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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
Emirates listen to Museveni at last

In the midst of the Gulf state's diplomatic offensive in Africa, Yoweri Museveni's regime has been able to establish a sustainable relationship with the UAE.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.10.2021

Sudan
Internal Palestinian conflict plays out in Khartoum

The confiscation late last month in Khartoum of the assets of four companies controlled by businessmen related to the Palestinian Hamas has aroused the envy of the Palestinian Authority.

Subscribers only Politics Running story - Sudan: playground for business 12.10.2021

Tanzania
Australian uranium producers take on Rosatom in its turf

Tanzania's nearly idle uranium sector could soon get a boost from Australian junior Gladiator Resources, which has plans to move in next to the only other explorer in the country, Rosatom.

Subscribers only Mining 11.10.2021

Spotlight | Tanzania
Tony Blair, Samia Suluhu Hassan's new ally

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair with the president of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan. © Présidence tanzanienne

Subscribers only Business 08.10.2021

Rwanda
Indra, AirMap and Innov'ATM battle for Kigali airport security contract

Several air security firms are in the race to bag the lucrative security contract for the Rwandan capital's airport. Innov'ATM's bid will get a boost from the upcoming visit of France's trade minister, who is on a mission to promote French business in Rwanda.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 08.10.2021

Horn of Africa
Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and French president Emmanuel Macron. © Ian Langsdon/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Free access Diplomacy 08.10.2021

Kenya
Kenyatta's risky strategy over Pandora Papers revelations

Breaking news published on 07/10/21 at 1.00 p.m. - The Kenyan president was abroad when the international investigation into tax avoidance broke. He has been making frantic phone calls to Kenya's political heavyweights ever since to convince them, without success, to reveal their own offshore investments.

Subscribers only Politics 07.10.2021

Uganda
CNOOC quietly makes progress on Kingfisher in TotalEnergies' shadow

The Chinese major hopes to start construction of the infrastructure for the oilfield in 2022.

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.2021

Somalia
Post-AMISOM future begins to take shape

The African Union and the Somali government have until the end of December to agree on the shape of the pan-African organisation's next mission in Somalia.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.10.2021

Rwanda
Rwandan army eyes Turkish drones for Mozambique

Photos of the Rwandan army and its deployment to Mozambique have been on the front page for weeks and Rwanda's armed forces awant new weapons.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 07.10.2021

Rwandan President Paul Kagame (left) and his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi (centre), during a review of troops from both countries in Pembe, 24 September 2021.

Kenya, United States
FBI and DEA invite themselves to Mombasa port

Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti has accepted the help of US federal officers to look into the port of Mombasa, a notorious hub for drugs destined for Europe and the US.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.10.2021

Eritrea
Eritrean mining projects return to Toronto Stock Exchange

Alpha Exploration, which is probing Eritrea's subsoil, has formally begun the procedure for a listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange, which Nevsun Resources left in 2018 in the midst of a trial related to accusations of forced labour at its Eritrean mine.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 05.10.2021

Djibouti
Faced with ethnic tension, IOG reshuffles army top brass

Against the backdrop of tensions between the Afar and Somali populations on both sides of Djibouti's border with Ethiopia, President Ismail Omar Guelleh has overhauled his military high command.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 05.10.2021

The Djiboutian president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh.

Kenya
Mutahi Kagwe called in to tilt race towards Odinga

Ready to do anything to stem William Ruto's breakthrough in the key Mount Kenya voting bloc, Raila Odinga has thrown his support behind another politician, current health minister Mutahi Kagwe.

