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Kenya
AHG Metals' gold mining plan ruffles Turkana

A mining permit application by AHG Metals Kenya, a company linked to a US real estate magnate and headed by an Orange Democratic Movement politician, is being contested by a local firm that previously held it and wants it back.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 28.04.2025

A miner shows a sack full of gold-containing ores that he and others extracted in Macalder, Migori county, western Kenya, 29 February 2016.

Kenya
In response to regional crises, Ruto looks to expand his diplomatic corps

With challenges on the international stage, Nairobi is expected to quickly appoint senior diplomats to address the most urgent missions in East Africa. The president sees this as an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone - by using these future positions to placate members of the opposition.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 09.04.2025

William Ruto (centre) at the 38th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, 16 February 2025.

DRC
Togo's Faure Gnassingbé faces the thorny issue of mediation in eastern DR Congo

Urged by Luanda to regain control of the DRC conflict on the African Union's behalf, the Togolese president took stock of the situation in Kinshasa and Kigali.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.04.2025

Rwanda
Businessman loses case against Rwandan state over decades-old military sales

A 30-year legal saga has ended after the East African Court of Justice rejected an appeal by François-Xavier Mironko against the Rwandan state over alleged unpaid bills for military gear he supplied.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 17.03.2025

Central Africa
Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

Central African nations are jockeying for the African Union's trade and education commissioner posts, which are the region's by right. Burundi, DR Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe and the Central African Republic have all fielded candidates, alongside Equatorial Guinea, Chad.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.03.2025

DRC
EAC military heads recommend plan for ending M23 crisis

The East African Community chiefs of staff met on 21 February in Nairobi to outline a plan to end the crisis in eastern DRC. They are considering the deployment of a new force and even a 'special status' for the cities of Goma and Bukavu.

Subscribers only Defence 24.02.2025

Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the Extraordinary Joint Regional Summit between SADC and the EAC heads of state in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 8 February 2025.

Spotlight | DRC
M23 offensive creates delicate security dilemma in Ituri province

The rout of the Congolese army in North and South Kivu provinces by M23 rebels could have major repercussions in Ituri province, which borders Uganda. All the more so as Kampala is seeking to secure what it sees as its zone of influence inside the DRC.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics, Diplomacy 21.02.2025

The city of Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, DR Congo, December 2021.

DRC, Kenya
Kenyatta's awkward absence from African Union meeting on DRC

The former Kenyan president, a mediator for the conflict in DR Congo, was removed at the last moment from the list of participants at an AU Peace and Security Council meeting. Tensions with his successor, William Ruto, are complicating a sluggish DR Congo mediation process.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.02.2025

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta in Berlin on 18 February 2025.

DRC
Europeans not in union on how to respond to the M23 and Rwanda situation

The EU's member states are struggling to come up with a common diplomatic strategy to put pressure on Paul Kagame's Rwanda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.02.2025

Kenya, Morocco
Ruto set to visit Rabat after Ramadan

The meeting between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi on the fringes of the annual AU gathering has put a bilateral visit back on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.02.2025

South Sudan
East African delegation expected in Juba for peace agreements

Elected representatives from the East African Community are preparing to meet South Sudanese officials to assess the implementation of the 2018 agreements, the roadmap for which is experiencing numerous delays.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.02.2025

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame-Tshisekedi meeting in Paris called off at last minute

France, aided by Qatar, sought to bring the Rwandan president and his DR Congo counterpart together for a meeting in Paris on 9 February to try to resolve the crisis in eastern DRC. But the encounter was cancelled after Tshisekedi changed his mind.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.02.2025

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi (left) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Luanda, Angola, 6 July 2022.

Burundi
Ndayishimiye prepares for potential M23 advance in South Kivu

The possibility of an M23 offensive on Bukavu is a huge concern for Burundi, which depends on foreign currency and resources from the DRC. The Burundian army fears a confrontation with the Rwandan-backed rebel movement, as well as with armed groups opposed to Ndayishimiye.

Free access Defence 06.02.2025

M23 fighters in Goma, DRC, on 30 January 2025.

DRC, Rwanda
France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Faced with diplomatic paralysis, a joint EAC and SADC summit is being held in Tanzania this week. Since the M23 took control of Goma, French diplomats have been trying to set up a group of mediators to resolve the emergency in DR Congo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.02.2025

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi (left) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Rubavu, Rwanda, 25 June 2021.

Kenya
Raila Odinga jockeys for votes as AU Commission chair election looms

Nairobi's candidate for the chair of the African Union body is scrambling for more backing from heads of state before the ballot for the post on 15 February. So far, he has had only moderate success.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.02.2025

Raila Odinga at the 1st Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, 5 September 2023.

DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

The Congolese president is struggling to mobilise his dwindling support base, which no longer seems to believe in his ability to regain control after Rwandan-backed rebels captured Goma. He has turned to Angola and is banking on SADC as the last regional bloc capable of putting pressure on Kigali.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.01.2025

DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa, 21 December 2018.

Spotlight | DRC
Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall

Following the seizure of the city by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi is trying to urgently plug a number of holes in his security system. Efforts are meanwhile being stepped up, from Nairobi to Paris, to try to clinch a ceasefire.

Subscribers only Defence 29.01.2025

Members of the M23 armed group walk through a street in Goma, DR Congo, 27 January 2025.

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

East African Community

Kenya
AHG Metals' gold mining plan ruffles Turkana

Kenya
In response to regional crises, Ruto looks to expand his diplomatic corps

DRC
Togo's Faure Gnassingbé faces the thorny issue of mediation in eastern DR Congo

Rwanda
Businessman loses case against Rwandan state over decades-old military sales

Central Africa
Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

DRC
EAC military heads recommend plan for ending M23 crisis

Spotlight | DRC
M23 offensive creates delicate security dilemma in Ituri province

DRC, Kenya
Kenyatta's awkward absence from African Union meeting on DRC

DRC
Europeans not in union on how to respond to the M23 and Rwanda situation

Kenya, Morocco
Ruto set to visit Rabat after Ramadan

South Sudan
East African delegation expected in Juba for peace agreements

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame-Tshisekedi meeting in Paris called off at last minute

Burundi
Ndayishimiye prepares for potential M23 advance in South Kivu

DRC, Rwanda
France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Kenya
Raila Odinga jockeys for votes as AU Commission chair election looms

DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

Spotlight | DRC
Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall

Uganda
Commonwealth concerned about detention of opposition figure Kizza Besigye

Ethiopia, Kenya
Ruto leverages trade to ease Ethiopia-Somalia tensions

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers

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Kenya AHG Metals' gold mining plan ruffles Turkana

Kenya In response to regional crises, Ruto looks to expand his diplomatic corps

DRC Togo's Faure Gnassingbé faces the thorny issue of mediation in eastern DR Congo

Rwanda Businessman loses case against Rwandan state over decades-old military sales

Central Africa Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

DRC EAC military heads recommend plan for ending M23 crisis

Spotlight | DRC M23 offensive creates delicate security dilemma in Ituri province

DRC, Kenya Kenyatta's awkward absence from African Union meeting on DRC

DRC Europeans not in union on how to respond to the M23 and Rwanda situation

Kenya, Morocco Ruto set to visit Rabat after Ramadan

South Sudan East African delegation expected in Juba for peace agreements

DRC, Rwanda Kagame-Tshisekedi meeting in Paris called off at last minute

Burundi Ndayishimiye prepares for potential M23 advance in South Kivu

DRC, Rwanda France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Kenya Raila Odinga jockeys for votes as AU Commission chair election looms

DRC, Rwanda Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

Spotlight | DRC Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall

Uganda Commonwealth concerned about detention of opposition figure Kizza Besigye

Ethiopia, Kenya Ruto leverages trade to ease Ethiopia-Somalia tensions

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Kenya
AHG Metals' gold mining plan ruffles Turkana

Kenya
In response to regional crises, Ruto looks to expand his diplomatic corps

DRC
Togo's Faure Gnassingbé faces the thorny issue of mediation in eastern DR Congo

Rwanda
Businessman loses case against Rwandan state over decades-old military sales

Central Africa
Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

DRC
EAC military heads recommend plan for ending M23 crisis

Spotlight | DRC
M23 offensive creates delicate security dilemma in Ituri province

DRC, Kenya
Kenyatta's awkward absence from African Union meeting on DRC

DRC
Europeans not in union on how to respond to the M23 and Rwanda situation

Kenya, Morocco
Ruto set to visit Rabat after Ramadan

South Sudan
East African delegation expected in Juba for peace agreements

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame-Tshisekedi meeting in Paris called off at last minute

Burundi
Ndayishimiye prepares for potential M23 advance in South Kivu

DRC, Rwanda
France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Kenya
Raila Odinga jockeys for votes as AU Commission chair election looms

DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

Spotlight | DRC
Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall

Uganda
Commonwealth concerned about detention of opposition figure Kizza Besigye

Ethiopia, Kenya
Ruto leverages trade to ease Ethiopia-Somalia tensions

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers