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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Sudan
Qatar poised to mediate talks on return of Darfur fighters from Libya

The next meeting between Darfur fighters in Libya and the Sudanese army is set to take place in Doha in early March.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.02.2023

Kenya
Ruto cajoles neighbours to get 800m-consumer free-trade zone over the line

Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi, in September 2022. © Tony Karumba/AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.01.2023

Eritrea
Asmara to build its first solar farm

Eritrea is planning to make up for its low national electrification rate by turning to renewable energy.

Subscribers only Energy 31.01.2023

Djibouti, Monaco
From industry to finance, Monaco steps up interest in Djibouti

After a Djiboutian business delegation visited Monaco last year, a small number of Monegasque companies will next month make the return trip to the tiny state in the Horn of Africa.

Subscribers only Business 30.01.2023

Rwanda
EU continues to support Kagame's national branding

The Rwandan Ministry of Economy and Finance, run by Uzziel Ndagijimana, is looking for a partner to develop its 'national branding' strategy.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 30.01.2023

Uganda
Museveni administration shunned by oil investors

Uganda's latest oil tender was largely boycotted, and no new exploration wells have been drilled since 2017 on valid licences. The country's hopes now rest on developments by TotalEnergies and CNOOC.

Subscribers only Energy 27.01.2023

Kenya
Gachagua seeks to revive glory days of Kenya's coffee sector

Kenya's deputy president has been tasked with overhauling the coffee sector, which is vital to the economy of his native region. He wants to create new institutions to revive a once highly lucrative crop that has been in a slump for decades.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 27.01.2023

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan
Burhan-Hemeti feud plays out in CAR to Washington's dismay

The border region straddling Sudan, the Central African Republic and Chad has been the focus of intense manoeuvring in recent weeks. At stake is the control of the Vakaga gold mines and the expansion of the Wagner group, against a backdrop of high-level rivalry in Khartoum.

Free access Defence, Politics 26.01.2023

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

Kenya
Ruto plans diplomatic reshuffle to reward election allies

The parties in the ruling coalition are negotiating to share out soon-to-be vacant posts in Kenyan embassies and consulates. The president is using the opportunity to promote loyal supporters who did not get a government job.

Subscribers only Politics 26.01.2023

South Sudan
Doubts hover over joint border force as deployment nears

Salva Kiir and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have announced they will create a military unit to secure their shared border. Bilateral talks have begun to determine the details of this joint action, the first of its kind since South Sudan's independence in 2011.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.01.2023

Kenya
Kenyatta seeks $10m for his new mediation institute

The main aim of the new entity, which bears the name of the former president, is to forge strategic partnerships and raise money for its conflict-resolution work in DRC and Ethiopia.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 25.01.2023

Kenya
Odinga urged by entourage to mend fences with Ruto

After losing the 2022 presidential election, ex-prime minister Raila Odinga may very well take up President William Ruto's proposal to be named the leader of the official opposition. It is a position that would give him, and his allies, greater powers.

Subscribers only Politics 25.01.2023

Raila Odinga flanked by Martha Karua and former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka in Nairobi, on 7 December 2022.

South Sudan
Fragile Kiir seeks to regain upper hand to prepare for elections

The South Sudanese president, weakened in the eyes of both his allies and opponents, is strengthening his grip on the country's power structures in anticipation of elections scheduled for two years from now.

Subscribers only Politics 24.01.2023

Ethiopia
Former agriculture minister posted to UAE as ambassador

Former agriculture minister Oumer Hussein Oba has been appointed Ethiopian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, where he is expected to move soon.