Subscribers only Politics 05.10.2021

East Africa, Kenya
Frontier Services Group becomes first choice for Chinese firms in Africa after DeWe takeover

Frontier Services Group (FSG), the Hong Kong security firm founded by American businessman Erik Prince, decided at the end of September to buy fellow Hong Kong company DeWe Security.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 05.10.2021

In Focus | Sudan
New blood, new approach: how ICC prosecutor plans to rebuild case against Bashir

Karim Khan, the third International Criminal Court prosecutor to take on ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, has adopted a strategy diametrically opposed to that of his predecessors. He also has to deal with delays to Sudan's transition, much of which has been caused by the country's military leaders.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.10.2021

Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

Ethiopia
Few signs of hope for meaningful peace talks between Abiy and TPLF

The parties in the conflict ravaging Ethiopia are sending out very different signals about their willingness to sit down and talk peace. Prime Minister Abiy for his part has shown no intention of talking to the Tigray People's Liberation Front after eleven months of civil war.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.10.2021

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Djibouti
IOG forges links with Monaco

The president of Djibouti wants to strengthen diplomatic, but above all economic, relations with the principality of Monaco.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.09.2021

Alexis Mohamed, special advisor to the president of the Republic of Djibouti, and Pierre Dartout, Monaco Prime Minister.

Sudan
Hamburg Port Consulting in talks to extend Port Sudan contract

The German business consultancy hired earlier this year by the Sudan Ports Corporation to run the country's only international port aims to double container traffic.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 29.09.2021

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Sugar sours Kenya-Uganda relations

Kenya imports most of its sugar from Uganda, but it suspects its neighbour of selling it stock produced in other countries and relabelled to benefit from preferential customs tariffs.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy 28.09.2021

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.

Egypt, Sudan
Bashir spymaster's fate tangles ties between Cairo and Khartoum

Since the failed coup in Khartoum last week, blamed like previous plots on "former regime loyalists", the authorities are likely to redouble their efforts to track down Omar al-Bashir's former top spy Salah Gosh, whom they accuse of masterminding the attempted putsch.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.09.2021

Kenya
LAPSSET corridor: Lamu port stuck in financial limbo

The first berth of the infrastructure intended to be the starting point of the LAPSSET Corridor has already been inaugurated. But to finance the rest of this colossal project, starting with the construction of the next quay, the banks are asking for state guarantees.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 28.09.2021

The first berth of the new port of Lamu.

Sudan
Operators jockey for Red Sea port contracts

The Sudanese government wants to build two new ports to complement Port Sudan, currently the country's only international terminal. The projects are still in their very early stages, but foreign operators are already jostling to offer their services.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 27.09.2021

Port Sudan is currently the only international port in Sudan.

Rwanda, Turkey
Turkish defence industry out to seduce Kigali

Defence companies Aselsan, Havelsan, Otokar and STM woo Rwandan military officials as part of Turkey's plan to become more influential in the Land of a Thousand Hills.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 27.09.2021

Somalia
Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn

The president and his prime minister have been at each other's throats for weeks and so far all attempts at mediation have failed.

Free access Politics 24.09.2021

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, aka Farmajo, and his prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble.

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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

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
Emirates listen to Museveni at last

Sudan
Internal Palestinian conflict plays out in Khartoum

Tanzania
Australian uranium producers take on Rosatom in its turf

Spotlight | Tanzania
Tony Blair, Samia Suluhu Hassan's new ally

Rwanda
Indra, AirMap and Innov'ATM battle for Kigali airport security contract

Horn of Africa
Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

Kenya
Kenyatta's risky strategy over Pandora Papers revelations

Uganda
CNOOC quietly makes progress on Kingfisher in TotalEnergies' shadow

Somalia
Post-AMISOM future begins to take shape

Rwanda
Rwandan army eyes Turkish drones for Mozambique

Kenya, United States
FBI and DEA invite themselves to Mombasa port

Eritrea
Eritrean mining projects return to Toronto Stock Exchange

Djibouti
Faced with ethnic tension, IOG reshuffles army top brass

Kenya
Mutahi Kagwe called in to tilt race towards Odinga

East Africa, Kenya
Frontier Services Group becomes first choice for Chinese firms in Africa after DeWe takeover

In Focus | Sudan
New blood, new approach: how ICC prosecutor plans to rebuild case against Bashir

Ethiopia
Few signs of hope for meaningful peace talks between Abiy and TPLF

Djibouti
IOG forges links with Monaco

Sudan
Hamburg Port Consulting in talks to extend Port Sudan contract

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Sugar sours Kenya-Uganda relations

