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Interpol beefs up surveillance in East Africa

Interpol is seeking contractors to upgrade and expand its border surveillance systems in three East African countries: Burundi, South Sudan and Uganda.

Subscribers only Business 07.12.2022

Airline industry crisis exacerbates ruling party rifts

An accident involving a commercial aircraft has revived the debate about the airline sector policies of successive Tanzanian governments. Within the president's party, the choice of the home town of the late John Magufuli as the location for a new airport has been singled out for criticism by his successor's supporters.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 01.12.2022

Museveni asks Paris for help in protecting TotalEnergies

The Ugandan president hopes that his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will involve himself more in economic relations between the two countries, and in particular in the activities of TotalEnergies in Uganda.

Subscribers only Energy 01.12.2022

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TotalEnergies faces rising religious opposition to EACOP project

Activists of the multi-religious Greenfaith movement in Karlsruhe, Germany, on 1 September 2022. © Thomas Lohnes/Imago

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2022

Azali, Ruto set to seal Sharm el-Sheikh pact on 2023 AU chairmanship

The presidents of Kenya and the Comoros, the two candidate countries for the vice-chairmanship of the AU bureau, a position whose occupant automatically takes over the chairmanship of the organisation the following year, were quick to mention the vacancy at the bureau's virtual summit on 2 November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.11.2022

Museveni son Muhoozi can count on solid backing if he runs in 2026 polls

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda, on 7 May 2022. © Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters

Subscribers only Politics 07.11.2022

US midterms could rob Senate of Africa expertise

Republican Senators Jim Inhofe and Rob Portman will retire when the United States heads into its midterm elections. The US Senate will be losing two senior Africa experts. Those specialised in African matters in Washington are worried about what that loss could mean.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.11.2022

Ebola ravages gold sector

The latest outbreak of the deadly disease that began in early September has struck at the heart of Uganda's mostly artisanal gold production and slowed down extraction, trade and refining, whether legal or not.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 27.10.2022

A general view of an open-pit gold mine in Mubende district.

UAE and Uganda tie the knot tighter

While the UAE police were detaining and questioning Uganda's main opposition politician, the two countries were preparing to sign several major contracts.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.10.2022

Museveni nominations case drags on in East African court

On 27 September, the East African Court of Justice decided to give itself more time to deliver its judgment in a case involving nominations made by Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni just after he was re-elected in 2021.

Subscribers only Politics 10.10.2022

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022.

Museveni mobilises to save TotalEnergies EACOP pipeline project

The Ugandan president, in coordination with his Tanzanian counterpart, is pulling out all the political and diplomatic stops to rebuff the European Parliament's request to postpone the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 03.10.2022

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends in Entebbe on July 26, 2022.

New East Africa head at French foreign ministry

Thierry Peyroux replaces diplomat Marion Lapierre as head of the 'East Africa' sub-directorate at France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.09.2022

Macron keen to do business with Ruto

France is adjusting its diplomatic strategy to fit with the new administration in Kenya, particularly in agriculture, as the current economic situation is making construction projects more difficult.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.09.2022

President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Kenya in 2019.

Museveni fears fuel shortage after turning down Russian oil

Under pressure from the United States, Uganda has declined to import fuel from Russia, but its reserves are now getting dangerously low.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 23.09.2022

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Xi Jinping's new ambitions for China-Africa trade take shape

Ahead of the CCP congress in November, the Chinese leader wants to breathe new life into its business ties with Africa. As frictions rise with Washington over tensions in the Taiwan Strait, Beijing is also trying to cement ties with friendly African nations.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.08.2022

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Washington and Moscow try to force Museveni to choose sides over fuel imports

The US is putting pressure on its Ugandan ally, which is eager to take advantage of the war in Ukraine to acquire cheap Russian oil products.

Subscribers only Energy 25.08.2022

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on 25 July.

Eyeing 2026 polls, Museveni flips political chessboard

By co-opting long-time foe Norbert Mao into his government, the Ugandan president is preparing the ground for his potential successor, his eldest son Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

Subscribers only Politics 18.08.2022

France's new foreign affairs chief reshuffles ambassadors

The freshly-appointed French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is set to oversee several changes at the head of a swath of embassies in East Africa over the next few months.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.07.2022

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.

