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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Sinohydro bags $24m World Bank irrigation contract

The Chinese giant's new contract is worth $24m.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 27.09.2024

Kenya
Odinga truce leaves Ruto with top jobs dilemma

William Ruto (right) and Raila Odinga (left), the candidate for the chairperson of the African Union Commission at the Statehouse in Nairobi on 27 August 2024 © Simon Maina/AFP

Subscribers only Politics 26.09.2024

Kenya
Gold dispute escalates as UK firm challenges local licensing authority

Artisanal miner in a formerly British run gold mine in Kenya, in 2018. © Recep Canik/Anadolu via AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 25.09.2024

Rwanda
Rivals obliged to team up as Qatar Airways awards contract for Bugesera airport

The companies Mota-Engil, UCC and Consolidated Contractors will have to work together on the new project, the largest ever financed by Qatar on the African continent.

Free access Business 24.09.2024

Eritrea
Khartoum's relocated ambassadors struggle to cope

Several embassies that covered Eritrea from the Sudanese capital have had to take refuge in Ethiopia since the start of the civil war more than a year ago. But the historical rivalry and growing tensions between Addis Ababa and Asmara are complicating their task.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.09.2024

Sudan
Burhan plays for time before US election

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Beijing, China, 3 September 2024. © Florence Lo/Pool/AFP

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy Running story - Sudan : the generals waging war 23.09.2024

Uganda
Battle at ICC over €52m compensation for Lord's Resistance Army victims

The defence team of former rebel leader Dominic Ongwen is contesting the sum, arguing that the victim count has been overestimated. But the victims' lawyers have rejected these arguments and support the International Criminal Court's ruling.

Subscribers only Politics 20.09.2024

Former rebel leader Dominic Ongwen on 15 December 2022 at the International Criminal Court in The Hague (Netherlands).

Kenya
Regulator battles to curb Gachagua-friendly Kenya Tea Development Agency

The country's leading tea consortium, which enjoys the support of the deputy president, has come under fire from the Tea Board of Kenya. Meanwhile, William Ruto has launched an investigation into alleged embezzlement at the KTDA.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 19.09.2024

Kenya
Mining reforms face resistance

Newly appointed mining minister Ali Hassan Joho intends to overhaul the sector at breakneck speed, at the risk of rekindling old rivalries between Kenya's counties and Nairobi.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 19.09.2024

Kenya's cabinet secretary for mining, Ali Hassan Joho, on 6 August 2022 in Nairobi.

Spotlight | Somalia, Sudan
Khartoum, Mogadishu: crises in the Horn the focus of tense UN negotiations

With just a few days to go before the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, the European and American blocs are struggling to speak with one voice as the number of conflicts in Africa grows and Western donor funding dries up.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.09.2024

The United Nations Headquarters building in New York City on 16 July 2024.

Kenya
Former Ruto ally's macadamia nut business put up for auction

Once a thriving business, Jungle Nuts, owned by businessman and political figure Patrick Wainaina, is about to be auctioned off. Potential buyers have been invited to submit their bids by 20 September.

Subscribers only Business 18.09.2024

Burundi
State keeps tight grip on news media

The recent adoption of a supposedly more liberal media law has done little to curb threats faced by journalists in Burundi. Amid a precarious economic climate, President Évariste Ndayishimiye's administration continues to clamp down on the press.

Subscribers only Politics 17.09.2024

The headquarters of Radio-Télévision Nationale du Burundi (RTNB) in Bujumbura.

Africa
Louise Mushikiwabo capitalises on achievements in run-up to French-speaking nations summit

The arrival of new African and Latin American members has bolstered the OIF club of French-speaking nations, which has become an attractive proposition for non-francophone states. Ghana and Angola in particular will be in the spotlight at an OIF summit next month in France.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.09.2024

Kenya
MPs want more say in trade talks

A bill before Kenya's parliament would revise the roles played by the executive and legislative branches of government in clinching free trade agreements.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 16.09.2024

Speakers from the Kenyan National Assembly and the Kenyan Senate listen as Kenyan President William Ruto delivers the State of Nation address at the Kenyan Parliament in Nairobi on 9 November 2023.

Ethiopia
At the heart of IMF programme, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia under pressure

Ethiopia's largest bank is to receive almost $700m for a recapitalisation operation that comes with a complete overhaul of its risk management system. The introduction of environmental, social and governance standards into the country's banking sector as a whole is still in its infancy.

Subscribers only Finance 13.09.2024

Kenya
Brussels, Nairobi strengthen security ties

The European Union, which has pledged €20m to the Kenyan army under the European Peace Facility, wants to increase exchanges with Nairobi, and talks on security cooperation are due to take place next month.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 13.09.2024

Uganda
Doubts mount over Joseph Kony's war crimes trial

The Lord's Resistance Army leader faces a raft of charges before the International Criminal Court, but the chances of his trial taking place appear to be growing ever more remote. Kony's lawyer reckons his client might well be dead, and has questioned the legality of the case being heard in absentia.

Subscribers only Politics 12.09.2024

Kenya
Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

With its new administrative status, the city is hoping for new infrastructure as well as more visits from President William Ruto, who has called on Beijing to help develop the region.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 12.09.2024

Aerial view of Eldoret, August 11, 2022, during the Kenyan presidential campaign.

Kenya
Nairobi looks to US rather than Russia for its nuclear programme

Kenya's nuclear agency has approached American partners in the hope of making progress on plans to build a power plant on the coast. The project continues to face opposition from the local community and environmental NGOs.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 11.09.2024

Day 2 of the US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit, in Nairobi, on 28 August 2024.

Burundi
Ndayishimiye administration appeals to donors amid economic turmoil

Faced with a growing number of emergencies, Burundi has obtained new support from a long-standing partner. The president is hoping to boost exports.

Subscribers only Politics 10.09.2024

Évariste Ndayishimiye during the Russia-Africa Summit in Saint Petersburg on 27 July 2023.

Spotlight | Kenya
Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

A multi-agency committee has issued recommendations on several thousand hectares of land in Ndabibi illegally sold in the 1990s. The document was submitted last year but has never been made public by the president. It spells bad news for many, and good news for a select few, including the head of state.

Subscribers only Politics 09.09.2024

Kenya's President William Ruto in Beijing on 5 September 2024.

Kenya, Mayotte island
Mayotte seeks to boost trade with Kenya

With the Comoros still claiming sovereignty over the fourth island of the Indian Ocean archipelago, France's 101st department is hoping to extend its economic and diplomatic influence in the region.

Free access Business, Diplomacy 09.09.2024

Kenya, Uganda
Deputy President Gachagua plays mediator between Kampala and Nairobi in dairy dispute

In the hope of winning the favours of former president Uhuru Kenyatta, Rigathi Gachagua is trying to encourage the government to reauthorise exports from the Ugandan subsidiary of the Kenyatta family firm, Brookside Dairy, to Kenya.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 06.09.2024

Brookside Dairy products at a supermarket in Nairobi, Kenya.

Tanzania
Chinese giant CCCC to build new Jangwani bridge in Dar es Salaam

The $42m bridge project financed in part by the World Bank is set to take two years.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 06.09.2024

Kenya
Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

Kenya's president has appointed dismissed government heavyweight Moses Kuria to his council of economists, preserving the loyalty of a long-standing ally who had been edging towards the opposition.

Subscribers only Politics 05.09.2024

Former Kenyan Public Service Minister Moses Kuria in Nairobi on 19 January 2023.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Sinohydro bags $24m World Bank irrigation contract

Kenya
Odinga truce leaves Ruto with top jobs dilemma

Kenya
Gold dispute escalates as UK firm challenges local licensing authority

Rwanda
Rivals obliged to team up as Qatar Airways awards contract for Bugesera airport

Eritrea
Khartoum's relocated ambassadors struggle to cope

Sudan
Burhan plays for time before US election

Uganda
Battle at ICC over €52m compensation for Lord's Resistance Army victims

Kenya
Regulator battles to curb Gachagua-friendly Kenya Tea Development Agency

Kenya
Mining reforms face resistance

Spotlight | Somalia, Sudan
Khartoum, Mogadishu: crises in the Horn the focus of tense UN negotiations