Egypt, Sudan
Bashir spymaster's fate tangles ties between Cairo and Khartoum

Kenya
LAPSSET corridor: Lamu port stuck in financial limbo

Sudan
Operators jockey for Red Sea port contracts

Rwanda, Turkey
Turkish defence industry out to seduce Kigali

Somalia
Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn

The weekly summary

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

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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

Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

Andry Rajoelina

African Development Bank

Paul Biya

Erik Prince

AFRICOM

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda Emirates listen to Museveni at last

Sudan Internal Palestinian conflict plays out in Khartoum

Tanzania Australian uranium producers take on Rosatom in its turf

Spotlight | Tanzania Tony Blair, Samia Suluhu Hassan's new ally

Rwanda Indra, AirMap and Innov'ATM battle for Kigali airport security contract

Horn of Africa Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

Kenya Kenyatta's risky strategy over Pandora Papers revelations

Uganda CNOOC quietly makes progress on Kingfisher in TotalEnergies' shadow

Somalia Post-AMISOM future begins to take shape

Rwanda Rwandan army eyes Turkish drones for Mozambique

Kenya, United States FBI and DEA invite themselves to Mombasa port

Eritrea Eritrean mining projects return to Toronto Stock Exchange

Djibouti Faced with ethnic tension, IOG reshuffles army top brass

Kenya Mutahi Kagwe called in to tilt race towards Odinga

East Africa, Kenya Frontier Services Group becomes first choice for Chinese firms in Africa after DeWe takeover

In Focus | Sudan New blood, new approach: how ICC prosecutor plans to rebuild case against Bashir

Ethiopia Few signs of hope for meaningful peace talks between Abiy and TPLF

Djibouti IOG forges links with Monaco

Sudan Hamburg Port Consulting in talks to extend Port Sudan contract

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda Sugar sours Kenya-Uganda relations

Egypt, Sudan Bashir spymaster's fate tangles ties between Cairo and Khartoum

Kenya LAPSSET corridor: Lamu port stuck in financial limbo

Sudan Operators jockey for Red Sea port contracts

Rwanda, Turkey Turkish defence industry out to seduce Kigali

Somalia Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

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

Uganda
Emirates listen to Museveni at last

Sudan
Internal Palestinian conflict plays out in Khartoum

Tanzania
Australian uranium producers take on Rosatom in its turf

Spotlight | Tanzania
Tony Blair, Samia Suluhu Hassan's new ally

Rwanda
Indra, AirMap and Innov'ATM battle for Kigali airport security contract

Horn of Africa
Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

Kenya
Kenyatta's risky strategy over Pandora Papers revelations

Uganda
CNOOC quietly makes progress on Kingfisher in TotalEnergies' shadow

Somalia
Post-AMISOM future begins to take shape

Rwanda
Rwandan army eyes Turkish drones for Mozambique

Kenya, United States
FBI and DEA invite themselves to Mombasa port

Eritrea
Eritrean mining projects return to Toronto Stock Exchange

Djibouti
Faced with ethnic tension, IOG reshuffles army top brass

Kenya
Mutahi Kagwe called in to tilt race towards Odinga

East Africa, Kenya
Frontier Services Group becomes first choice for Chinese firms in Africa after DeWe takeover

In Focus | Sudan
New blood, new approach: how ICC prosecutor plans to rebuild case against Bashir

Ethiopia
Few signs of hope for meaningful peace talks between Abiy and TPLF

Djibouti
IOG forges links with Monaco

Sudan
Hamburg Port Consulting in talks to extend Port Sudan contract

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Sugar sours Kenya-Uganda relations

Egypt, Sudan
Bashir spymaster's fate tangles ties between Cairo and Khartoum

Kenya
LAPSSET corridor: Lamu port stuck in financial limbo

Sudan
Operators jockey for Red Sea port contracts

Rwanda, Turkey
Turkish defence industry out to seduce Kigali

Somalia
Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn