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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Somalia
Farmajo prepares his return from Istanbul

Former Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as 'Farmajo', has found refuge in Turkey, after his defeat in May by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

Subscribers only Politics 26.10.2022

Africa
African Union HR set to let off some TNT

Deputy Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Monique Nsanzabaganwa, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on August 22, 2022. © Habtamu Worku/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.10.2022

Kenya
Odinga family and party square up for succession

The former Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga. © Noé Michalon/Africa Intelligence

Free access Diplomacy 25.10.2022

United States
US anti-Russia bill on hold

It is unlikely the halted bill aimed at sanctioning African states deemed too close to Russia will be reintroduced to Congress after the midterms in November. The Senate sees the text as counterproductive and poorly presented.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Russia-Ukraine war 25.10.2022

Kenya
Just a month into the job, Ruto backpedals on good governance

The new president's election manifesto included setting up a commission of enquiry into senior civil servants' "state capture". Now in power, he's had a change of heart.

Subscribers only Politics 24.10.2022

Kenya
Ruto to strip army of lucrative meat business

Kenya's new president is preparing to pull the Kenya Meat Commission from out of the Ministry of Defence's hands to place it under the control of the agriculture and finance ministries. This state-owned entity centralises meat purchases from the country's producers.

Subscribers only Politics, Business Running story - William Ruto's new order 21.10.2022

Africa, Switzerland, UAE
Litasco shifts to Dubai to circumvent Ukraine sanctions

The trading arm of the Russian oil giant Lukoil, which until now has been run from Geneva, is gradually moving to Dubai in order to continue its activities in Africa despite sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 21.10.2022

Kenya
Ruto punishes Joho clan for backing Odinga in election

The new president William Ruto has secretly decided to put an end to the monopoly enjoyed by Autoport Freight Terminals Ltd, a company owned by Ali Hassan Joho, who is thus paying the price for giving financial support to defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

Subscribers only Politics 20.10.2022

The former governor of the port city of Mombasa, Ali Hassan Joho and the new Kenyan President William Ruto.

Somalia
Richard Westbury's firm Hart Nationwide to provide security for UN mission

Hart Nationwide, a very active service provider in Mogadishu, has been entrusted with the task of providing security the United Nations mission in Somalia, for the next three years.

Subscribers only Defence 20.10.2022

Kenya
Mark Kariuki, the bishop whispering in Ruto's ear

Kenya's new president has opened the doors of State House to a host of religious leaders, who have quickly become omnipresent. Among them is a long-time ally: the evangelist Mark Kariuki, who played a key role in Ruto's political rise.

Subscribers only Politics 19.10.2022

UAE, Uganda
UAE and Uganda tie the knot tighter

While the UAE police were detaining and questioning Uganda's main opposition politician, the two countries were preparing to sign several major contracts.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.10.2022

Spotlight | Kenya
Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki, key figure in Ruto's government

Kenya's new interior minister has spent years alongside William Ruto and played a key role in ensuring his victory in August's presidential election. Now at the centre of government, he hopes to find himself ensconced in State House in 2032.

Subscribers only Politics 18.10.2022

Kithure Kindiki, then Kenyan President-elect William Ruto's lawyer, Nairobi, Kenya, 5 September 2022.

Djibouti
Djibouti's top general ducks into Mogadishu

While a delegation of senior Djiboutian officials was visiting Addis Ababa on 11 October, General Zakaria Sheikh Ibrahim, chief of staff of the armed forces, made a discreet visit to Mogadishu.

Subscribers only Defence 18.10.2022

Tanzania
Samia Suhulu Hassan keen for Qatari investment

The Tanzanian president is trying to put the Magufuli era and its private sector woes behind the country. She has been sending gestures to reassure its Qatari partners about investing, starting with its gas sector.

Subscribers only Energy 17.10.2022

Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia
Hassan Sheikh torn between Cairo and Addis Ababa

The Somali president's inner circle is torn on where to stand with the two rival Nile powers, Ethiopia and Egypt. With Sheikh expected to attend the coming Arab League summit, pressure is mounting.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.10.2022

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud.