Rivalry between hotel chain Accor and US competitors switches to Horn

Neither Covid-19 nor regional instability have so far dampened the ambitions of top-end hotel groups in East Africa and the Horn, where the Big Four (Accor, Radisson, Hilton and Marriott) are continuing to prospect for business.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 14.07.2022

Kenyatta pushes Kenyan khat in Djibouti and Ethiopia

Outgoing Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is hoping to take advantage of improving relations with his neighbours to sell them his country's psychotropic plant, khat. He came with his agriculture minister to a regional summit to try to drum up sales, but he faces an uphill struggle.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 13.07.2022

A khat seller in a market in Maua, Kenya.

Why Hassan Sheikh Mohamud missed IGAD summit

Held up in Ankara by President Erdogan, the Somali president did not arrive in time for the meeting in Nairobi, despite the pressing nature of the topics up for discussion.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.07.2022

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attend a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on July 6, 2022.

East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

While the head of Congolese diplomacy travelled to Arusha to finalise membership of the East African Community, the regional organisation's military leaders are preparing to send troops. The Congolese army chief of staff signed a confidential document with his counterparts detailing it.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 12.07.2022

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Uganda

Interpol beefs up surveillance in East Africa

Airline industry crisis exacerbates ruling party rifts

Museveni asks Paris for help in protecting TotalEnergies

Spotlight
TotalEnergies faces rising religious opposition to EACOP project

Azali, Ruto set to seal Sharm el-Sheikh pact on 2023 AU chairmanship

Museveni son Muhoozi can count on solid backing if he runs in 2026 polls

US midterms could rob Senate of Africa expertise

Ebola ravages gold sector

UAE and Uganda tie the knot tighter

Museveni nominations case drags on in East African court

Museveni mobilises to save TotalEnergies EACOP pipeline project

New East Africa head at French foreign ministry

Macron keen to do business with Ruto

Museveni fears fuel shortage after turning down Russian oil

Spotlight
Xi Jinping's new ambitions for China-Africa trade take shape

Spotlight
Washington and Moscow try to force Museveni to choose sides over fuel imports

Eyeing 2026 polls, Museveni flips political chessboard

France's new foreign affairs chief reshuffles ambassadors

Rivalry between hotel chain Accor and US competitors switches to Horn

Kenyatta pushes Kenyan khat in Djibouti and Ethiopia

Why Hassan Sheikh Mohamud missed IGAD summit

East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

Museveni embarks on multiple missions to tackle inflation

Museveni's team forced to curb downstream goals

TotalEnergies and CNOOC finally see funds flowing for East Africa pipeline

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Uganda

Interpol beefs up surveillance in East Africa

Airline industry crisis exacerbates ruling party rifts

Museveni asks Paris for help in protecting TotalEnergies

Spotlight TotalEnergies faces rising religious opposition to EACOP project

Azali, Ruto set to seal Sharm el-Sheikh pact on 2023 AU chairmanship

Museveni son Muhoozi can count on solid backing if he runs in 2026 polls

US midterms could rob Senate of Africa expertise

Ebola ravages gold sector

UAE and Uganda tie the knot tighter

Museveni nominations case drags on in East African court

Museveni mobilises to save TotalEnergies EACOP pipeline project

New East Africa head at French foreign ministry

Macron keen to do business with Ruto

Museveni fears fuel shortage after turning down Russian oil

Spotlight Xi Jinping's new ambitions for China-Africa trade take shape

Spotlight Washington and Moscow try to force Museveni to choose sides over fuel imports

Eyeing 2026 polls, Museveni flips political chessboard

France's new foreign affairs chief reshuffles ambassadors

Rivalry between hotel chain Accor and US competitors switches to Horn

Kenyatta pushes Kenyan khat in Djibouti and Ethiopia

Why Hassan Sheikh Mohamud missed IGAD summit

East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

Museveni embarks on multiple missions to tackle inflation

Museveni's team forced to curb downstream goals

TotalEnergies and CNOOC finally see funds flowing for East Africa pipeline

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TotalEnergies faces rising religious opposition to EACOP project

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Xi Jinping's new ambitions for China-Africa trade take shape

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Washington and Moscow try to force Museveni to choose sides over fuel imports