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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Africa, United States
Obama’s team not yet finalised

Whoever is the next Under Secretary of State for African Affairs, he will have to contend with Hilary Clinton’s grey eminence for Africa, Joe Wilson.

Subscribers only Politics 20.03.2009

Uganda
Buganda prepared to negotiate

In spite of missing a meeting, President Yoweri Museveni and officials of the Kingdom of Buganda alike would appear to be prepared to negotiate.

Subscribers only Politics 20.03.2009

Kenya
Italian servicemen back in Malindi

The Italian armed services had not been present at the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana base in Malindi since a satellite was launched from there in 1988. Things are now going to change.

Subscribers only Politics 20.03.2009

Kenya
A member of KNCHR out to seed

An official of the Kenya National Commission of Human Rights investigating police brutalities has had so many death threats he has had to flee to Switzerland.

Subscribers only Politics 20.03.2009

Kenya
Karua & Odinga want new legal system

The plan to draft new legislation to renovate the legal system from top to bottom has too many enemies to go through to completion.

Subscribers only Politics 20.03.2009

Djibouti
Djibouti

Everything went according to plan at the Franco-Djibouti trade summit [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.03.2009

Ethiopia
Addis-Ababa

Major Hussein Osman, an Afar longstanding member of the Tigray [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.03.2009

Djibouti
IOG wants a third mandate in Djibouti

Backing for Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) to run for a [...]

Subscribers only 20.03.2009

Ethiopia
An MP makes himself scarce in Ethiopia

A CUD (opposition) MP, Getachew Teshale Kassa, joined the hordes [...]

Subscribers only 20.03.2009

Kenya
President Kibaki’s discreet advisors in Kenya

President Mwai Kibaki has got into the habit of using [...]

Subscribers only 20.03.2009

Uganda
Nakumatt

Three years after entering Rwanda, the leading Kenyan supermarket chain [...]

Subscribers only 20.03.2009

Tanzania
Euro RSCG

The advertising company Euro RSCG Worldwide mobilised half a dozen [...]

Subscribers only 20.03.2009

Ethiopia
Allana Resources

After taking on Peter MacLean to supervise its programme to [...]

Subscribers only 20.03.2009

Djibouti
CMA-CGM

The French maritime transport company CMA CGM is to make [...]

Subscribers only 20.03.2009

Somalia, Somaliland
Ethiopian Airlines

The resumption of Ethiopian Airlines flights to Hargeisa (Somaliland) has [...]

Subscribers only 20.03.2009

Tanzania
Chinese Firm Interested in Kabanga Nickel

At a time when more and more nickel projects are being suspended, Chinese investor are taking a position in the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.03.2009

Sudan
Ansan Bid Vetoed by Khartoum

The Yemeni company Ansan bid for PetroaSA’s assets in Sudan, but the deal was blocked by the government.