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Eastern Africa and the Horn

South Sudan
Oranto on the brink of being sidelined by CNPC

Short of a last-minute miracle, the Nigerian junior could lose its only South Sudanese licence, already coveted by the country's main oil player, China's CNPC.

Subscribers only Energy 25.07.2025

Madagascar, Uganda
Kampala poses challenge to Malagasy vanilla dominance

A worker sorts dried vanilla pods in Namakwanda, Uganda, August 2022. © Badru Katumba / AFP

Subscribers only Commodity traders 25.07.2025

Sudan
Washington to host Quartet on 29 July

The meeting's modalities and the attendance of some participants are still to be confirmed. Meanwhile, the main warring parties continue to clash while organising their respective governments.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.07.2025

Uganda
Museveni ponders succession while organising re-election

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, in Kampala, 13 May 2025. © Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images via AFP

Subscribers only Politics 24.07.2025

Kenya
Ruto's top brass monitor major public works

William Ruto with military top brass for 60-year Kenyan independence anniversary in Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi, 12 December 2023. © Noé Michalon

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2025

African Union
Tensions surround choice of new AU conflict management director

As the current director of conflict management within the African Union's Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security prepares his departure, three candidates are putting themselves forward for the role, not without creating tensions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.07.2025

Ethiopia
Oromia sets up its own sovereign wealth fund

Close to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, regional president Shimelis Abdisa is restructuring his investment vehicle. This move demonstrates his desire to speed up Oromia's economic dynamism.

Subscribers only Finance 22.07.2025

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's campaign billboard in the town of Jimma, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, June 2021.

Tanzania
Chinese firm BCEG wins another big airport contract

Chinese firm BCEG has secured another big contract in Tanzania, after winning the tender for the Lake Manyara airport at the beginning of the year.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 22.07.2025

Kenya
William Ruto overhauls public broadcaster with an eye on 2027

The Kenyan president wants to streamline and renew the teams of the public television channel and its subsidiaries to give greater visibility to his work, two years before elections.

Subscribers only Politics 21.07.2025

Ethiopia
Prosecutors seek $70m swallowed up in Kenticha Mining saga

Australian junior Abyssinian Metals, which is under investigation for embezzlement in Ethiopia, has failed to raise new funds for its Kenticha mine JV with Oromia Mining.

Subscribers only Mining 21.07.2025

Ethiopia
Trans Ethiopia in hot pursuit of missing trucks

Once a top player in the logistics sector, the transport firm lost most of its vehicles after the Tigray war broke out in 2020. The company is desperately trying to recover them, but is not receiving encouraging responses from the Ethiopian government.

Subscribers only Business 18.07.2025

Ethiopia
Uhuru Kenyatta struggles to revive Tigray mediation effort

The African Union mediator for Tigray wants to convene a meeting of the signatories to the so-called Pretoria peace deal amid escalating tensions in northern Ethiopia, yet he is facing resistance from Abiy Ahmed.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.07.2025

Uganda
Influential yet controversial, speaker Anita Among's future at NRM is at stake

Aspiring to become the ruling party's third-ranking member, the parliament speaker has acquired considerable influence over MPs. But her rise and wealth are a source of displeasure within her political family and the head of state's clan.

Free access Politics 17.07.2025

Ugandan Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among in Kampala in March 2023.

Ethiopia
Lithium from the Kenticha mine coveted once again

The potentially lithium- and tantalum-rich site has been the subject of two close bids in recent months. RWG Lithium and Arena Investors are neck and neck for this permit, at the heart of a dispute between the former partner and the Ethiopian authorities.

Subscribers only Mining 17.07.2025

Kenya, Somalia
William Ruto and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expected at Tokyo's TICAD summit

The Kenyan president and his Somali counterpart are the first East-African heads of state to confirm their attendance in Japan, which maintains significant bilateral cooperation activities with the two countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.07.2025

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Tigray readies its military leadership for war

At a time of rising tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the Tigrayan leaders are reorganising their military chain of command in preparation for a possible conflict.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 16.07.2025

Debretsion Gebremichael at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, 16 February 2025.

