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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Sudan
South Wants More Power

In the wake of the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement’s decision to suspend its participation in the government (see Page 1), [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Uganda
Freeze on Oil Awards

Uganda’s energy minister, Simon D’Ujanga, has announced that the awarding of oil exploration licenses will be frozen until next year. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Meles Zenawi blows hot and cold

The Ethiopian military adventure in Somalia has hardly been the "lightning war" intended. Meles Zenawi will therefore probably hesitate before considering a similar operation in Eritrea. And yet, he will have to take an initiative on these two conflicts before [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.10.2007

Kenya
Kibaki mobilises his whole family

Outgoing President Mwai Kibaki has involved several members of his family in his campaign to be re-elected in December 2007. [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.10.2007

Somalia
An American in Puntland

At the end of 2006, an American former serviceman settled in Bossasso, officially to embark on an import-export business.

Subscribers only Politics 19.10.2007

Djibouti
The US army’s big contracts

The American authorities have just awarded its fourth contract this year as part of its programme to refurbish the military [...]

Free access 19.10.2007

Tanzania
Dispute over a cargo of slate

A businessman based in China has accused an MP of extracting payment from him for a market of slate for Tanzanian schools.

Subscribers only 19.10.2007

Sudan
Deng Alor

In order to avoid worsening the crisis with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) led by Vice President Salva Kiir, [...]

Subscribers only 19.10.2007

Kenya
Nairobi

The permanent secretary of the ministry of transport, Gerishom Ikiara [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.10.2007

Kenya
Some Kibaki supporters in Kenya change horses in mid-race

A number of businessmen known for sympathising President Mwai Kibaki [...]

Subscribers only 19.10.2007

Kenya
Triton Network Solutions

This company headed by Hubert Mwanza, a former manager of [...]

Subscribers only 19.10.2007

Kenya
Maersk

The maritime company, subsidiary of the Danish group Maersk Sealand, [...]

Subscribers only 19.10.2007

Tanzania
Mansoor Oil Industries

The government of Dar es-Salaam expressed its intention last month [...]

Subscribers only 19.10.2007

Sudan
China Chongqing International Construction (CICO)

The contract to carry out the resurfacing work on the [...]

Subscribers only 19.10.2007

Sudan
La Mancha Resources freezes investment in Sudan

The Canadian junior La Mancha Resources, the main mining operator [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.10.2007

Sudan
Chinese Loan for Darfur

Beijing has granted a USD 200 million loan to Khartoum to finance compensation for the Darfur region. The Sudanese government [...]