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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

The Kenyan politician will be at AU headquarters on 8 November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Battle for African Union 07.11.2024

Kenya
Outlawed Mungiki sect associates now protect ousted deputy president

Deprived not only of his job as deputy president but also his protection detail, Rigathi Gachagua has turned to associates of an infamous sect to ensure his protection.

Subscribers only Politics 06.11.2024

Sudan
Sudanese political parties nudged to resume Cairo talks

A group of independent politicians are preparing to organise a new meeting in November, following a gathering in Cairo in July.

Subscribers only Politics 06.11.2024

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers

The private sector wants to harmonise customs tariffs in the East African Community. Tensions over trade have strained diplomatic relations between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda throughout the year.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 05.11.2024

Kenya
Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga announces his candidature for chair of the African Union Commission, at the State House in Nairobi on 27 August 2024. © Simon Maina/AFP

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy Running story - Battle for African Union 05.11.2024

Rwanda
Qatari firm UCC to captain two co-winners of Rwanda airport project

Qatar Airways has clarified the roles of the various players involved in the construction of Bugesera International Airport. Urbacon Trading and Contracting will take the helm throughout the project, giving orders to Portugal's Mota Engil and Greece's Consolidated Contractors.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 04.11.2024

Djibouti
Wide-open contest as Djibouti football federation seeks new boss

The Fédération Djiboutienne de Football (FDF) has been looking for a new chief since Souleiman Hassan Waberi resigned in March. Waberi is reapplying for his old job and other potential candidates include AS Obok boss Gaas Ali Dato and Farah Daher Barreh.

Subscribers only Politics 04.11.2024

African Union, Kenya
Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission

Domestic politics may have distracted him of late, but Kenya's former prime minister is stepping on the gas again in his quest to take the helm of the African Union's executive arm. SADC and ECOWAS member states are on his itinerary.

Subscribers only The Continent, Diplomacy 01.11.2024

Raila Odinga in Nairobi on 31 October 2023.

Ethiopia
Two mining execs detained in Oromia amid joint venture rift

The Kenticha lithium and tantalum mine is at the heart of a dispute involving the regional government and Australia's Africa Mining & Energy.

Subscribers only Mining 01.11.2024

Kenya, Somalia
Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

As the African Union's military engagement in Somalia enters a third chapter in January, Kenya is keen to keep its boots on the ground to counter the threat posed by Al-Shabaab.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 31.10.2024

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Nairobi on 22 October 2024.

Uganda
Museveni clan makes show of family unity ahead of 2026 poll

Fifteen months from the elections, the president's eldest son Muhoozi Kainerugaba is making less noise about succeeding his father. But he hasn't stopped trying to extend the army's influence, with his father's help.

Subscribers only Politics 31.10.2024

Kenya
Coffee reforms may be reviewed in wake of deputy president's dismissal

The impeachment of Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua gives coffee industry players the opportunity to revisit a key reform of his mandate. The initial reforms adopted have not delivered the expected results for producers.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 30.10.2024

Coffee beans harvest in Nandi province, Kenya on 28 August 2023.

Djibouti
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

The Tony Blair Institute is advising Djibouti foreign minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on his candidacy for chairmanship of the African Union Commission.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.10.2024

Sudan
Why the army pushed RSF warlord Abu Aqla Kikl to defect

Militia leader Abu Aqla Kikl, who is coveted by both camps for his knowledge of the terrain, has switched allegiances once again. His recent defection to the army's SAF forces was presented as a major victory over the RSF, even though he has few fighters at his disposal.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 29.10.2024

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Port Sudan on 31 July 2024.

Kenya
Ruling party seeks to woo disaffected Kenyan youth

The presidential majority is seeking to boost support among young people by organising nationwide forums. It's a costly project as it involves paying youngsters to attend the events, but the Chinese Communist Party is helping out financially.

Subscribers only Politics 29.10.2024

Kenya
Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

The former justice minister hopes to make the most of the anti-government sentiment prevailing within civil society and among voters in her native region of central Kenya. But while Karua has already sounded out some prominent names, she's steering clear of an alliance with other opposition heavyweights.

Subscribers only Politics 28.10.2024

NARC-Kenya party boss Martha Karua, in Nairobi on 28 March 2023.

Uganda
Ugandan activist lawyer to keep fighting geothermal project despite EACJ setback

Having spent years trying to block geothermal exploration at a potential UNESCO world heritage site in Uganda, Adam Kyomuhendo is ready to appeal the East African Court of Justice's dismissal of his bid to injunct the project.

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2024

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

The Ethiopian PM has appointed the former Addis Ababa mayor and minister of mines, whom he dismissed last year, to revitalize the struggling railway. An early supporter of Abiy, Takele has surrounded himself with loyalists, which risks raising some hackles.

Subscribers only Politics 25.10.2024

The chief executive officer of the Ethio-Djibouti Railway, Takele Uma Banti, in Addis Ababa in May 2022.

Ethiopia
Ogaden Liberation Front announces plenary session from abroad

The gathering is due to take place on 26-27 October.