Uganda
Museveni rethinks diplomatic positioning, distancing himself further from West

Ugandan diplomatic missions in Europe and North America are expected to bear the brunt of the government's future savings. The president wants to build closer ties with other countries while maintaining open lines of communication with Brussels.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.07.2025

Yoweri Museveni meets with Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot, in Kampala, 25 April 2025.

Eritrea
Opposition group Brigade Nhamedu hires lobbyist in the US

An Eritrean opposition movement recently turned to a US law firm.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.07.2025

Kenya
Business owners defy police ban to hire armed protection squads

In response to the numerous attacks on their businesses by armed gangs, shop owners are coordinating their efforts to ensure their safety. Particularly affected by the looting, Kikuyu managers want to make their voice heard by the government.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 14.07.2025

Store destroyed along 7-July protest route, in Nakuru, Kenya.

Comoros islands, Kenya
Macron's Africa adviser on mini-tour of East Africa

After visiting the Comoros on 6 July, Jérémie Robert ended his trip to East Africa in Nairobi. Among the burning issues discussed was the summit that Paris wishes to organise at the end of July on the topic of the crisis in eastern DRC.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.07.2025

Burundi, Somalia
Gitega troops look set to extend Somalian stay

Despite not being assigned to the new AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia, the Burundian soldiers have remained in Middle Shabelle, an arrangement that could well continue beyond this year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.07.2025

Djibouti
New tax on money transfer sparks heated debate at Budget Ministry

Due to come into force next week, the new 0.2% levy on certain financial transactions is raising some concern. The Professional Association of Credit Institutions has at least managed to convince the government to make some amendments.

Subscribers only Finance 11.07.2025

East Africa
Regional crises put brakes on East African federation project

Insecurity and political tensions have prevented the East African Community's group of constitutional experts from conducting planned consultations with member states. Meanwhile, the bloc's secretariat is struggling financially.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.07.2025

East African Community (EAC) headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania, 20 May 2022.

Burundi
After elections, Évariste Ndayishimiye redraws Burundi's political map

The head of state's closest allies have entered the National Assembly, strengthening his clan within the ruling party. At the same time, the opposition is being invited into the fold.

Subscribers only Politics 09.07.2025

Évariste Ndayishimiye casts his ballot during legislative elections in Gitega, 5 June 2025.

Ethiopia, Somalia
End of the line for the Ankara process

After bringing the Ethiopian and Somali governments to the table last year, Turkey struggled to reach a technical agreement on a port outlet for Ethiopia in Somalia. Discussions have been suspended indefinitely.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.07.2025

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Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Eastern Africa and the Horn

South Sudan
Oranto on the brink of being sidelined by CNPC

Madagascar, Uganda
Kampala poses challenge to Malagasy vanilla dominance

Sudan
Washington to host Quartet on 29 July

Uganda
Museveni ponders succession while organising re-election

Kenya
Ruto's top brass monitor major public works

African Union
Tensions surround choice of new AU conflict management director

Ethiopia
Oromia sets up its own sovereign wealth fund

Tanzania
Chinese firm BCEG wins another big airport contract

Kenya
William Ruto overhauls public broadcaster with an eye on 2027

Ethiopia
Prosecutors seek $70m swallowed up in Kenticha Mining saga

Ethiopia
Trans Ethiopia in hot pursuit of missing trucks

Ethiopia
Uhuru Kenyatta struggles to revive Tigray mediation effort

Uganda
Influential yet controversial, speaker Anita Among's future at NRM is at stake

Ethiopia
Lithium from the Kenticha mine coveted once again

Kenya, Somalia
William Ruto and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expected at Tokyo's TICAD summit

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Tigray readies its military leadership for war

Uganda
Museveni rethinks diplomatic positioning, distancing himself further from West

