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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenyan President William Ruto in Germany, 20 November 2023.© Hannibal Hanschke/EPA/MaxPPP

Kenya
Ruto in coastal trouble with allies

Kenya's president is determined to carry out his controversial social housing policy in a region where ruling coalition leaders fear it will cost them political capital.

Subscribers only Politics 08.01.2024

Kenya’s President William Ruto speaks during an interdenominational prayer service in Nakuru. © James Wakibia/ZUMA-REA/ZUMA-REA

Spotlight | Kenya
Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

The president wants to reign supreme in his native Rift Valley, which is also home to the late Daniel arap Moi's family. The two camps have so far managed to strike a fragile balance.

Subscribers only Politics Running Story - William Ruto's new order 05.01.2024

Kenya
Agri-food giant Sasini grabs greater share of tea production

A Sasini employee in a tea field near Musereita, Kenya, on 21 October 2022.© Patrick Meinhardt / AFP

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 05.01.2024

Kenya
Gachagua coffee reform adviser controversially takes helm of brokerage firm

The Rigathi Gachagua ally Peter Githinji Njuki has not only been appointed CEO of a new coffee brokerage firm but has also obtained a place on a working group focused on the reform of the Nairobi Coffee Exchange.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders Running Story - Coffee sector in turmoil 04.01.2024

Kenya
Financial Action Task Force puts Kenyan Treasury in the hot seat

The international Financial Action Task Force on money laundering and terrorism financing will soon make a decision about the reforms made by William Ruto's administration. Kenya could face the financial consequences of being placed on the grey list.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 03.01.2024

South Sudan
Salva Kiir's ubiquitous adviser Bol Mel takes over presidential campaign

Despite international sanctions against him, South Sudan construction magnate Benjamin Bol Mel has taken over the re-election campaign of President Salva Kiir, who needs his business networks.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 03.01.2024

Kenya
Nairobi seeks guarantees before sending police to Haiti

Kenyan security officials have sought assurances from their Haitian and international counterparts over the planned deployment of a UN-backed multinational police force in Haiti. Since the assassination of its president in 2021, the Caribbean state has been controlled by gangs.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 22.12.2023

Ethiopia
Government short of cash to pay GERD contractors

Work on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the River Nile, which has been entirely self-financed by government bonds, could shortly suffer new delays.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 22.12.2023

Kenya
Ruto's clan determined to bag tea sector

The appointment of a new director of Tea Board of Kenya illustrates how the president's Rift Valley clan is advancing its interests. Meanwhile, Deputy President Gachagua is keeping a tight grip on the Mount Kenya region, where most Kenyan tea is grown.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Politics 21.12.2023

South Sudan
Kiir gives new Warrap state governor a poisoned chalice

The South Sudanese president is hoping to put an end to insecurity in Warrap state, his birthplace and electoral stronghold. He has appointed a new governor who will have to navigate between the interests of local barons and government heavyweights.

Subscribers only Politics 21.12.2023

Sudan
Sudan to get new humanitarian coordination mechanism

The organisers of the Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Conference held in Cairo in late November are hoping to set up a new mechanism in January to better coordinate the humanitarian response to the Sudanese conflict.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.12.2023

Uganda
Museveni nurtures his Muslim networks

The Ugandan president is courting the Muslim electorate in the centre of the country, hoping to gain diplomatic kudos from monarchies in the Gulf states who have become key allies.

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2023

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala, Uganda, 17 October 2023.

Ethiopia
Defiant Olympic committee boss flies solo

Ashebir Woldegiorgis has decided to oversee preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games as he sees fit, even if it means alienating the minister of sports, from whom he is seeking almost $3.8m.

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2023

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Castel's Ethiopian beer subsidiary in ferment over restructuring

The French group's local subsidiary BGI has lost its dominant position on the Ethiopian beer market to its longstanding rival Heineken, and is under pressure from distributors demanding more money. It is restructuring to try to get back on track, but this is causing consternation and even led to one of its plant managers getting shot.