Subscribers only Politics 25.10.2024

Africa
Afreximbank lobbies for renewal of US trade pact with Africa

The bank has hired Bennett Group DC to lobby on its behalf in Washington.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 25.10.2024

Kenya
Ruto seeks to fast-track Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit project

The Kenyan president is nearly halfway through his term of office and is keen to bolster his track record on infrastructure. He has asked the government to press ahead on the capital's future bus network, with a new timetable for completion that could prove challenging.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 24.10.2024

An electric bus in Nairobi on 19 October 2022.

Somalia
Somali squad pulls out of African Nations due to lack of funds

Its withdrawal means Burundi qualifies automatically for the second round.

Subscribers only Business 24.10.2024

Sudan
Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is due to present a report to the Security Council on 28 October on the protection of civilians in Sudan's civil war. It will say that conditions are not yet right for the intervention of a UN force in the country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.10.2024

António Guterres at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on 11 October 2024.

Kenya
Tensions ahead of opening of country's main gold refinery

Politicians and miners are divided over how to deal with the British company Shanta Gold, which has exploration permits in western Kenya. The government wants to calm the situation in order to guarantee supplies to the future refinery in Kakamega County.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 23.10.2024

An artisanal gold miner in Kakamega county, Kenya, 2018.

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Eritrea's football team resurrected to face Ethiopia

For the first time since January 2020 when they lost 1-0 at home in Asmara to Sudan in a friendly, the Eritrean men's national team will once more play an international football match.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.10.2024

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Africa
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DRC
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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

Kenya
Outlawed Mungiki sect associates now protect ousted deputy president

Sudan
Sudanese political parties nudged to resume Cairo talks

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers

Kenya
Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

Rwanda
Qatari firm UCC to captain two co-winners of Rwanda airport project

Djibouti
Wide-open contest as Djibouti football federation seeks new boss

African Union, Kenya
Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission

Ethiopia
Two mining execs detained in Oromia amid joint venture rift

Kenya, Somalia
Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Uganda
Museveni clan makes show of family unity ahead of 2026 poll

Kenya
Coffee reforms may be reviewed in wake of deputy president's dismissal

Djibouti
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

Sudan
Why the army pushed RSF warlord Abu Aqla Kikl to defect

Kenya
Ruling party seeks to woo disaffected Kenyan youth

Kenya
Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

Uganda
Ugandan activist lawyer to keep fighting geothermal project despite EACJ setback

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

Ethiopia
Ogaden Liberation Front announces plenary session from abroad

Africa
Afreximbank lobbies for renewal of US trade pact with Africa

Kenya
Ruto seeks to fast-track Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit project

Somalia
Somali squad pulls out of African Nations due to lack of funds

Sudan
Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres

Kenya
Tensions ahead of opening of country's main gold refinery

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Eritrea's football team resurrected to face Ethiopia

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

Kenya Outlawed Mungiki sect associates now protect ousted deputy president

Sudan Sudanese political parties nudged to resume Cairo talks

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers

Kenya Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

Rwanda Qatari firm UCC to captain two co-winners of Rwanda airport project

Djibouti Wide-open contest as Djibouti football federation seeks new boss

African Union, Kenya Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission

Ethiopia Two mining execs detained in Oromia amid joint venture rift

Kenya, Somalia Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Uganda Museveni clan makes show of family unity ahead of 2026 poll

Kenya Coffee reforms may be reviewed in wake of deputy president's dismissal

Djibouti Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

Sudan Why the army pushed RSF warlord Abu Aqla Kikl to defect

Kenya Ruling party seeks to woo disaffected Kenyan youth

Kenya Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

Uganda Ugandan activist lawyer to keep fighting geothermal project despite EACJ setback

Inner circles | Ethiopia Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

Ethiopia Ogaden Liberation Front announces plenary session from abroad

Africa Afreximbank lobbies for renewal of US trade pact with Africa

Kenya Ruto seeks to fast-track Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit project

Somalia Somali squad pulls out of African Nations due to lack of funds

Sudan Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres

Kenya Tensions ahead of opening of country's main gold refinery

Eritrea, Ethiopia Eritrea's football team resurrected to face Ethiopia

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Kenya
Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

Kenya
Outlawed Mungiki sect associates now protect ousted deputy president

Sudan
Sudanese political parties nudged to resume Cairo talks

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers

Kenya
Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

Rwanda
Qatari firm UCC to captain two co-winners of Rwanda airport project

Djibouti
Wide-open contest as Djibouti football federation seeks new boss

African Union, Kenya
Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission

Ethiopia
Two mining execs detained in Oromia amid joint venture rift

Kenya, Somalia
Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Uganda
Museveni clan makes show of family unity ahead of 2026 poll

Kenya
Coffee reforms may be reviewed in wake of deputy president's dismissal

Djibouti
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

Sudan
Why the army pushed RSF warlord Abu Aqla Kikl to defect

Kenya
Ruling party seeks to woo disaffected Kenyan youth

Kenya
Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

Uganda
Ugandan activist lawyer to keep fighting geothermal project despite EACJ setback

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

Ethiopia
Ogaden Liberation Front announces plenary session from abroad

Africa
Afreximbank lobbies for renewal of US trade pact with Africa

Kenya
Ruto seeks to fast-track Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit project

Somalia
Somali squad pulls out of African Nations due to lack of funds

Sudan
Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres

Kenya
Tensions ahead of opening of country's main gold refinery

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Eritrea's football team resurrected to face Ethiopia