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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Ethiopia
US congressmen write to Meles Zenawi

Two American congressmen, Michael M. Honda (chairman of the Caucus on Ethiopia and Ethiopian Americans of the US Congress) and [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.04.2005

Tanzania
Chinese contract in Zanzibar ends

The government of Zanzibar has just cancelled the contract with the Chinese firm Huashi Enterpises Corporation worth almost $10 million [...]

Subscribers only 29.04.2005

Eritrea
A new director in Eritrea

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has just [...]

Subscribers only 29.04.2005

Sudan
Repatriating Sudanese

The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has for some [...]

Subscribers only 29.04.2005

China
A partnership with China

Over a period of four years, the exports from the [...]

Subscribers only 29.04.2005

Sudan
$4.5 Billion for the South

Locked in a struggle with the central government in Khartoum for control of block B which is operated by Total [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.04.2005

Sudan
Old Adversaries in Oil Battle

With former rebels in the South trying to seal an alliance with Britain's White Nile, the Khartoum government is bolstering its ties with Switzerland's Cliveden.

Subscribers only Energy 26.04.2005

Sudan
Indian Firm in Red Sea Push

The private Videocon conglomerate is about to debut on Sudan's block 13 in the Red Sea.

Subscribers only Energy 26.04.2005

Tanzania
Fight to Control IPTL

Following Mechmar's sudden withdrawal from the scene, the Tanzanian government, Malaysia's Ranhill and the local VIP firm are all fighting for control of IPTL, operator of the Tegala power plant.

Subscribers only Energy 26.04.2005

Ethiopia
Petronas to Plant Flag in Ogaden

After conducting seismic surveys in the region for two years, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.04.2005

Kenya
Kengen Moves on Westmont

Like Tanesco in Tanzania (see above), Kenya's state-owned utility Kengen [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.04.2005

Mayotte island
The General Council in standby

Since the Chairman of the General Council of Mayotte, Saïd Omar Oili, lost both his majority of one on the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.04.2005

Kenya
Who will replace Otieno?

After the forced departure of Gladwell Otieno, the board of Transparency International in Kenya is looking for someone more docile to replace him.

Subscribers only Politics 22.04.2005

Eritrea
Ready for war again

The authorities in Asmara would seem to be increasingly convinced that a resumption of the war with Ethiopia is inevitable and are preparing for it.

Subscribers only Politics 22.04.2005

Ethiopia | Sugar Industry
A firm from Reunion Island interested in Ethiopia

The firm Sucrière de la Réunion, sugar industry subsidiary of the Reunion group Quartier Français, last week completed its first [...]

Subscribers only 22.04.2005

Africa | Internet
Free web sites for African embassies in Paris

A small French firm that up to now has been specialised in teaching French to the personnel of foreign, mainly [...]

Subscribers only 22.04.2005

Kenya | Transport
KBS in the red in Kenya

The Kenya Bus Services (KBS) is in the throws of a serious financial crisis. KBS is now 70 years old [...]

Subscribers only 22.04.2005

Sudan, United Kingdom
Ian Cameron Cliff

Ian Cameron Cliff, the new United Kingdom ambassador to Sudan is a specialist in the Middle East who has already [...]

Subscribers only 22.04.2005

Ethiopia
Mediocre capacity building record

A recent study of the aid the World Bank has given the Ethiopian administration in capacity building found it to [...]

Subscribers only 22.04.2005

Ethiopia
Conflict between firms in power

A dispute over real-estate has pit a State company against a firm that was created by the government coalition front.

Subscribers only 22.04.2005

Tanzania
Three airports ready to privatise

The Tanzanian authorities are planning to embark on a process of privatising the management of the country's three State international airports.

Subscribers only 22.04.2005

Sudan, Uganda | Gateway Bus
Daily bus service between Southern Sudan and Uganda

A road transport company, Gateway Bus Company, has just inaugurated [...]

Subscribers only 22.04.2005

Kenya
Two relatives of members of the Kenyan government?

Two relatives of members of the Kenyan government have just [...]

Subscribers only 22.04.2005

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa
Troubles of an Afar opponent

Mohamed Daoud, an Afar former reporter for Fana Radio (pro-government) [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.04.2005

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa
Three military companies lost

A few weeks ago, three military companies of the 109th [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.04.2005

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