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Uganda
Museveni and son make mark on media ahead of presidential elections

Financial and political pressures are mounting on the country's independent media, while the presidential camp seeks to build a network of influence.

Subscribers only Politics 24.06.2025

President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala, 25 April 2025.

Kenya
Manufacturers call on Ruto to boost competitiveness

To stimulate industry in a sluggish economic climate, the private sector is looking to the head of state for a series of tax cuts on inputs for manufactured products in Kenya. It is also calling for macroeconomic measures to improve the business environment.

Subscribers only Business 02.05.2025

A seller of second-hand clothes, known as 'mitumba', at the market in Gikomba, Nairobi, on 25 June 2012.

Kenya
Struggling Nation Media Group mulls move from historic HQ

Following a spate of redundancies, Kenya's leading media company is preparing to relocate the rest of its staff.

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2024

A Nation Media Group newsroom in Nairobi, Kenya, 9 January 2018.

Kenya
Ruto in open conflict with Nation Media Group

Kenya's leading media group is facing a wave of targeted attacks on social networks, while the government is clipping its financial wings.

Subscribers only Politics 26.02.2024

Kenyan president William Ruto in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 13 February 2024.

Kenya
Nation Media Group plans major redundancy scheme

With profits continuing to shrink, the Aga Khan's media company is planning layoffs across the board.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 09.01.2024

Kenya's Nation Media Group HQ, Nairobi, 19 January 2018.

Spotlight | Kenya
Trade minister Moses Kuria increasingly challenged in government

Several members of the Kenyan president's entourage fear that the controversies that Kuria has stirred up could damage the country's investor appeal. But Ruto remains cautious regarding his ally's fate.

Subscribers only Politics 16.08.2023

Spotlight | Kenya
William Ruto makes his influence felt at Radio Africa Group

Since he came to power, the Kenyan president has been looking to forge closer links with press bosses as a means of obtaining greater influence over a media sector which he felt was largely hostile to him prior to his election.

Subscribers only Politics 07.06.2023

Kenyans read an edition of The Star, a daily newspaper owned by Radio Africa Group (RAG), on 4 February 2020 in Nairobi.

Tanzania
Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

The Tanzanian president is little by little relaxing restrictions on the country's media, which faced constant persecution under her predecessor, John Magufuli. She has not yet revoked the restrictive laws introduced by the previous administration, however.

Subscribers only Politics 08.05.2023

President Samia Suluhu Hassan speaks after the swearing-in ceremony in March 2021.

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

The Kenyan president is relying on a powerful businessman from central Kenya to deliver support from a network of TV and radio stations. Other influential people are expected to join him.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 10.03.2023

Spotlight | Kenya
Scorned by Ruto, major media houses brace for a grim 2023

Amid plummeting ad revenue and a grave economic crisis, three of the biggest names in Kenyan news are cutting staff and slashing budgets. For their owners, now in the ranks of the opposition, business as usual is no longer an option.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 07.12.2022

Workers arrange copies of the Business Daily newspaper produced by the Nation Media Group at a printing press plant on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi, 24 November 2015.

Kenya
Cash-strapped NMG once again lets State House call the HR shots

The Nation Media Group has undergone another shake-up at the top. Not for the first time, it follows a quiet word from one of its biggest sources of advertising revenue.

Subscribers only Politics 17.11.2022

People walk at the entrance to the headquarters of Kenyan 'Nation Media Group' (NMG) in Nairobi on 19 January 2018.

Kenya
Rejected in his homeland, Kenyatta turns his focus to the family business

The poor showing of Raila Odinga, whom Uhuru Kenyatta supported in the presidential election, has prompted the outgoing head of state to change his retirement plans. He is turning his attention to managing his family's empire, which is influential in several profitable economic sectors.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 08.09.2022

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nation Media Group

Uganda
Museveni and son make mark on media ahead of presidential elections

Kenya
Manufacturers call on Ruto to boost competitiveness

Kenya
Struggling Nation Media Group mulls move from historic HQ

Kenya
Ruto in open conflict with Nation Media Group

Kenya
Nation Media Group plans major redundancy scheme

Spotlight | Kenya
Trade minister Moses Kuria increasingly challenged in government

Spotlight | Kenya
William Ruto makes his influence felt at Radio Africa Group

Tanzania
Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

Spotlight | Kenya
Scorned by Ruto, major media houses brace for a grim 2023

Kenya
Cash-strapped NMG once again lets State House call the HR shots

Kenya
Rejected in his homeland, Kenyatta turns his focus to the family business

Spotlight | Kenya
Presidential hopefuls battle for media spotlight

China, Kenya
Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

East Africa, Kenya
Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

Kenya
Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

East Africa, Kenya
Aga Khan seeks to steady his media flagship

Kenya
Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

Kenya
Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

Kenya
Standard Group still seeking new editorial director

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DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

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West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Nation Media Group

Uganda Museveni and son make mark on media ahead of presidential elections

Kenya Manufacturers call on Ruto to boost competitiveness

Kenya Struggling Nation Media Group mulls move from historic HQ

Kenya Ruto in open conflict with Nation Media Group

Kenya Nation Media Group plans major redundancy scheme

Spotlight | Kenya Trade minister Moses Kuria increasingly challenged in government

Spotlight | Kenya William Ruto makes his influence felt at Radio Africa Group

Tanzania Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

Spotlight | Kenya Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

Spotlight | Kenya Scorned by Ruto, major media houses brace for a grim 2023

Kenya Cash-strapped NMG once again lets State House call the HR shots

Kenya Rejected in his homeland, Kenyatta turns his focus to the family business

Spotlight | Kenya Presidential hopefuls battle for media spotlight

China, Kenya Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

East Africa, Kenya Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

Kenya Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

East Africa, Kenya Aga Khan seeks to steady his media flagship

Kenya Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

Kenya Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

Kenya Standard Group still seeking new editorial director

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Uganda
Museveni and son make mark on media ahead of presidential elections

Kenya
Manufacturers call on Ruto to boost competitiveness

Kenya
Struggling Nation Media Group mulls move from historic HQ

Kenya
Ruto in open conflict with Nation Media Group

Kenya
Nation Media Group plans major redundancy scheme

Spotlight | Kenya
Trade minister Moses Kuria increasingly challenged in government

Spotlight | Kenya
William Ruto makes his influence felt at Radio Africa Group

Tanzania
Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

Spotlight | Kenya
Scorned by Ruto, major media houses brace for a grim 2023

Kenya
Cash-strapped NMG once again lets State House call the HR shots

Kenya
Rejected in his homeland, Kenyatta turns his focus to the family business

Spotlight | Kenya
Presidential hopefuls battle for media spotlight

China, Kenya
Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

East Africa, Kenya
Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

Kenya
Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

East Africa, Kenya
Aga Khan seeks to steady his media flagship

Kenya
Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

Kenya
Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

Kenya
Standard Group still seeking new editorial director