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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
Museveni's military to monitor his borders

By entrusting border immigration and trade checks to the military, Yoweri Museveni is expanding the UPDF's capacity to act in the region.

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Djibouti
Ismail Omar Guelleh uses Afars as Trojan Horse to force Abiy Ahmed Ali's hand

Djibouti is stepping up operations to destabilise the Afar region in an effort to force the Ethiopian prime minister to resume dialogue.

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Ethiopia
UN hopeful that it can influence Abiy's reforms

Following a meeting with the opposition in June 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has set his teams to work [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Sudan
Night of the long knives between Bashir and the Islamists

After repeated warnings from the head of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), General Salah Abdallah Mohamed Saleh (aka [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Eritrea
Djibouti in Asmara's firing line

Djibouti is fearful of being accused of generating fresh tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea. According to a memo that the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Document | Somalia
Will Farmajo's reign end like Siad Barre's?

Donald Trump is not the only one to have led his administration into a shutdown - his Somalian counterpart Mohamed [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Djibouti
CMA CGM eyes up Ethiopian corridor

Following the Djiboutian government's very public severing of ties with the Emirati firm DP World, the shipping company owned by the Saade brothers is jockeying for major maritime projects in the country.

Subscribers only 11.01.2019

Somalia, Somaliland
Will Dahabshiil pay for its ties to Abdi Ilay?

The Somaliland financial services firm stands accused by Ethiopia of collusion with the former administration of the Somali region - a charge vigorously denied by Dahabshiil.

Subscribers only 11.01.2019

Tanzania
The boomerang effect of Mengi's investments

The self-proclaimed champion of a more self-sufficient economy, the magnate Reginald Mengi, finds himself a hostage to his own pronouncements [...]

Subscribers only 11.01.2019

Kenya
Aga Khan tries to short-circuit Kenyatta

Karim Al-Hussaini, the spiritual leader of the Isma'ili community and a businessman with interests in African electricity, is hoping to [...]

Subscribers only 11.01.2019

Uganda
Discontent among the silks at ENSafrica

The largest pan-African law firm is struggling in several countries on the continent, but tensions are running highest in Kampala.

Subscribers only 11.01.2019

Ethiopia
Who are Abiy Ahmed Ali's new ambassadors?

The countries to which 17 of the 19 new ambassadors [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Uganda
Bobi Wine makes friends in high places

The latest initiative of the singer turned political activist Robert [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Ethiopia
Net tightens around Getachew Assefa

Despite an arrest warrant issued by the federal government in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Kenya
William Ruto seeks to secure support in Central Province

Deputy President William Ruto has more than one trick up [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Tanzania
Why the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority is going after Fastjet

It seems that the payment demands made of Fastjet by [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Ethiopia
New restrictions on equipment of forces of law and order

At a time when in France the Gilets jaunes movement [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

South Sudan
UNDP backing for Salva Kiir's prisons

The National Prison Service of South Sudan (NPSSS) headed by [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2019

Kenya
IMF and United Kingdom finance data transparency system

Kenya is following the instructions of the International Monetary Fund [...]

Subscribers only 11.01.2019

DRC, Uganda
Klaus' daughter Sheena Eckhof makes a name for herself in mining

Since the end of 2018, Australian mid-cap firm Carnavale Resources, which explores the tin oxide mineral cassiterite in Uganda, has [...]

Free access Mining 08.01.2019

Djibouti, France
Ismail Omar Guelleh negotiated hard over the extradition of French Jihadist Peter Cherif

French Jihadist Peter Cherif and his wife and children, who were extradited to France in two separate operations on December 22 and 30, had been spotted by the Djibouti intelligence services in October and were only returned to Paris after intense negotiations.

Subscribers only Politics 03.01.2019

Tanzania | Junior
Orca lays pressure on Swala after Reginald Mengi's arrival

Tanzanian magnate Reginald Mengi's $30 million investment in the Tanzanian [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.01.2019

South Sudan
Nile Petroleum: US Treasury sanctions South Africa's Israeli partner

On December 14, the US Treasury Department announced that it [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.01.2019

Uganda
Tullow in urgent need of tax and legal expert

As it negotiates a thorny issue with the Ugandan tax [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.01.2019

Kenya
Tullow Oil seeks expert to handle sensitive contracts file

British junior Tullow Oil has been looking for a new [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.01.2019

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
Museveni's military to monitor his borders

Djibouti
Ismail Omar Guelleh uses Afars as Trojan Horse to force Abiy Ahmed Ali's hand

Ethiopia
UN hopeful that it can influence Abiy's reforms

Sudan
Night of the long knives between Bashir and the Islamists

Eritrea
Djibouti in Asmara's firing line

Document | Somalia
Will Farmajo's reign end like Siad Barre's?

