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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Africa, France
Sarkozy's Africa specialists

While the new French President Nicolas Sarkozy may not have the "African streak", African leaders can nevertheless access the presidency [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.11.2007

Africa, France
Kouchner, the “military-humanitarian” Minister

Barely had Bernard Kouchner settled in the gilded Foreign Ministry buildings on the Quai d’Orsay that he had his hands [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.11.2007

Africa, France
The officers keen on Africa

After spending many years in the spotlight, Colonel Gérard Dubois has been in the shadows since the end of 2006 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.11.2007

Africa, France
The strategic financiers at work

For many years the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) had simply been the mere instrument for French international development. But [...]

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Africa, France
Jean-Christophe Rufin

Jean-Christophe Rufin is a very unusual Ambassador to Senegal. In [...]

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Africa, France
Joseph Zimet

Joseph Zimet, a socialist in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn line, is [...]

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Africa, France
Jacques Baudouin

Jacques Baudouin, has been in the shadow of Bernard Kouchner [...]

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Spotlight | Africa, United States
Prospective presidents and their networks

Almost all the prospective candidates for the investiture by the major American parties in the 2008 presidential election have one or more advisors with a good knowledge of Africa. Some also have networks of influence on this continent.

Subscribers only Politics 16.11.2007

Somalia
American spies in Bosaso?

According to local elders, American intelligence agents are present in Puntland.

Free access Politics 16.11.2007

Tanzania
Iddi Simba opposite the miners

Two opposition MPs and one CCM dignitary in favour of indigenising the economy are on the committee to revise certain mining contracts.

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Kenya
Pro-Kibakis against the polls

The strategists in Kibaki’s election campaign team are applying pressure on the Nation Media Group for it to stop publishing polls unfavourable to the outgoing President.

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Tanzania
Dignitaries' offspring at the BoT

The oft-repeated accusations in the media and by Tanzanian opposition MPs of shady operations by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) [...]

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Kenya
Iran is beginning to make inroads

Several Kenyan businessmen have held meetings with entrepreneurs in a delegation from the Iranian ministry of foreign affairs on a trip through Africa.

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Kenya
KBR recruits for Baghdad and Kabul

The largest contractor for the American army is trying to hire Kenyans to go and work in the war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Ethiopia, European Union
Dino Sinigallia

An Italian, Dino Sinigallia, is to replace the Englishman Tim Clarke in the post of head of the European Union [...]

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Uganda
Charles Mbire

The last Ugandan investor to still hold a minority stake in [...]

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Kenya, Somalia, United States
Susannah Price

After spending many years as the BBCcorrespondent at the United Nations in New York, Susannah Price finally went to work [...]

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Norway, Somalia, Somaliland
Jarand Rystad

The managing partner of Rystad Energy, a service company in the petroleum sector founded in 2004, went to Hargeisa at [...]

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Tanzania
Dar es-Salaam

The Tanzanian President’s director of communications, Salva N. B. Rweyemamu, [...]

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Sudan
Khartoum

The Sudanese government has opened a consulate in Hong Kong [...]

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Kenya
Raila Odinga’s advisors in Kenya

With the opinion polls putting him in the leading place [...]

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Tanzania
Shanta Gold

(Tanzania) This mining company whose activity is centred on exploring [...]

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Uganda
SN Power

(Uganda) This Norwegian company has renounced the idea of making [...]

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Kenya
Reliance Communications

(Kenya) The Indian company is believed to have made the [...]

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Djibouti
Star Cement

(Djibouti) The Dubai-based company, a subsidiary of the Eta-Ascon group, [...]

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Africa, France
Sarkozy's Africa specialists

Africa, France
Kouchner, the “military-humanitarian” Minister

Africa, France
The officers keen on Africa

Africa, France
The strategic financiers at work

Africa, France
Jean-Christophe Rufin

Africa, France
Joseph Zimet

Africa, France
Jacques Baudouin

Spotlight | Africa, United States
Prospective presidents and their networks

Somalia
American spies in Bosaso?

Tanzania
Iddi Simba opposite the miners

Kenya
Pro-Kibakis against the polls

Tanzania
Dignitaries' offspring at the BoT

Kenya
Iran is beginning to make inroads

Kenya
KBR recruits for Baghdad and Kabul

Ethiopia, European Union
Dino Sinigallia

Uganda
Charles Mbire

Kenya, Somalia, United States
Susannah Price

Norway, Somalia, Somaliland
Jarand Rystad

Tanzania
Dar es-Salaam

Sudan
Khartoum

Kenya
Raila Odinga’s advisors in Kenya

Tanzania
Shanta Gold

Uganda
SN Power

Kenya
Reliance Communications

Djibouti
Star Cement

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Ibrahim Traoré

Virtus Minerals

Paul Kagame

Savannah Energy

Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Africa, France Sarkozy's Africa specialists

Africa, France Kouchner, the “military-humanitarian” Minister

Africa, France The officers keen on Africa

Africa, France The strategic financiers at work

Africa, France Jean-Christophe Rufin

Africa, France Joseph Zimet

Africa, France Jacques Baudouin

Spotlight | Africa, United States Prospective presidents and their networks

Somalia American spies in Bosaso?

Tanzania Iddi Simba opposite the miners

Kenya Pro-Kibakis against the polls

Tanzania Dignitaries' offspring at the BoT

Kenya Iran is beginning to make inroads

Kenya KBR recruits for Baghdad and Kabul

Ethiopia, European Union Dino Sinigallia

Uganda Charles Mbire

Kenya, Somalia, United States Susannah Price

Norway, Somalia, Somaliland Jarand Rystad

Tanzania Dar es-Salaam

Sudan Khartoum

Kenya Raila Odinga’s advisors in Kenya

Tanzania Shanta Gold

Uganda SN Power

Kenya Reliance Communications

Djibouti Star Cement

The weekly recap

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Africa, France
Sarkozy's Africa specialists

Africa, France
Kouchner, the “military-humanitarian” Minister

Africa, France
The officers keen on Africa

Africa, France
The strategic financiers at work

Africa, France
Jean-Christophe Rufin

Africa, France
Joseph Zimet

Africa, France
Jacques Baudouin

Spotlight | Africa, United States
Prospective presidents and their networks

Somalia
American spies in Bosaso?

Tanzania
Iddi Simba opposite the miners

Kenya
Pro-Kibakis against the polls

Tanzania
Dignitaries' offspring at the BoT

Kenya
Iran is beginning to make inroads

Kenya
KBR recruits for Baghdad and Kabul

Ethiopia, European Union
Dino Sinigallia

Uganda
Charles Mbire

Kenya, Somalia, United States
Susannah Price

Norway, Somalia, Somaliland
Jarand Rystad

Tanzania
Dar es-Salaam

Sudan
Khartoum

Kenya
Raila Odinga’s advisors in Kenya

Tanzania
Shanta Gold

Uganda
SN Power

Kenya
Reliance Communications

Djibouti
Star Cement