AFRICA : Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Egypt, Nigeria - 31/05/2023

Egypt Politics 07/09/2023

Egypt security apparatus mobilises for Sisi re-election

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's intelligence services are already hard at work to ensure his re-election campaign goes smoothly, despite the Egyptian president not yet officially being a candidate.

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Mukhabarat al-Amma leader Abbas Kamel.

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni in Pretoria on 28 February 2023. © Guillem Sartorio/AFP

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UGANDA Energy Diplomacy 30/06/2023

Museveni's water strategy wins over neighbours and pressures Cairo

Uganda and Egypt both claim ownership of the White Nile's waters, and Kampala has turned to neighbouring countries in an effort to gain the upper hand.

EGYPT Politics 05/06/2023

Sisi to bring Egypt's 2024 presidential election forward

Candidates can now apply as early as October, allowing the current administration to move the next presidential election up a few months. In the meantime, intelligence services are looking for a potential candidate to run against al-Sisi.

Campaign posters for Abdelfattah al-Sisi during the last presidential election, in central Cairo.

EGYPT Politics Business 22/02/2023

Sisi's economic ambiguity fuels Gamal Mubarak's presidential ambition

Egypt urgently needs foreign investment but President al-Sisi appears more focused on pleasing homegrown firms as next year's elections loom. Gamal Mubarak, the son of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, sees this as an opportunity to firm up his own presidential ambitions.

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.

Kenyan president William Ruto speaks during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on 21 September 2022, in New York. © Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via AFP

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KENYA Politics Diplomacy 29/09/2022

From Washington to the Horn, Ruto's new diplomatic strategy

The new president is keen to build on the alliances forged by his predecessor, but is also on the lookout for new international partners. However, he has limited manpower and room for manoeuvre to transform the regional map.

Deputy president and presidential candidate William Ruto, shown here on 15 March at his inauguration in Nairobi. © John Ochieng/Zuma Press/MaxPPP

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HORN OF AFRICA Diplomacy 30/03/2022

Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn

Sidelined from the international top table for the past five years, the deputy head of state, who is running for president in August, is counting on his allies and a carefully picked team to maintain or establish dialogue with the leaders of neighbouring countries.

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KENYA Politics 20/01/2022

Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

The deputy president is trying to get State House to stop what he decries as the harrassment to which his foreign financial backers are being subjected.

Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

Inside the business of illegal fishing testing the Beijing-Conakry axis

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Egypt security apparatus mobilises for Sisi re-election

Museveni's water strategy wins over neighbours and pressures Cairo

Sisi to bring Egypt's 2024 presidential election forward

Sisi's economic ambiguity fuels Gamal Mubarak's presidential ambition

From Washington to the Horn, Ruto's new diplomatic strategy

Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn

Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

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Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

Inside the business of illegal fishing testing the Beijing-Conakry axis

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Egypt security apparatus mobilises for Sisi re-election

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Sisi's economic ambiguity fuels Gamal Mubarak's presidential ambition

From Washington to the Horn, Ruto's new diplomatic strategy

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