Eritrea
Opposition group Brigade Nhamedu hires lobbyist in the US

Kenya
Business owners defy police ban to hire armed protection squads

Comoros islands, Kenya
Macron's Africa adviser on mini-tour of East Africa

Burundi, Somalia
Gitega troops look set to extend Somalian stay

Djibouti
New tax on money transfer sparks heated debate at Budget Ministry

East Africa
Regional crises put brakes on East African federation project

Burundi
After elections, Évariste Ndayishimiye redraws Burundi's political map

Ethiopia, Somalia
End of the line for the Ankara process

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Morocco The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

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West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

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Alassane Ouattara

Eastern Africa and the Horn

South Sudan Oranto on the brink of being sidelined by CNPC

Madagascar, Uganda Kampala poses challenge to Malagasy vanilla dominance

Sudan Washington to host Quartet on 29 July

Uganda Museveni ponders succession while organising re-election

Kenya Ruto's top brass monitor major public works

African Union Tensions surround choice of new AU conflict management director

Ethiopia Oromia sets up its own sovereign wealth fund

Tanzania Chinese firm BCEG wins another big airport contract

Kenya William Ruto overhauls public broadcaster with an eye on 2027

Ethiopia Prosecutors seek $70m swallowed up in Kenticha Mining saga

Ethiopia Trans Ethiopia in hot pursuit of missing trucks

Ethiopia Uhuru Kenyatta struggles to revive Tigray mediation effort

Uganda Influential yet controversial, speaker Anita Among's future at NRM is at stake

Ethiopia Lithium from the Kenticha mine coveted once again

Kenya, Somalia William Ruto and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expected at Tokyo's TICAD summit

Eritrea, Ethiopia Tigray readies its military leadership for war

Uganda Museveni rethinks diplomatic positioning, distancing himself further from West

Eritrea Opposition group Brigade Nhamedu hires lobbyist in the US

Kenya Business owners defy police ban to hire armed protection squads

Comoros islands, Kenya Macron's Africa adviser on mini-tour of East Africa

Burundi, Somalia Gitega troops look set to extend Somalian stay

Djibouti New tax on money transfer sparks heated debate at Budget Ministry

East Africa Regional crises put brakes on East African federation project

Burundi After elections, Évariste Ndayishimiye redraws Burundi's political map

Ethiopia, Somalia End of the line for the Ankara process

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

South Sudan
Oranto on the brink of being sidelined by CNPC

Madagascar, Uganda
Kampala poses challenge to Malagasy vanilla dominance

Sudan
Washington to host Quartet on 29 July

Uganda
Museveni ponders succession while organising re-election

Kenya
Ruto's top brass monitor major public works

African Union
Tensions surround choice of new AU conflict management director

Ethiopia
Oromia sets up its own sovereign wealth fund

Tanzania
Chinese firm BCEG wins another big airport contract

Kenya
William Ruto overhauls public broadcaster with an eye on 2027

Ethiopia
Prosecutors seek $70m swallowed up in Kenticha Mining saga

Ethiopia
Trans Ethiopia in hot pursuit of missing trucks

Ethiopia
Uhuru Kenyatta struggles to revive Tigray mediation effort

Uganda
Influential yet controversial, speaker Anita Among's future at NRM is at stake

Ethiopia
Lithium from the Kenticha mine coveted once again

Kenya, Somalia
William Ruto and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expected at Tokyo's TICAD summit

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Tigray readies its military leadership for war

Uganda
Museveni rethinks diplomatic positioning, distancing himself further from West

Eritrea
Opposition group Brigade Nhamedu hires lobbyist in the US

Kenya
Business owners defy police ban to hire armed protection squads

Comoros islands, Kenya
Macron's Africa adviser on mini-tour of East Africa

Burundi, Somalia
Gitega troops look set to extend Somalian stay

Djibouti
New tax on money transfer sparks heated debate at Budget Ministry

East Africa
Regional crises put brakes on East African federation project

Burundi
After elections, Évariste Ndayishimiye redraws Burundi's political map

Ethiopia, Somalia
End of the line for the Ankara process