Subscribers only Politics 24.01.2023

African Union, Comoros islands, Rwanda
M23: Vincent Biruta lobbies Azali Assoumani

Officially, Vincent Biruta visited Moroni on 16 January to sign partnerships that had been planned for several years between Rwanda and the Comoros. In reality, it was to talk about the DRC.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.01.2023

Somalia, United States
Somaliland's SSC region enlists US lobbyists to appeal to Washington

Fighting has gripped the east of breakaway province Somaliland since late December. The conflict has regional repercussions and has been the subject of lobbying in Washington.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.01.2023

Sudan
Western donors ready to resume aid and counter Russian influence

A coup in 2021 brought Sudan's economy to a standstill, putting debt negotiations on hold, freezing budget support and scaring off investors. But the country hopes that the imminent appointment of a new prime minister will turn the tide, signalling to the West that it can resume aid and return to the fray to compete with Moscow and the Gulf states.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.01.2023

South Sudan
Trinity Energy tries once again to revive Upper Nile refinery project

In the pipeline for over a decade, the project to build a crude processing facility in Paloich in the north-east has already been the subject of several feasibility studies. Trinity is now seeking American funding to move things forward.

Subscribers only Energy 20.01.2023

Kenya, South Sudan
Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

Kenyan president William Ruto wants to turn the page on a decade of strained relations between Kenya and South Sudan. Multiple concessions made to his counterpart Salva Kiir are aimed at finally getting a trade corridor between the two countries opened.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 20.01.2023

Kenyan president William Ruto and his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir.

Somalia
EU tackles Mogadishu's business climate

The EU delegation in Nairobi has set aside $2m for a contract to improve Somalia's business environment and attract foreign investors to the Horn of Africa country.

Subscribers only Business 20.01.2023

Sudan
Doha looks to facilitate return of Darfur militia from Libya

Qatar is considering the possibility of financing the implementation of any agreement reached with Darfur militias based in Libya, thereby signalling its desire to once again become a player in Sudan.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.01.2023

A member of the Sudan Liberation Movement-MM.

Asia, Kenya, Middle East
Top tea consortium finds new outlets in Middle East and Asia

The KTDA tea producers' consortium is trying to adapt to the woes of its dollar-starved customers by using other intermediaries. Kenyan trader Cup of Joe is emerging as a key partner in Dubai to reach Middle Eastern markets.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 19.01.2023

Kenya
Deputy President Gachagua aims to reign over Mount Kenya

By uniting his allies from Kenya's central region, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua aims to establish his own political fiefdom. His plans have raised concerns, however, among some of President Ruto's allies, who fear he is trying to go solo.

Subscribers only Politics 18.01.2023

Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at his swearing-in ceremony in Nairobi last September.

Djibouti, Madagascar
Madagascar's Teknet eyes up Djibouti market

The Malagasy group is hoping to tap into Djibouti's need for sensitive infrastructure security services to lay down lasting roots in the country.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 18.01.2023

Sudan
West's special envoys to meet in Khartoum

The West's special envoys for the Horn of Africa are due to meet in Khartoum in mid-February. They will discuss how they can best support the process that is supposed to lead quickly to the appointment of a prime minister and a government.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.01.2023

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Gabon
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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Sudan
Qatar poised to mediate talks on return of Darfur fighters from Libya

Kenya
Ruto cajoles neighbours to get 800m-consumer free-trade zone over the line

Eritrea
Asmara to build its first solar farm

Djibouti, Monaco
From industry to finance, Monaco steps up interest in Djibouti

Rwanda
EU continues to support Kagame's national branding

Uganda
Museveni administration shunned by oil investors

Kenya
Gachagua seeks to revive glory days of Kenya's coffee sector

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan
Burhan-Hemeti feud plays out in CAR to Washington's dismay

Kenya
Ruto plans diplomatic reshuffle to reward election allies

South Sudan
Doubts hover over joint border force as deployment nears

Kenya
Kenyatta seeks $10m for his new mediation institute

Kenya
Odinga urged by entourage to mend fences with Ruto

South Sudan
Fragile Kiir seeks to regain upper hand to prepare for elections

Ethiopia
Former agriculture minister posted to UAE as ambassador

African Union, Comoros islands, Rwanda
M23: Vincent Biruta lobbies Azali Assoumani

Somalia, United States
Somaliland's SSC region enlists US lobbyists to appeal to Washington

Sudan
Western donors ready to resume aid and counter Russian influence

South Sudan
Trinity Energy tries once again to revive Upper Nile refinery project

