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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Ethiopia
The embassy reviews its security plan for the French

The French Consul to Addis Ababa, Franck Simaer, last week wrote to the French residents in this city to verify [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.03.2006

East Africa
The new diplomats from Burundi

This week the Burundi Senate approved the appointment of a series of new ambassadors by President Pierre Nkurunziza. Only the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.03.2006

Kenya
Kiraitu Murungi on the way back?

The formerly powerful Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs could soon be making a come back into the government if [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.03.2006

Ethiopia
Confrontation in Afar region

Tension is growing among the population in the Afar region where a new murderous attack has taken place.

Subscribers only Politics 24.03.2006

Kenya
A local partner for Aminex

So as to win the oil exploration permit for blocks L9 and L10 in Kenya, the British junior Aminex has [...]

Subscribers only 24.03.2006

Kenya
An online lottery soon

An Indian company specialised in games via the Internet has joined forces with a Kenyan partner to start an online lottery.

Subscribers only 24.03.2006

Somalia
From NGO to business

The founder and head of the NGO Horn Relief and Development Organization has handed over the reins to set up her company Sunfire Cooking.

Subscribers only 24.03.2006

Horn of Africa | ports
The CMA-CGM's harsh verdict on the Horn of Africa

Speaking at the colloquium on the Horn of Africa, held at the Senate in Paris on 2 March, the proceedings [...]

Subscribers only 24.03.2006

Africa | eib
A loan for the East African Development Bank

A global loan for a maximum of 25 million euros [...]

Subscribers only 24.03.2006

Sudan | summit communications
An advertising supplement on Sudan in the New York Times

Having already produced a number of advertising supplements since the [...]

Subscribers only 24.03.2006

Ethiopia | pittards Plc
Relocating to Ethiopia

The leather goods manufacturer Pittards Plc is to close its [...]

Subscribers only 24.03.2006

Spotlight | Somalia
Oil Men Put Their Money on Break-Away Provinces

With a government that lacks the least control over its soil, Somalia is nonetheless attracting oil companies interested in its largely similar geography to Yemen’s. But foreign investors are preferring to deal with the break-away governments of Somaliland and Puntland [.

Subscribers only Energy 21.03.2006

Sudan
Sharing the Riches

Since the end of last year, the new south Sudanese government has been receiving its share of Sudan’s oil revenue, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.03.2006

Sudan
White Nile Hits Snags in South

South Sudan’s government isn’t unanimously in favor of the province’s tie with the British oil firm White Nile.

Subscribers only Energy 21.03.2006

Kenya
Aminex Takes Over from Dana

The British junior Aminex has just penned an exploration agreement on the L9 and L10 concessions that had previously been operated by Woodside and Dana. It will work on the acreage with Kenya’s TAL group.

Subscribers only Energy 21.03.2006

Kenya
Ireland’s ESB to Run KPLC?

Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board International appears best placed to win the contract to manage the Kenya Power and Lighting Company.

Subscribers only Energy 21.03.2006

Sudan
ONGC To Team Up with Reliance?

After its setback in Nigeria (see above), India’s ONG Videsh [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.03.2006

Uganda
Second Find on Lake Albert

Ireland’s Tullow Oil and the Australian group Hardman, partners on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.03.2006

Uganda | international rivers network
Report on Lake Victoria

The American NGO International Rivers Network has just published a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.03.2006

Kenya, United States
Michael Ranneberger

The Special Advisor on Sudan for the American State Department and former Principal Deputy Assistant for African Affairs, Michael Ranneberger, [...]

Subscribers only 17.03.2006

Sudan, United Kingdom
Roderick Pullen

Replaced as United Kingdom Ambassador to Zimbabwe a few weeks ago by Andrew Pocock (ION 1168), Roderick Allen Pullen has [...]

Subscribers only 17.03.2006

Kenya
Mutua Katuku

The Minister for Water, Mutua Katuku, was last week (ION 1172) propelled to the chair of the Narc-Kenya (NK), the [...]

Subscribers only 17.03.2006

Somalia, United Nations
Eric Laroche

The French doctor Eric Laroche this week took up his functions as resident representative of the UNDP in Somalia and [...]

Subscribers only 17.03.2006

Sudan
A top Brazilian civil servant...

A top Brazilian civil servant has just been appointed his [...]

Subscribers only 17.03.2006

Kenya
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs...

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Martha Karua, has [...]

Subscribers only 17.03.2006

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