Djibouti
CMA CGM eyes up Ethiopian corridor

Somalia, Somaliland
Will Dahabshiil pay for its ties to Abdi Ilay?

Tanzania
The boomerang effect of Mengi's investments

Kenya
Aga Khan tries to short-circuit Kenyatta

Uganda
Discontent among the silks at ENSafrica

Ethiopia
Who are Abiy Ahmed Ali's new ambassadors?

Uganda
Bobi Wine makes friends in high places

Ethiopia
Net tightens around Getachew Assefa

Kenya
William Ruto seeks to secure support in Central Province

Tanzania
Why the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority is going after Fastjet

Ethiopia
New restrictions on equipment of forces of law and order

South Sudan
UNDP backing for Salva Kiir's prisons

Kenya
IMF and United Kingdom finance data transparency system

DRC, Uganda
Klaus' daughter Sheena Eckhof makes a name for herself in mining

Djibouti, France
Ismail Omar Guelleh negotiated hard over the extradition of French Jihadist Peter Cherif

Tanzania | Junior
Orca lays pressure on Swala after Reginald Mengi's arrival

South Sudan
Nile Petroleum: US Treasury sanctions South Africa's Israeli partner

Uganda
Tullow in urgent need of tax and legal expert

Kenya
Tullow Oil seeks expert to handle sensitive contracts file

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda Museveni's military to monitor his borders

Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh uses Afars as Trojan Horse to force Abiy Ahmed Ali's hand

Ethiopia UN hopeful that it can influence Abiy's reforms

Sudan Night of the long knives between Bashir and the Islamists

Eritrea Djibouti in Asmara's firing line

Document | Somalia Will Farmajo's reign end like Siad Barre's?

Djibouti CMA CGM eyes up Ethiopian corridor

Somalia, Somaliland Will Dahabshiil pay for its ties to Abdi Ilay?

Tanzania The boomerang effect of Mengi's investments

Kenya Aga Khan tries to short-circuit Kenyatta

Uganda Discontent among the silks at ENSafrica

Ethiopia Who are Abiy Ahmed Ali's new ambassadors?

Uganda Bobi Wine makes friends in high places

Ethiopia Net tightens around Getachew Assefa

Kenya William Ruto seeks to secure support in Central Province

Tanzania Why the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority is going after Fastjet

Ethiopia New restrictions on equipment of forces of law and order

South Sudan UNDP backing for Salva Kiir's prisons

Kenya IMF and United Kingdom finance data transparency system

DRC, Uganda Klaus' daughter Sheena Eckhof makes a name for herself in mining

Djibouti, France Ismail Omar Guelleh negotiated hard over the extradition of French Jihadist Peter Cherif

Tanzania | Junior Orca lays pressure on Swala after Reginald Mengi's arrival

South Sudan Nile Petroleum: US Treasury sanctions South Africa's Israeli partner

Uganda Tullow in urgent need of tax and legal expert

Kenya Tullow Oil seeks expert to handle sensitive contracts file

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Uganda
Museveni's military to monitor his borders

Djibouti
Ismail Omar Guelleh uses Afars as Trojan Horse to force Abiy Ahmed Ali's hand

Ethiopia
UN hopeful that it can influence Abiy's reforms

Sudan
Night of the long knives between Bashir and the Islamists

Eritrea
Djibouti in Asmara's firing line

Document | Somalia
Will Farmajo's reign end like Siad Barre's?

Djibouti
CMA CGM eyes up Ethiopian corridor

Somalia, Somaliland
Will Dahabshiil pay for its ties to Abdi Ilay?

Tanzania
The boomerang effect of Mengi's investments

Kenya
Aga Khan tries to short-circuit Kenyatta

Uganda
Discontent among the silks at ENSafrica

Ethiopia
Who are Abiy Ahmed Ali's new ambassadors?

Uganda
Bobi Wine makes friends in high places

Ethiopia
Net tightens around Getachew Assefa

Kenya
William Ruto seeks to secure support in Central Province

Tanzania
Why the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority is going after Fastjet

Ethiopia
New restrictions on equipment of forces of law and order

South Sudan
UNDP backing for Salva Kiir's prisons

Kenya
IMF and United Kingdom finance data transparency system

DRC, Uganda
Klaus' daughter Sheena Eckhof makes a name for herself in mining

Djibouti, France
Ismail Omar Guelleh negotiated hard over the extradition of French Jihadist Peter Cherif

Tanzania | Junior
Orca lays pressure on Swala after Reginald Mengi's arrival

South Sudan
Nile Petroleum: US Treasury sanctions South Africa's Israeli partner

Uganda
Tullow in urgent need of tax and legal expert

Kenya
Tullow Oil seeks expert to handle sensitive contracts file