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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
Government courts Asia to build iron hub

With no iron mine yet in production in the country, the Ugandan government is already hoping to build two iron [...]

Subscribers only Mining 04.04.2017

Ethiopia
Former UraMin executives ready to mine potash

Even as the UraMin case is fought out in the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 04.04.2017

Sudan
New law on gold exports made in vain?

Although Sudan’s minister of minerals, Ahmed Mohammed Sadiq al-Karuri, and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 04.04.2017

Somalia
Who is the new muscle-man in oil?

With Mogadishu wanting to get the country's oil exploration back off the ground, the oil and mineral resources ministry has [...]

Free access Energy 28.03.2017

Kenya
Zarara Oil must convince environmental agency

Kenya’s National Environment Management Authority (Nema) may put a damper on Zarara Oil & Gas, an affiliate of Midway Resources [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.03.2017

Tanzania
Symbion Power seeks to ward off Ubungo station curse

Caught in a legal wrangle with national power operator, Tanesco, for some months, Symbion Power shifts into top gear and files for arbitration.

Subscribers only Energy 28.03.2017

Uganda
Why Total's representative, Adewale Fayemi, can count on Museveni's support

Appointed at the head of Total’s Ugandan affiliate in 2015, Adewale Fayemi can depend on very influential local players to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.03.2017

Uganda
Cnooc keen to share lead with Total

The Ugandan government is not unhappy with the battle being [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.03.2017

Kenya
The government casts about for consultants

Kenya’s ministry for energy and petroleum is actively working on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.03.2017

Kenya
Simmons & Simmons helps Nairobi export its crude

The Kenyan government, which signed a deal in mid-March with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.03.2017

Kenya
Thwake dam deal could well submerge water minister Wamalwa

Suspicions of irregularities in a contract to build the Thwake dam could scupper the minister’s political ambitions.

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

Uganda
Museveni starts taking pot shots at Chinese firms

Trade relations have become strained between the two countries and that could well affect a lot of projects.

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

Somalia, Somaliland
Berbera may not be a haven of peace for DP World

Decidedly, the arrival of the Dubai-based port operator DP World in Berbera is a highly delicate matter. According to Indian [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

Tanzania
Sichuan Hongda Group could be about to lose its license

Disappointed by the Chinese firm’s performance, the government is threatening to slap sanctions on it. The mines ministry has opened an inquiry.

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

Sudan
Bart Fisher, the man who writes off Khartoum's debt

American lawyer Bart Fisher, owner of the Law Office of Bart S. Fisher and Omni Advisors (ION 1409), has informed [...]

Subscribers only 24.03.2017

Kenya
Alfred Gitonga back in business with the president

After holding his peace for a good decade, Alfred Gitonga, who was the private secretary of former president Mwai Kibaki [...]

Subscribers only 24.03.2017

Djibouti
Tourne carries Jabha's hopes on his shoulders

French lawyer Berenger Tourne, a partner in the firm Tourne & Bonnieu, has gone into overdrive to secure the release [...]

Subscribers only 24.03.2017

Djibouti, Ethiopia
Afars against opening door to Issa refugees

The Afar inhabitants of the village of As Eyla in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.03.2017

Kenya
Kirubi’s new town to remain a mirage

Tycoon Chris Kirubi has decided to drop a project to [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

Kenya
Coffee committee finds itself in stagnant water

Kenya’s Coffee Directorate was set up to promote and regulate [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

Tanzania
Cement manufacturers gang up on Dangote Group

Cement companies in Tanzania want to file suit against the [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

Kenya
Small freight operators in Mombasa fear for their survival

The Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (KIFWA) that speaks [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

Djibouti
Marill family in moving mood

Thierry Marill set up the firm Groupement des Demenageurs de [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

Djibouti
Sino-Djib Transport wants to shift into higher gear

A company that distributes Chinese transportation equipment, Sino-Djib Transport, changed [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

Ethiopia
Meta Abo Breweries in dire straits

The management of Meta Abo Breweries, the Ethiopian subsidiary of [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
Government courts Asia to build iron hub

Ethiopia
Former UraMin executives ready to mine potash

Sudan
New law on gold exports made in vain?

Somalia
Who is the new muscle-man in oil?

