland
Bashir Goth's term in Washington extended

Uganda
Americans voice criticisms of Bank of Uganda

Djibouti
Inmaa severs ties with Yacin Aouled Farah

Ethiopia
Ethio Telecom soon to face new competition

Djibouti
KBR renews its contracts at Camp Lemonnier

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Somalia, Uganda Ugandan fatalities in Somalia hasten Amisom exit moves

Spotlight | Africa, France French top African diplomatic post to change hands

Somalia ZetAvia does UAE's diplomatic heavy lifting in the Horn

Uganda Museveni's Kabaale refinery project faces several stumbling blocks

Kenya Vice-President William Ruto's top aide quizzed about role in fake defence tender

Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta decrees a political truce during the Covid-19 crisis

Uganda Yoweri Museveni plans to boost spending on the SOC, his praetorian guard

Kenya KeNHA puts it foot down on Kenol-Marua highway

Kenya The British army renews its air support service contractors

Africa, China Alibaba: the ringmaster of African finance

Uganda Covid-19 throws up roadblock to Museveni's bidding round

South Sudan Riek Machar grabs top oil post for old-time supporter

Uganda Kingfisher: Cnooc wins over NEMA but now checked by Covid-19

Tanzania Magufuli spurces up legal system to stay in control of Shell and Equinor

Kenya KeNHA begins land appropriation process for Nairobi-Nakuru highway

Africa, United States CACI International is Africom's new mega-contractor

Kenya EU prays Opus Dei will help it counter Beijing's digital ambitions

Kenya Nairobi's nuclear ambitions undercut by renewable energies

Kenya Narendra Raval seeks to cement status as market leader

Djibouti Raj Dussoye takes over as MD at International Investment Bank

Somalia, Somaliland Bashir Goth's term in Washington extended

Uganda Americans voice criticisms of Bank of Uganda

Djibouti Inmaa severs ties with Yacin Aouled Farah

Ethiopia Ethio Telecom soon to face new competition

Djibouti KBR renews its contracts at Camp Lemonnier

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Somalia, Uganda
Ugandan fatalities in Somalia hasten Amisom exit moves

Spotlight | Africa, France
French top African diplomatic post to change hands

Somalia
ZetAvia does UAE's diplomatic heavy lifting in the Horn

Uganda
Museveni's Kabaale refinery project faces several stumbling blocks

Kenya
Vice-President William Ruto's top aide quizzed about role in fake defence tender

Kenya
Uhuru Kenyatta decrees a political truce during the Covid-19 crisis

Uganda
Yoweri Museveni plans to boost spending on the SOC, his praetorian guard

Kenya
KeNHA puts it foot down on Kenol-Marua highway

Kenya
The British army renews its air support service contractors

Africa, China
Alibaba: the ringmaster of African finance

Uganda
Covid-19 throws up roadblock to Museveni's bidding round

South Sudan
Riek Machar grabs top oil post for old-time supporter

Uganda
Kingfisher: Cnooc wins over NEMA but now checked by Covid-19

Tanzania
Magufuli spurces up legal system to stay in control of Shell and Equinor

Kenya
KeNHA begins land appropriation process for Nairobi-Nakuru highway

Africa, United States
CACI International is Africom's new mega-contractor

Kenya
EU prays Opus Dei will help it counter Beijing's digital ambitions

Kenya
Nairobi's nuclear ambitions undercut by renewable energies

Kenya
Narendra Raval seeks to cement status as market leader

Djibouti
Raj Dussoye takes over as MD at International Investment Bank

Somalia, Somaliland
Bashir Goth's term in Washington extended

Uganda
Americans voice criticisms of Bank of Uganda

Djibouti
Inmaa severs ties with Yacin Aouled Farah

Ethiopia
Ethio Telecom soon to face new competition

Djibouti
KBR renews its contracts at Camp Lemonnier