Spotlight | Sudan
Qatar working hard to rebuild its influence in Sudan

Sidelined by its Emirati rival in the wake of the Sudanese revolution, Doha has since sought to regain leverage in the land of two Niles.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.10.2022

Inner circle | Djibouti
Kept on a tight leash, Aboubaker Omar Hadi rules over Djibouti's ports

The chairman of Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority Aboubaker Omar Hadi has become a major asset for the small state as he continues to build a lucrative business empire around its ports. Hadi has the full trust of President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who is careful, however, to keep him in his place.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 14.10.2022

The director of the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, Aboubaker Omar Hadi.

Djibouti, Ethiopia
IOG turns to Abiy for security help

The Djiboutian president has sent a delegation to Addis Ababa to discuss border security. The visit follows a deadly skirmish last week near Tadjourah between an armed movement and Djibouti's security forces.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.10.2022

Sudan
Masad military-industrial machine aims for exports champion status

Sudanese state conglomerate Masad's increasingly frequent presence at African arms fairs reveals its ambitions for more exports and influence on the continent.

Subscribers only Defence 13.10.2022

Kenya
Kenyatta and Ruto continue to fight for power in the tea plantations

After having been sidelined under the previous administration, supporters of new president William Ruto want to take control of the production of tea, Kenya's leading export commodity. The rival factions are fighting it out in private sector consortium the KTDA.

Subscribers only Politics 13.10.2022

Kenya's president William Ruto in Nairobi, on 20 July 2022.

Kenya
Ruto faces tricky task of choosing new army chief

The new president must soon find a replacement for the head of Kenya's military as the top brass appointed by his predecessor approach retirement. But the options open to him are rife with political considerations.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 12.10.2022

Djibouti
Afar sultan coronation puts Ismail Omar Guelleh in a pickle

In Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti, the Afar are a minority which their respective governments have to pander to. In Djibouti, a dispute over the coronation of the new Afar sultan, scheduled for the end of October, has added fuel to an already burning issue.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics, Diplomacy 12.10.2022

Kenya, Somalia
South-West State leader cuts Hassan Sheikh out of diplomatic loop

From his Baidoa base, Abdiaziz Laftagareen is busy networking and making his influence felt. He was recently in Nairobi for talks with the new administration of William Ruto, without having cleared this first with the federal president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.10.2022

President of Somalia's South-West State, Abdiaziz Laftagareen, in Baidoa on 3 September 2022.

Kenya
EU to fund Zhonghao Overseas sanitation project in Kisumu

At the end of September, Kenya's Kisumu County selected the Kenyan subsidiary of Chinese engineering firm Zhonghao Overseas Construction Engineering for various water service upgrades.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 11.10.2022

Sudan
Darfur governor travels to Paris after Doha

Rebel leader Suliman Arcua Minnawi, AKA Minni Minnawi, named governor of Darfur in May 2021, is expected in Paris on 10 October.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.10.2022

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Somalia
Farmajo prepares his return from Istanbul

Africa
African Union HR set to let off some TNT

Kenya
Odinga family and party square up for succession

United States
US anti-Russia bill on hold

Kenya
Just a month into the job, Ruto backpedals on good governance

Kenya
Ruto to strip army of lucrative meat business

Africa, Switzerland, UAE
Litasco shifts to Dubai to circumvent Ukraine sanctions

Kenya
Ruto punishes Joho clan for backing Odinga in election

Somalia
Richard Westbury's firm Hart Nationwide to provide security for UN mission

Kenya
Mark Kariuki, the bishop whispering in Ruto's ear

UAE, Uganda
UAE and Uganda tie the knot tighter

Spotlight | Kenya
Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki, key figure in Ruto's government

Djibouti
Djibouti's top general ducks into Mogadishu

Tanzania
Samia Suhulu Hassan keen for Qatari investment

Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia
Hassan Sheikh torn between Cairo and Addis Ababa

Spotlight | Sudan
Qatar working hard to rebuild its influence in Sudan

Inner circle | Djibouti
Kept on a tight leash, Aboubaker Omar Hadi rules over Djibouti's ports