Subscribers only Business 19.12.2023

A giant billboard for Meta beer, in 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Burundi
Agathon Rwasa's beef over regional assembly nominations hits dead end

Almost exactly a year after Agathon Rwasa asked it to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.12.2023

Africa
African states increase contributions to OIF to make up for Canada cuts

Canada's unsuccessful attempt early this year to convince the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) to reappoint Geoffroi Montpetit as the organisation's Canadian administrator has had a knock-on effect.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.12.2023

Kenya
Iranian scandal rocks Kenya's tea industry

Debsh Tea Company, an Iranian firm linked to a businessman close to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, is the main buyer of Kenyan tea. It is now under fire for alleged corruption and risks bringing a whole section of the Kenyan economy down with it.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Politics 18.12.2023

Ethiopia
World Bank releases $132m for Abiy's cherished electrification project

On 29 and 30 November, the World Bank awarded three lots to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's flagship ADELE project, which aims to achieve universal electrification in Ethiopia by 2025.

Subscribers only Energy 18.12.2023

Djibouti, Somaliland
Zeilah, a port in two storms

Abiy Ahmed's renewed focus on Ethiopia's access to the sea has set coastal communities near Zeilah in Somaliland against each other and fuelled the rivalry between his country and Djibouti, through whose port most Ethiopian imports and exports flow.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.12.2023

Kenya
Ursula von der Leyen expected Monday in Nairobi to sign EU-Kenya trade deal

The EU-Kenya partnership agreement, which has been the subject of lengthy negotiations between both parties, may come into force in March 2024. Brussels still has high hopes of extending this future trade treaty to include other East African countries.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 14.12.2023

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

Kenya
Gloves off as Ruto goes after sugar sector rule-breakers

Public and private refineries alike are in the sights of the government as it tries to revitalise the sugar industry. They stand accused of diverting the sugar harvested by farmers from its intended use and of contributing to the current slump.

Free access Commodity Traders, Politics 14.12.2023

A tractor transports sugarcane into the state-owned Mumias Sugar refinery.

Ethiopia
Abiy shakes up his justice ministry

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed two trusted allies to the Ministry of Justice.

Subscribers only Politics 14.12.2023

Ethiopia
Ethiopia's National ID Program scrambles to make up for lost time

The Ethiopian government agency running the scheme has forged partnerships with a range of institutions to speed up the delivery of identity cards. It is also working on sprucing up its image.

Subscribers only Politics 13.12.2023

Kenya
World Bank provides $250m to help Kenya make state spending more transparent

President William Ruto's administration has managed to bag more international funding. The World Bank on 29 November approved a $250m credit aimed at improving the Kenyan government's management of state funds.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 13.12.2023

Ethiopia
Safaricom revamps its management

In line with the terms of its operating licence, Safaricom is gradually expanding its local workforce in Ethiopia, meaning that expat managers will soon have to pack their bags.

Subscribers only Business 12.12.2023

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Ruto in coastal trouble with allies

Spotlight | Kenya
Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

Kenya
Agri-food giant Sasini grabs greater share of tea production

Kenya
Gachagua coffee reform adviser controversially takes helm of brokerage firm

Kenya
Financial Action Task Force puts Kenyan Treasury in the hot seat

South Sudan
Salva Kiir's ubiquitous adviser Bol Mel takes over presidential campaign

Kenya
Nairobi seeks guarantees before sending police to Haiti

Ethiopia
Government short of cash to pay GERD contractors

Kenya
Ruto's clan determined to bag tea sector

South Sudan
Kiir gives new Warrap state governor a poisoned chalice

Sudan
Sudan to get new humanitarian coordination mechanism

Uganda
Museveni nurtures his Muslim networks

Ethiopia
Defiant Olympic committee boss flies solo

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Castel's Ethiopian beer subsidiary in ferment over restructuring

