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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya, United Kingdom
Joseph Kirugumi Muchemi

A long-time supporter of President Mwai Kibaki was recently named high commissioner to Great Britain, Kenya's most important diplomatic post. [...]

Subscribers only 17.10.2003

Ethiopia
Meaza Ashenafi

The young leader of the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) was the co-laureate of the 15th Africa Prize for Leadership, [...]

Subscribers only 17.10.2003

Kenya
Modernization of a Factory in Kenya

The Agro-Chemical and Food Company Ltd (ACFC), which produces yeast [...]

Subscribers only 17.10.2003

Somalia
Muse Sudi Yalahow

The Somalia National Salvation Council (SNSC), recently formed by the [...]

Subscribers only 17.10.2003

Sudan
American Strategy

The Bush administration, which is actively engaged in peace negotiations in Sudan - to the potential benefit of American oil [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.10.2003

Sudan
U.S. Puts Out Feelers

With the United States strongly engaged in the peace process in Sudan (see P. 2), American oil companies have lost no time in jockeying for position with Khartoum.

Subscribers only Energy 14.10.2003

Sudan
Rashid Zainal

The state-owned Malaysian firm Petronas has named Rashid Zainal to head the company's office in Khartoum, which also sees to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.10.2003

Sudan
A.K. Mehra

After consolidating its position in Sudan (P. 3), India's ONGC Videsh has named A.K. Mehra as vice president in charge [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.10.2003

Uganda
Second Well for Heritage

The Canadian firm Heritage is poised to drill a second [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.10.2003

Kenya
Kibaki's Sponsors in the United States

The luncheon offered in honor of Mwai Kibaki in Washington by the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) on Oct. 7 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 10.10.2003

Ethiopia
Zaid Wolde Gebreal

The Ethiopian Road Authority (ERA) has a new general manager to replace Tesfamichael Nahusenai, who was transferred in March to [...]

Subscribers only 10.10.2003

East Africa
New Belgian Ambassadors

The Belgian government recently named several new ambassadors to East Africa and Southern Africa. The new Belgian ambassador to Uganda [...]

Subscribers only Politics 10.10.2003

Kenya
The LSK Fills the Government

Several executive officers of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) were promoted to governmental posts by President Mwai Kibaki.

Subscribers only Politics 10.10.2003

Ethiopia
The Army is Feeling Down

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Subscribers only Politics 10.10.2003

Kenya
The IMF Resumes its Aid

After meeting President Mwai Kibaki in Washington this week, the managing director of the International Monetary fund, Horst Koehler, deemed [...]

Subscribers only 10.10.2003

Djibouti, Japan
President Guelleh Goes to Tokyo

During his recent visit to Tokyo, the Djiboutian president succeeded in capturing the attention of the leaders of numerous Japanese businesses.

Subscribers only 10.10.2003

Tanzania
An NGO on Alert

An NGO that defends small-scale Tanzanian miners warned the government against the use of the police to expel them from Mererani.

Subscribers only 10.10.2003

Kenya
Kikiyus Monopolize Insurance

The fact that state-owned companies are granting insurance contracts to companies owned by those close to the regime is stirring jealousy and accusations of favoritism.

Subscribers only 10.10.2003

Uganda
Stig Barlyng

A new Danish ambassador has been accredited in Uganda. Stig [...]

Subscribers only 10.10.2003

Kenya
Evans Arthur Mukolwe

The new director of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) was [...]

Subscribers only 10.10.2003

Sudan
John Garang

The leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA, opposition), [...]

Subscribers only 10.10.2003

Somalia
Muse Sudi Yalahow

One of the Mogadishu warlords has created a Somalia National [...]

Subscribers only 10.10.2003

Kenya | CGIAR
Annual Congress in Kenya

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), which groups [...]

Subscribers only 10.10.2003

East Africa | USTDA
American Targets in the Power Sector in East Africa

The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is organizing [...]

Subscribers only 10.10.2003

Ethiopia | ADDIS ABABA
Seyoum Mesfin's Mission to the United States

In a visit to the United States last week, the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 10.10.2003

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