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Eastern Africa and the Horn

South Sudan
Chinese seek to bid for block B

Africa Energy Intelligence has learned that senior executives of the state-owned Chinese groups Sinopec and China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.2011

Uganda
Francis Atugonza

Control of Uganda's oil-producing regions from a political and security standpoint has become ever more crucial with presidential elections scheduled [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.2011

Sudan
How to export crude?

Africa Energy Intelligence has been told by Sudan’s oil ministry, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.2011

Uganda
Oilmen still have bills to pay

Although Tullow Oil ’s dispute with the government concerning the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.2011

Puntland
Africa Oil wins new extension

In early January, Canada's Africa Oil and its partners on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.2011

Kenya
Africa Oil benefits from CNOOC’s withdrawal

Following the withdrawal of China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.2011

Uganda | Munyonyo
Simon d’Ujanga

Simon d’Ujanga, the state secretary for energy who is standing [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.2011

Djibouti
Armed FRUD recruiting galore

Abdoulkader Adan, a former military leader of the Afarrebel movement during the 1990s, has gone back to his first love. [...]

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2011

Tanzania
Yusuf Makamba in the eye of the storm

A group headed by the former Speaker of the National Assembly, Samuel Sitta, wants to oust the secretary general of the government party, Yusuf Makamba.

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2011

Kenya, Uganda
FBI and Interpol to the rescue

The Kenyan and Ugandan security services are worried about the infiltration of certain Muslim NGOs by radical Islamists close to Al-Shabaab.

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2011

Eritrea, Ethiopia
An ambassador who makes waves

The Eritrean opposition is displeased that Ethiopia has accepted the appointment of Girma Asmerom as Ambassador of Eritrea to the AU in Addis Ababa.

Free access Politics 21.01.2011

Ethiopia
EPRDF will anger the "Mercato"

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s economic policy oscillates between ultraliberal economic policy and a return to authoritarian State control.

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2011

Ethiopia
Mediation soon between rival Abuna

Several Ethiopians living in the United States want to reconcile Ethiopian Orthodox Church dignitaries in the Diaspora with those in Addis Ababa.

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2011

Kenya
A duo of outcasts

After trying his chance in several different political parties, the former leader of the Mungiki sect, Maina Njenga, joined forces with the fallen businessman Kamlesh Pattni.

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2011

Kenya
Joseph Kosgey in a bad way

Joseph Kosgey, the managing director of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), is on the way out following the disgrace of his overseeing minister, Henry Kosgey,

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2011

Ethiopia
Diageo is taking no chances

The British company Diageo wants to prevent the unexpected initiatives of its Kenyan subsidiary EABL from upsetting its strategy to acquire an Ethiopian brewery.

Subscribers only 21.01.2011

Kenya, Sudan
Two press groups eyeing Juba

Two Kenyan media groups are trying to obtain operating licences from the Juba authorities, in view of the prospect of South Sudan gaining independence.

Subscribers only 21.01.2011

Kenya
Paul Muite

The lawyer Paul Muite was quick off the mark in reacting to the article we published entitled "ICC looking for [...]

Subscribers only 21.01.2011

Djibouti
Abatte Ebo Adou

The joint founder two decades ago of the Front pour la Restauration de l’Unite et de la Democratie (FRUD, mainly [...]

Subscribers only 21.01.2011

Kenya
Henry Kosgey

Nailed by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his role in the post-election clashes in 2008 and obliged to leave [...]

Subscribers only 21.01.2011

Kenya
Adil Bashir

One of the financial contributors to Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, the businessman Adil Bashir, is getting into a fight with [...]

Subscribers only 21.01.2011

Somalia, Somaliland
Babel Travel

The Switzerland-based tour operator specialised in organising travel to high-risk [...]

Subscribers only 21.01.2011

Kenya
African Development Corp

Already operating in several African countries and listed on the [...]

Subscribers only 21.01.2011

Ethiopia
Stratex International

The junior mining company Stratex International, listed on the London [...]

Subscribers only 21.01.2011

Djibouti
Kamaj Investment Company

The Djibouti businessman Houssein Mahamoud Robleh, who heads the Kamaj [...]

Subscribers only 21.01.2011

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