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Eastern Africa and the Horn

South Sudan
Sahara Energy about to edge out Trafigura

On the lookout for ways to diversify the country's oil partners for months, South Sudan president Salva Kiir has asked [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.04.2018

Uganda
How Yaatra muscled its way into GE's refinery

Yaatra Ventures may not be the most well-known member of the consortium building an oil product refinery in Kabaale Township, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.04.2018

Tanzania
Magufuli unable to stem ebbing tide of oil & gas firms

After the discovery of large natural gas deposits saw a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.04.2018

South Sudan
Kiir's manoeuvres to undermine opposition unity

Whether or not actively implicated, President Salva Kiir's regime has stood by while many Dinka opponents have been murdered in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.04.2018

Kenya
A truculent Sonko dreams of being deputy president

Mike Sonko (the ‘boss'), whose real name is Mbuvi Gideon Kioko, has always had trouble concealing his ambitions. Elected governor [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.04.2018

Sudan, Tanzania
How Russia is seeking to secure uranium deposits

Moscow is deploying slick tactics to get its hand on uranium reserves while trying to generate new demand in Africa.

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Kenya
Simba Cement seeks to carve itself out the lion's share in the Great Lakes

Narendra Raval, the CEO of Devki Group, the conglomerate that owns National Cement Co (NCCL), is not content with merely [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Uganda
Which Chinese firm is set to supplant Umeme?

According to our information, on 28 March Yoweri Museveni informed the directors of the national electricity supplier Umeme that he [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Kenya
A scramble for the exit as Abraaj Group struggles

Two heavyweights of the Kenyan economy, Brookside Dairy and Seven Seas Technologies, are trying to buy back the shares held [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Uganda
David Mafabi, Museveni's evening star

As he approaches sixty, David Mafabi has become the rising star among President Yoweri Museveni's political strategists and in the [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Kenya
Ayub Savula, future voice of the Luhyas?

Ayub Savula, the MP for the constituency of Lugari in western Kenya, is trying his best to unseat Musalia Mudavadi [...]

Free access 13.04.2018

Kenya
Moses Wetangula in talks with Ruto

Moses Wetangula is intending not to be pushed aside by his fellow Luhyas, not least Ayub Savula (see here). According [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Kenya
The counties back in the headlines

With the dust from the 2017 general elections barely settled, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.04.2018

Somalia
A new strategy to weaken Al-Shabaab

The Somalian security and intelligence apparatus has dreamt up a [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.04.2018

Djibouti
The people of the north suffer renewed violence

Adgeno, a landlocked enclave located in the far north of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.04.2018

Ethiopia
The currency crisis finds its way into the new PM's in tray

The lack of hard currency that has long bedevilled Ethiopia [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.04.2018

Kenya
Marrone Bio Innovations and Elephant vert, future east African giants?

When two agribusiness giants take a simultaneous interest in the [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Uganda
Why BOI is quitting the Ugandan banking sector

According to our information, in late March, the Bank of [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Tanzania
China set to get going at the port of Mtwara

Chinese firms have decided not to wait around for the [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Sudan
A selective clampdown on banks suspected of speculation

The regime has tasked the National Intelligence and Security Service [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Tanzania
Apollo Hospitals expands its presence

A delegation from Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (AHEL), an Indian healthcare [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Kenya
NMG turns off the TV

The Aga Khan, the majority shareholder in Nation Media Group [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Djibouti
A new agribusiness firm with UDJ connections

On 2 April, Societe d'investissement agro-pastorale, a firm specialising in [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Ethiopia
Raya Brewery's development plans

With BGI Ethiopia having recently taken over Ethiopia's Raya Brewery [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

Kenya
UCL Pharma gives a boost to Indian medicine

The Kenyan firm Universal Corp (UCL Pharma) is seeking to [...]

Subscribers only 13.04.2018

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

South Sudan
Sahara Energy about to edge out Trafigura

Uganda
How Yaatra muscled its way into GE's refinery

Tanzania
Magufuli unable to stem ebbing tide of oil & gas firms

South Sudan
Kiir's manoeuvres to undermine opposition unity

Kenya
A truculent Sonko dreams of being deputy president

Sudan, Tanzania
How Russia is seeking to secure uranium deposits

Kenya
Simba Cement seeks to carve itself out the lion's share in the Great Lakes

Uganda
Which Chinese firm is set to supplant Umeme?