Djibouti, Ethiopia
IOG turns to Abiy for security help

Sudan
Masad military-industrial machine aims for exports champion status

Kenya
Kenyatta and Ruto continue to fight for power in the tea plantations

Kenya
Ruto faces tricky task of choosing new army chief

Djibouti
Afar sultan coronation puts Ismail Omar Guelleh in a pickle

Kenya, Somalia
South-West State leader cuts Hassan Sheikh out of diplomatic loop

Kenya
EU to fund Zhonghao Overseas sanitation project in Kisumu

Sudan
Darfur governor travels to Paris after Doha

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Somalia Farmajo prepares his return from Istanbul

Africa African Union HR set to let off some TNT

Kenya Odinga family and party square up for succession

United States US anti-Russia bill on hold

Kenya Just a month into the job, Ruto backpedals on good governance

Kenya Ruto to strip army of lucrative meat business

Africa, Switzerland, UAE Litasco shifts to Dubai to circumvent Ukraine sanctions

Kenya Ruto punishes Joho clan for backing Odinga in election

Somalia Richard Westbury's firm Hart Nationwide to provide security for UN mission

Kenya Mark Kariuki, the bishop whispering in Ruto's ear

UAE, Uganda UAE and Uganda tie the knot tighter

Spotlight | Kenya Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki, key figure in Ruto's government

Djibouti Djibouti's top general ducks into Mogadishu

Tanzania Samia Suhulu Hassan keen for Qatari investment

Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia Hassan Sheikh torn between Cairo and Addis Ababa

Spotlight | Sudan Qatar working hard to rebuild its influence in Sudan

Inner circle | Djibouti Kept on a tight leash, Aboubaker Omar Hadi rules over Djibouti's ports

Djibouti, Ethiopia IOG turns to Abiy for security help

Sudan Masad military-industrial machine aims for exports champion status

Kenya Kenyatta and Ruto continue to fight for power in the tea plantations

Kenya Ruto faces tricky task of choosing new army chief

Djibouti Afar sultan coronation puts Ismail Omar Guelleh in a pickle

Kenya, Somalia South-West State leader cuts Hassan Sheikh out of diplomatic loop

Kenya EU to fund Zhonghao Overseas sanitation project in Kisumu

Sudan Darfur governor travels to Paris after Doha

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Somalia
Farmajo prepares his return from Istanbul

Africa
African Union HR set to let off some TNT

Kenya
Odinga family and party square up for succession

United States
US anti-Russia bill on hold

Kenya
Just a month into the job, Ruto backpedals on good governance

Kenya
Ruto to strip army of lucrative meat business

Africa, Switzerland, UAE
Litasco shifts to Dubai to circumvent Ukraine sanctions

Kenya
Ruto punishes Joho clan for backing Odinga in election

Somalia
Richard Westbury's firm Hart Nationwide to provide security for UN mission

Kenya
Mark Kariuki, the bishop whispering in Ruto's ear

UAE, Uganda
UAE and Uganda tie the knot tighter

Spotlight | Kenya
Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki, key figure in Ruto's government

Djibouti
Djibouti's top general ducks into Mogadishu

Tanzania
Samia Suhulu Hassan keen for Qatari investment

Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia
Hassan Sheikh torn between Cairo and Addis Ababa

Spotlight | Sudan
Qatar working hard to rebuild its influence in Sudan

Inner circle | Djibouti
Kept on a tight leash, Aboubaker Omar Hadi rules over Djibouti's ports

Djibouti, Ethiopia
IOG turns to Abiy for security help

Sudan
Masad military-industrial machine aims for exports champion status

Kenya
Kenyatta and Ruto continue to fight for power in the tea plantations

Kenya
Ruto faces tricky task of choosing new army chief

Djibouti
Afar sultan coronation puts Ismail Omar Guelleh in a pickle

Kenya, Somalia
South-West State leader cuts Hassan Sheikh out of diplomatic loop

Kenya
EU to fund Zhonghao Overseas sanitation project in Kisumu

Sudan
Darfur governor travels to Paris after Doha