Kenya
Former Ruto ally's macadamia nut business put up for auction

Burundi
State keeps tight grip on news media

Africa
Louise Mushikiwabo capitalises on achievements in run-up to French-speaking nations summit

Kenya
MPs want more say in trade talks

Ethiopia
At the heart of IMF programme, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia under pressure

Kenya
Brussels, Nairobi strengthen security ties

Uganda
Doubts mount over Joseph Kony's war crimes trial

Kenya
Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

Kenya
Nairobi looks to US rather than Russia for its nuclear programme

Burundi
Ndayishimiye administration appeals to donors amid economic turmoil

Spotlight | Kenya
Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

Kenya, Mayotte island
Mayotte seeks to boost trade with Kenya

Kenya, Uganda
Deputy President Gachagua plays mediator between Kampala and Nairobi in dairy dispute

Tanzania
Chinese giant CCCC to build new Jangwani bridge in Dar es Salaam

Kenya
Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya Sinohydro bags $24m World Bank irrigation contract

Kenya Odinga truce leaves Ruto with top jobs dilemma

Kenya Gold dispute escalates as UK firm challenges local licensing authority

Rwanda Rivals obliged to team up as Qatar Airways awards contract for Bugesera airport

Eritrea Khartoum's relocated ambassadors struggle to cope

Sudan Burhan plays for time before US election

Uganda Battle at ICC over €52m compensation for Lord's Resistance Army victims

Kenya Regulator battles to curb Gachagua-friendly Kenya Tea Development Agency

Kenya Mining reforms face resistance

Spotlight | Somalia, Sudan Khartoum, Mogadishu: crises in the Horn the focus of tense UN negotiations

Kenya Former Ruto ally's macadamia nut business put up for auction

Burundi State keeps tight grip on news media

Africa Louise Mushikiwabo capitalises on achievements in run-up to French-speaking nations summit

Kenya MPs want more say in trade talks

Ethiopia At the heart of IMF programme, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia under pressure

Kenya Brussels, Nairobi strengthen security ties

Uganda Doubts mount over Joseph Kony's war crimes trial

Kenya Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

Kenya Nairobi looks to US rather than Russia for its nuclear programme

Burundi Ndayishimiye administration appeals to donors amid economic turmoil

Spotlight | Kenya Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

Kenya, Mayotte island Mayotte seeks to boost trade with Kenya

Kenya, Uganda Deputy President Gachagua plays mediator between Kampala and Nairobi in dairy dispute

Tanzania Chinese giant CCCC to build new Jangwani bridge in Dar es Salaam

Kenya Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Kenya
Sinohydro bags $24m World Bank irrigation contract

Kenya
Odinga truce leaves Ruto with top jobs dilemma

Kenya
Gold dispute escalates as UK firm challenges local licensing authority

Rwanda
Rivals obliged to team up as Qatar Airways awards contract for Bugesera airport

Eritrea
Khartoum's relocated ambassadors struggle to cope

Sudan
Burhan plays for time before US election

Uganda
Battle at ICC over €52m compensation for Lord's Resistance Army victims

Kenya
Regulator battles to curb Gachagua-friendly Kenya Tea Development Agency

Kenya
Mining reforms face resistance

Spotlight | Somalia, Sudan
Khartoum, Mogadishu: crises in the Horn the focus of tense UN negotiations

Kenya
Former Ruto ally's macadamia nut business put up for auction

Burundi
State keeps tight grip on news media

Africa
Louise Mushikiwabo capitalises on achievements in run-up to French-speaking nations summit

Kenya
MPs want more say in trade talks

Ethiopia
At the heart of IMF programme, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia under pressure

Kenya
Brussels, Nairobi strengthen security ties

Uganda
Doubts mount over Joseph Kony's war crimes trial

Kenya
Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

Kenya
Nairobi looks to US rather than Russia for its nuclear programme

Burundi
Ndayishimiye administration appeals to donors amid economic turmoil

Spotlight | Kenya
Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

Kenya, Mayotte island
Mayotte seeks to boost trade with Kenya

Kenya, Uganda
Deputy President Gachagua plays mediator between Kampala and Nairobi in dairy dispute

Tanzania
Chinese giant CCCC to build new Jangwani bridge in Dar es Salaam

Kenya
Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job