Kenya
A scramble for the exit as Abraaj Group struggles

Uganda
David Mafabi, Museveni's evening star

Kenya
Ayub Savula, future voice of the Luhyas?

Kenya
Moses Wetangula in talks with Ruto

Kenya
The counties back in the headlines

Somalia
A new strategy to weaken Al-Shabaab

Djibouti
The people of the north suffer renewed violence

Ethiopia
The currency crisis finds its way into the new PM's in tray

Kenya
Marrone Bio Innovations and Elephant vert, future east African giants?

Uganda
Why BOI is quitting the Ugandan banking sector

Tanzania
China set to get going at the port of Mtwara

Sudan
A selective clampdown on banks suspected of speculation

Tanzania
Apollo Hospitals expands its presence

Kenya
NMG turns off the TV

Djibouti
A new agribusiness firm with UDJ connections

Ethiopia
Raya Brewery's development plans

Kenya
UCL Pharma gives a boost to Indian medicine

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

South Sudan Sahara Energy about to edge out Trafigura

Uganda How Yaatra muscled its way into GE's refinery

Tanzania Magufuli unable to stem ebbing tide of oil & gas firms

South Sudan Kiir's manoeuvres to undermine opposition unity

Kenya A truculent Sonko dreams of being deputy president

Sudan, Tanzania How Russia is seeking to secure uranium deposits

Kenya Simba Cement seeks to carve itself out the lion's share in the Great Lakes

Uganda Which Chinese firm is set to supplant Umeme?

Kenya A scramble for the exit as Abraaj Group struggles

Uganda David Mafabi, Museveni's evening star

Kenya Ayub Savula, future voice of the Luhyas?

Kenya Moses Wetangula in talks with Ruto

Kenya The counties back in the headlines

Somalia A new strategy to weaken Al-Shabaab

Djibouti The people of the north suffer renewed violence

Ethiopia The currency crisis finds its way into the new PM's in tray

Kenya Marrone Bio Innovations and Elephant vert, future east African giants?

Uganda Why BOI is quitting the Ugandan banking sector

Tanzania China set to get going at the port of Mtwara

Sudan A selective clampdown on banks suspected of speculation

Tanzania Apollo Hospitals expands its presence

Kenya NMG turns off the TV

Djibouti A new agribusiness firm with UDJ connections

Ethiopia Raya Brewery's development plans

Kenya UCL Pharma gives a boost to Indian medicine

The weekly recap

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

South Sudan
Sahara Energy about to edge out Trafigura

Uganda
How Yaatra muscled its way into GE's refinery

Tanzania
Magufuli unable to stem ebbing tide of oil & gas firms

South Sudan
Kiir's manoeuvres to undermine opposition unity

Kenya
A truculent Sonko dreams of being deputy president

Sudan, Tanzania
How Russia is seeking to secure uranium deposits

Kenya
Simba Cement seeks to carve itself out the lion's share in the Great Lakes

Uganda
Which Chinese firm is set to supplant Umeme?

Kenya
A scramble for the exit as Abraaj Group struggles

Uganda
David Mafabi, Museveni's evening star

Kenya
Ayub Savula, future voice of the Luhyas?

Kenya
Moses Wetangula in talks with Ruto

Kenya
The counties back in the headlines

Somalia
A new strategy to weaken Al-Shabaab

Djibouti
The people of the north suffer renewed violence

Ethiopia
The currency crisis finds its way into the new PM's in tray

Kenya
Marrone Bio Innovations and Elephant vert, future east African giants?

Uganda
Why BOI is quitting the Ugandan banking sector

Tanzania
China set to get going at the port of Mtwara

Sudan
A selective clampdown on banks suspected of speculation

Tanzania
Apollo Hospitals expands its presence

Kenya
NMG turns off the TV

Djibouti
A new agribusiness firm with UDJ connections

Ethiopia
Raya Brewery's development plans

Kenya
UCL Pharma gives a boost to Indian medicine