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Somalia

Why the Sanaag region has been gripped by unrest

Claimed by both Somaliland and Puntland, the Sanaag region has been swept by unrest for the first time since 2006, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.07.2016

Former Shabaab member named immigration director

Prime minister Omar Abdirashid Ali named a new immigration director, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.07.2016

opening shot between Nairobi and Mogadiscio on boundary dispute at The Hague

The managing director of the national oil company, Petroci, Ibrahima [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.07.2016

Spotlight
Will Brexit bring Africa out with it?

East Africa as a whole is becoming the collateral damage of the United Kingdom’s vote to withdraw from the European Union in the referendum on 23 June. The financial, economic and security stakes in the East African countries are little [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.07.2016

Manœuvres under way to delay the elections

First Lady Amina Mohamed Jirde asked her nephew, Mohamed Farah, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.07.2016

AGS goes moving and shaking

By September 2016, the group AGS, the leading European removals [...]

Subscribers only Business 15.07.2016

UN Monitoring Group investigates DP World contract

The award of the contract to develop and operate Berbera Port, signed on 9 May between the Somaliland government and [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.07.2016

Move by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud unites Somaliland tribes against him

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has flouted a decision by the National Consultative Leadership Forum. In a bid to tighten [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2016

Berbera Port, bone of contention whets clan appetite

Since DP World beat off competition from Bolloré to win the contract to operate the Somaliland port, divisions along clan lines have deepened.

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2016

Sudanese intelligence pulls one over NCA

The deputy director of the National Crime Agency (NCA), Tom Dowdall, seemed very sure of himself on 7 June when [...]

Free access Politics 17.06.2016

Dahabshiil wins libel case in The Netherlands

The Vice President of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, [...]

Subscribers only Business 17.06.2016

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Storm warning over DP World Berbera contract

For DP World (DPW), the contract it signed on 9 May to run Berbera Port (ION 1427 and click HERE to see our special report) is primarily a $442 million industrial operation. But in the Horn of Africa, it is [.

Subscribers only Politics 03.06.2016

Behind the scenes of the DP World contract on Berbera Port

After dilly-dallying for years, Silanyo finally awarded the concession to run Berbera Port to the UAE. We take a look behind the scenes.

Subscribers only Business 20.05.2016

European compound: from trade war to court battle

The dispute between the consortium Rapid and the businessman Abshir Aden Ferro for the construction of the European green area in Mogadishu is brought before the French courts.

Subscribers only Business 20.05.2016

Supreme Court takes more Islamist leaning with Ibrahim Idle Saleban

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud did not wait for Parliament to approve his decision before appointing Ibrahim Idle Saleban the new [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.05.2016

Kenyatta snubs Somalian president over Camp Dadaab

Attempts by Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to meet his [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.05.2016

Will Telesom’s optical fibre sink in the Gulf of Aden?

The Somalian telecoms company has had to stop dead in its tracks in its project to build an optical fibre link to Hargeisa. The Somaliland government’s main concern is to protect its own economic interests.

Subscribers only Business 06.05.2016

Hersi Ali Hassan acts as Mogadishu’s relay in Hargeisa

The former Minister of the Presidency, Hersi Ali Hassan, and [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.05.2016

UNDP suspends payment to the Special Protection Units

Crisis meetings are currently under way in Garowe (Puntland) and [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.05.2016

Somsec blocks Rapid in the construction of EU compound

The European compound is not going to see the light [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.05.2016

Tempers flare anew between Mohamoud and Sharmarke

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud wasn't at all happy when his prime minister, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, penned an agreement [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.04.2016

Bollore could win from Ethiopia’s nod to Berbera port

Addis Ababa has moved ahead in its relations with Somaliland through a deal concerning the port of Berbera, and the [...]

Subscribers only Business 15.04.2016

Sharmarke against Turkish mediation on Somaliland

Somali prime minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke is opposed to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.04.2016

Egyptian delegation sows discord between Hargeisa and Addis

A visit to Somaliland on April 2 by an Egyptian [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.04.2016

Metag to refurbish Garowe airport

The Ankara-based subsidiary of the holding company SMK, the Turkish [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2016

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Somalia

Why the Sanaag region has been gripped by unrest

Former Shabaab member named immigration director

opening shot between Nairobi and Mogadiscio on boundary dispute at The Hague

Spotlight
Will Brexit bring Africa out with it?

Manœuvres under way to delay the elections

AGS goes moving and shaking

UN Monitoring Group investigates DP World contract

Move by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud unites Somaliland tribes against him

Berbera Port, bone of contention whets clan appetite

Sudanese intelligence pulls one over NCA

Dahabshiil wins libel case in The Netherlands

Spotlight
Storm warning over DP World Berbera contract

Behind the scenes of the DP World contract on Berbera Port

European compound: from trade war to court battle

Supreme Court takes more Islamist leaning with Ibrahim Idle Saleban

Kenyatta snubs Somalian president over Camp Dadaab

Will Telesom’s optical fibre sink in the Gulf of Aden?

Hersi Ali Hassan acts as Mogadishu’s relay in Hargeisa

UNDP suspends payment to the Special Protection Units

Somsec blocks Rapid in the construction of EU compound

Tempers flare anew between Mohamoud and Sharmarke

Bollore could win from Ethiopia’s nod to Berbera port

Sharmarke against Turkish mediation on Somaliland

Egyptian delegation sows discord between Hargeisa and Addis

Metag to refurbish Garowe airport

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DRC The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Andry Rajoelina

African Development Bank

Paul Biya

Erik Prince

AFRICOM

Somalia

Why the Sanaag region has been gripped by unrest

Former Shabaab member named immigration director

opening shot between Nairobi and Mogadiscio on boundary dispute at The Hague

Spotlight Will Brexit bring Africa out with it?

Manœuvres under way to delay the elections

AGS goes moving and shaking

UN Monitoring Group investigates DP World contract

Move by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud unites Somaliland tribes against him

Berbera Port, bone of contention whets clan appetite

Sudanese intelligence pulls one over NCA

Dahabshiil wins libel case in The Netherlands

Spotlight Storm warning over DP World Berbera contract

Behind the scenes of the DP World contract on Berbera Port

European compound: from trade war to court battle

Supreme Court takes more Islamist leaning with Ibrahim Idle Saleban

Kenyatta snubs Somalian president over Camp Dadaab

Will Telesom’s optical fibre sink in the Gulf of Aden?

Hersi Ali Hassan acts as Mogadishu’s relay in Hargeisa

UNDP suspends payment to the Special Protection Units

Somsec blocks Rapid in the construction of EU compound

Tempers flare anew between Mohamoud and Sharmarke

Bollore could win from Ethiopia’s nod to Berbera port

Sharmarke against Turkish mediation on Somaliland

Egyptian delegation sows discord between Hargeisa and Addis

Metag to refurbish Garowe airport

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Spotlight
Will Brexit bring Africa out with it?

Spotlight
Storm warning over DP World Berbera contract