Kenya
Zarara Oil must convince environmental agency

Tanzania
Symbion Power seeks to ward off Ubungo station curse

Uganda
Why Total's representative, Adewale Fayemi, can count on Museveni's support

Uganda
Cnooc keen to share lead with Total

Kenya
The government casts about for consultants

Kenya
Simmons & Simmons helps Nairobi export its crude

Kenya
Thwake dam deal could well submerge water minister Wamalwa

Uganda
Museveni starts taking pot shots at Chinese firms

Somalia, Somaliland
Berbera may not be a haven of peace for DP World

Tanzania
Sichuan Hongda Group could be about to lose its license

Sudan
Bart Fisher, the man who writes off Khartoum's debt

Kenya
Alfred Gitonga back in business with the president

Djibouti
Tourne carries Jabha's hopes on his shoulders

Djibouti, Ethiopia
Afars against opening door to Issa refugees

Kenya
Kirubi’s new town to remain a mirage

Kenya
Coffee committee finds itself in stagnant water

Tanzania
Cement manufacturers gang up on Dangote Group

Kenya
Small freight operators in Mombasa fear for their survival

Djibouti
Marill family in moving mood

Djibouti
Sino-Djib Transport wants to shift into higher gear

Ethiopia
Meta Abo Breweries in dire straits

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda Government courts Asia to build iron hub

Ethiopia Former UraMin executives ready to mine potash

Sudan New law on gold exports made in vain?

Somalia Who is the new muscle-man in oil?

Kenya Zarara Oil must convince environmental agency

Tanzania Symbion Power seeks to ward off Ubungo station curse

Uganda Why Total's representative, Adewale Fayemi, can count on Museveni's support

Uganda Cnooc keen to share lead with Total

Kenya The government casts about for consultants

Kenya Simmons & Simmons helps Nairobi export its crude

Kenya Thwake dam deal could well submerge water minister Wamalwa

Uganda Museveni starts taking pot shots at Chinese firms

Somalia, Somaliland Berbera may not be a haven of peace for DP World

Tanzania Sichuan Hongda Group could be about to lose its license

Sudan Bart Fisher, the man who writes off Khartoum's debt

Kenya Alfred Gitonga back in business with the president

Djibouti Tourne carries Jabha's hopes on his shoulders

Djibouti, Ethiopia Afars against opening door to Issa refugees

Kenya Kirubi’s new town to remain a mirage

Kenya Coffee committee finds itself in stagnant water

Tanzania Cement manufacturers gang up on Dangote Group

Kenya Small freight operators in Mombasa fear for their survival

Djibouti Marill family in moving mood

Djibouti Sino-Djib Transport wants to shift into higher gear

Ethiopia Meta Abo Breweries in dire straits

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Uganda
Government courts Asia to build iron hub

Ethiopia
Former UraMin executives ready to mine potash

Sudan
New law on gold exports made in vain?

Somalia
Who is the new muscle-man in oil?

Kenya
Zarara Oil must convince environmental agency

Tanzania
Symbion Power seeks to ward off Ubungo station curse

Uganda
Why Total's representative, Adewale Fayemi, can count on Museveni's support

Uganda
Cnooc keen to share lead with Total

Kenya
The government casts about for consultants

Kenya
Simmons & Simmons helps Nairobi export its crude

Kenya
Thwake dam deal could well submerge water minister Wamalwa

Uganda
Museveni starts taking pot shots at Chinese firms

Somalia, Somaliland
Berbera may not be a haven of peace for DP World

Tanzania
Sichuan Hongda Group could be about to lose its license

Sudan
Bart Fisher, the man who writes off Khartoum's debt

Kenya
Alfred Gitonga back in business with the president

Djibouti
Tourne carries Jabha's hopes on his shoulders

Djibouti, Ethiopia
Afars against opening door to Issa refugees

Kenya
Kirubi’s new town to remain a mirage

Kenya
Coffee committee finds itself in stagnant water

Tanzania
Cement manufacturers gang up on Dangote Group

Kenya
Small freight operators in Mombasa fear for their survival

Djibouti
Marill family in moving mood

Djibouti
Sino-Djib Transport wants to shift into higher gear

Ethiopia
Meta Abo Breweries in dire straits