Kenya, South Sudan
Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

Somalia
EU tackles Mogadishu's business climate

Sudan
Doha looks to facilitate return of Darfur militia from Libya

Asia, Kenya, Middle East
Top tea consortium finds new outlets in Middle East and Asia

Kenya
Deputy President Gachagua aims to reign over Mount Kenya

Djibouti, Madagascar
Madagascar's Teknet eyes up Djibouti market

Sudan
West's special envoys to meet in Khartoum

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Sudan Qatar poised to mediate talks on return of Darfur fighters from Libya

Kenya Ruto cajoles neighbours to get 800m-consumer free-trade zone over the line

Eritrea Asmara to build its first solar farm

Djibouti, Monaco From industry to finance, Monaco steps up interest in Djibouti

Rwanda EU continues to support Kagame's national branding

Uganda Museveni administration shunned by oil investors

Kenya Gachagua seeks to revive glory days of Kenya's coffee sector

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan Burhan-Hemeti feud plays out in CAR to Washington's dismay

Kenya Ruto plans diplomatic reshuffle to reward election allies

South Sudan Doubts hover over joint border force as deployment nears

Kenya Kenyatta seeks $10m for his new mediation institute

Kenya Odinga urged by entourage to mend fences with Ruto

South Sudan Fragile Kiir seeks to regain upper hand to prepare for elections

Ethiopia Former agriculture minister posted to UAE as ambassador

African Union, Comoros islands, Rwanda M23: Vincent Biruta lobbies Azali Assoumani

Somalia, United States Somaliland's SSC region enlists US lobbyists to appeal to Washington

Sudan Western donors ready to resume aid and counter Russian influence

South Sudan Trinity Energy tries once again to revive Upper Nile refinery project

Kenya, South Sudan Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

Somalia EU tackles Mogadishu's business climate

Sudan Doha looks to facilitate return of Darfur militia from Libya

Asia, Kenya, Middle East Top tea consortium finds new outlets in Middle East and Asia

Kenya Deputy President Gachagua aims to reign over Mount Kenya

Djibouti, Madagascar Madagascar's Teknet eyes up Djibouti market

Sudan West's special envoys to meet in Khartoum

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

Sudan
Qatar poised to mediate talks on return of Darfur fighters from Libya

Kenya
Ruto cajoles neighbours to get 800m-consumer free-trade zone over the line

Eritrea
Asmara to build its first solar farm

Djibouti, Monaco
From industry to finance, Monaco steps up interest in Djibouti

Rwanda
EU continues to support Kagame's national branding

Uganda
Museveni administration shunned by oil investors

Kenya
Gachagua seeks to revive glory days of Kenya's coffee sector

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan
Burhan-Hemeti feud plays out in CAR to Washington's dismay

Kenya
Ruto plans diplomatic reshuffle to reward election allies

South Sudan
Doubts hover over joint border force as deployment nears

Kenya
Kenyatta seeks $10m for his new mediation institute

Kenya
Odinga urged by entourage to mend fences with Ruto

South Sudan
Fragile Kiir seeks to regain upper hand to prepare for elections

Ethiopia
Former agriculture minister posted to UAE as ambassador

African Union, Comoros islands, Rwanda
M23: Vincent Biruta lobbies Azali Assoumani

Somalia, United States
Somaliland's SSC region enlists US lobbyists to appeal to Washington

Sudan
Western donors ready to resume aid and counter Russian influence

South Sudan
Trinity Energy tries once again to revive Upper Nile refinery project

Kenya, South Sudan
Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

Somalia
EU tackles Mogadishu's business climate

Sudan
Doha looks to facilitate return of Darfur militia from Libya

Asia, Kenya, Middle East
Top tea consortium finds new outlets in Middle East and Asia

Kenya
Deputy President Gachagua aims to reign over Mount Kenya

Djibouti, Madagascar
Madagascar's Teknet eyes up Djibouti market

Sudan
West's special envoys to meet in Khartoum