Burundi
Agathon Rwasa's beef over regional assembly nominations hits dead end

Africa
African states increase contributions to OIF to make up for Canada cuts

Kenya
Iranian scandal rocks Kenya's tea industry

Ethiopia
World Bank releases $132m for Abiy's cherished electrification project

Djibouti, Somaliland
Zeilah, a port in two storms

Kenya
Ursula von der Leyen expected Monday in Nairobi to sign EU-Kenya trade deal

Kenya
Gloves off as Ruto goes after sugar sector rule-breakers

Ethiopia
Abiy shakes up his justice ministry

Ethiopia
Ethiopia's National ID Program scrambles to make up for lost time

Kenya
World Bank provides $250m to help Kenya make state spending more transparent

Ethiopia
Safaricom revamps its management

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya Ruto in coastal trouble with allies

Spotlight | Kenya Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

Kenya Agri-food giant Sasini grabs greater share of tea production

Kenya Gachagua coffee reform adviser controversially takes helm of brokerage firm

Kenya Financial Action Task Force puts Kenyan Treasury in the hot seat

South Sudan Salva Kiir's ubiquitous adviser Bol Mel takes over presidential campaign

Kenya Nairobi seeks guarantees before sending police to Haiti

Ethiopia Government short of cash to pay GERD contractors

Kenya Ruto's clan determined to bag tea sector

South Sudan Kiir gives new Warrap state governor a poisoned chalice

Sudan Sudan to get new humanitarian coordination mechanism

Uganda Museveni nurtures his Muslim networks

Ethiopia Defiant Olympic committee boss flies solo

Spotlight | Ethiopia Castel's Ethiopian beer subsidiary in ferment over restructuring

Burundi Agathon Rwasa's beef over regional assembly nominations hits dead end

Africa African states increase contributions to OIF to make up for Canada cuts

Kenya Iranian scandal rocks Kenya's tea industry

Ethiopia World Bank releases $132m for Abiy's cherished electrification project

Djibouti, Somaliland Zeilah, a port in two storms

Kenya Ursula von der Leyen expected Monday in Nairobi to sign EU-Kenya trade deal

Kenya Gloves off as Ruto goes after sugar sector rule-breakers

Ethiopia Abiy shakes up his justice ministry

Ethiopia Ethiopia's National ID Program scrambles to make up for lost time

Kenya World Bank provides $250m to help Kenya make state spending more transparent

Ethiopia Safaricom revamps its management

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Kenya
Ruto in coastal trouble with allies

Spotlight | Kenya
Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

Kenya
Agri-food giant Sasini grabs greater share of tea production

Kenya
Gachagua coffee reform adviser controversially takes helm of brokerage firm

Kenya
Financial Action Task Force puts Kenyan Treasury in the hot seat

South Sudan
Salva Kiir's ubiquitous adviser Bol Mel takes over presidential campaign

Kenya
Nairobi seeks guarantees before sending police to Haiti

Ethiopia
Government short of cash to pay GERD contractors

Kenya
Ruto's clan determined to bag tea sector

South Sudan
Kiir gives new Warrap state governor a poisoned chalice

Sudan
Sudan to get new humanitarian coordination mechanism

Uganda
Museveni nurtures his Muslim networks

Ethiopia
Defiant Olympic committee boss flies solo

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Castel's Ethiopian beer subsidiary in ferment over restructuring

Burundi
Agathon Rwasa's beef over regional assembly nominations hits dead end

Africa
African states increase contributions to OIF to make up for Canada cuts

Kenya
Iranian scandal rocks Kenya's tea industry

Ethiopia
World Bank releases $132m for Abiy's cherished electrification project

Djibouti, Somaliland
Zeilah, a port in two storms

Kenya
Ursula von der Leyen expected Monday in Nairobi to sign EU-Kenya trade deal

Kenya
Gloves off as Ruto goes after sugar sector rule-breakers

Ethiopia
Abiy shakes up his justice ministry

Ethiopia
Ethiopia's National ID Program scrambles to make up for lost time

Kenya
World Bank provides $250m to help Kenya make state spending more transparent

Ethiopia
Safaricom revamps its management