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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
China's CRBC prepares to bridge gap between Mombasa and Likoni

The start of work on the new pedestrian bridge over the Likoni Channel, which the authorities say is imminent, moved a step closer with the acquisition by the Kenyan government in early July of land bordering on the construction area.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 15.07.2020

Spotlight | Uganda
Museveni ready to make financial concessions to promote iron and steel production

Yoweri Museven in his speech to the nation on 4 June© DR

Subscribers only Mining 14.07.2020

Kenya
Banking giant Equity stumbles in its expansion beyond Kenya

After failing to acquire a stake in the Atlas Mara fund's banks, Kenyan banking group Equity is playing catch-up in Congo.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 13.07.2020

Uganda
Why CNOOC passed up pre-emption option on Tullow Oil

The Chinese major CNOOC has serious doubts as to the viability of Ugandan crude exports, which explains its recent lack of investment and its decision to leave the way clear for Total.

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2020

Russia, Sub-saharan Africa
Roscongress Foundation spearheads Kremlin's sub-Saharan business drive

First Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi in October 2019, organised by the Roscongress Foundation.© Xinhua News Agency/MAXPPP

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 10.07.2020

Djibouti
Engie doubles up on solar and wind power

Engie's expansion into Djibouti is continuing apace. Just weeks after signing a partnership deal on the Grand Bara solar power station, its subsidiary Tractebel is gearing up for the Ghoubet wind farm project.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 10.07.2020

Spotlight | Africa
Afreximbank chairman finances African medical platform of telecoms magnate Strive Masiyiwa

Contending with difficulties in Zimbabwe, Masiyiwa has been touting himself elsewhere as the continent's saviour in the face of the coronavirus pandemic with the help of his close friend and Afreximbank chairman, Benedict Oramah.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 09.07.2020

Tanzania
Moscow, AngloGold bear the brunt of Tanzania Revenue Authority's frustration

A Tanzanian court has rejected attempts by Russian uranium producer Atomredmetzoloto and South Africa's AngloGold Ashanti to have some of their unpaid tax bills cancelled.

Subscribers only Mining 08.07.2020

Somalia
Ambassador Qin Jian speaks his mind over Somaliland

Annoyed that Somaliland has opened a representation in Taiwan, China is pressuring Somali President Farmajo to suspend discussions with the breakaway state.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.07.2020

Chinese ambassador Qin Jian with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, in 2017.

India, Somalia
New Delhi chooses Daallo Airlines to operate air bridge

The Indian foreign ministry has called in the small Djiboutian company Daallo Airlines to repatriate Indian citizens stranded in Mogadishu.

Subscribers only Business 07.07.2020

Uganda
Wan Kuok-koi free rides on back of Chinese diplomacy

Wan Kuok-koi, a Chinese businessman with a chequered past in the gambling industry, is starting to make his presence felt in Uganda as a champion of Xi Jinping's One Belt, One Road initiative.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.07.2020

Kenya
Njoki Ndung'u pushed as Kenyatta's candidate to head Supreme Court

Supreme Court president David Maraga is set to retire in December and, with two years to go to the presidential elections, there is keen competitition for his position.

Subscribers only Politics 02.07.2020

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

With the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to start this month, Egyptian and Ethiopian diplomats are urging the African Union to help them calm the crisis this mega project has sparked.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 01.07.2020

The site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa still harbours hopes to refine tantalum

Keen to take advantage of rising global demand for tantalum by the electronics and chemical industries, the Ethiopian government has put its ore processing project back on the table, after three previous attempts failed.

Subscribers only Mining 30.06.2020

Tanzania
Equinor and Shell use Covid-19 pandemic to buy time on LNG projects

Equinor and Shell have no complaints about the way the Covid-19 pandemic has brought things to a standstill. It's given them time to change their teams in the hope of advancing offshore gas development at their own gentle pace.

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2020

Kenya
Kenyatta and Odinga gang up to see off Ruto

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his former arch-rival Raila Odinga have garnered enough parliamentary support to avoid a protracted and costly vote on the Building Bridges Initiative, whose amicable name hides a determination to get rid of Deputy President William Ruto.

Subscribers only Politics 29.06.2020

William Ruto, Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odingo at the launch of the reformed Building Bridges Initiative in 2019.

Rwanda, United Nations
French prosecutor Aurélia Devos heads to Kigali to lead UN's Kabuga genocide probe

Aurélia Devos, the deputy prosecutor at the Paris High Court, where she heads the crimes against humanity division, will travel to the Rwandan capital within a few weeks to oversee a UN criminal investigation into Félicien Kabuga, the alleged financial mastermind of the 1994 genocide.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.06.2020

South Sudan
Juba made to pay dethroned trader Trafigura

South Sudanese has lost a court battle to the trading house Trafigura, still furious at having lost its quasi-monopoly of the country's oil in 2018.

Subscribers only Energy 29.06.2020

Spotlight | Uganda
Total secures highly preferential deal on Tullow assets

Panic at the summit of the state in Kampala has resulted in a deal that is highly favourable to the oil companies. Here's what happened behind the scenes.

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.2020

A Tullow Oil drilling site in Uganda on the shore of Lake Albert, in Kigogole.

Kenya
Everett Aviation seeks to extend air medevac contract with British Army

Everett Aviation Charter has submitted a bid to extend for five years from April 2021 its contract to provide air medical evacuation services to the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK).

Subscribers only Defence, Business 25.06.2020

Somalia, United States
Crisis Response keeps close eye on US aid to Somalian army

On 13 June, Crisis Response Co (CRC) once again extended its contract in Somalia with the US Army.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 25.06.2020

Djibouti
Businessman and presidential son-in-law Nyckoss Tommy Tayoro's ministerial dreams

The Ivorian entrepreneur happily installed in Djibouti with his airline and services firms now has his sights on a ministerial portfolio.

Subscribers only Politics 24.06.2020

Uganda
Covid-19 delays search for Rio Tinto replacement on Kitgum Pader nickel and copper project

Australian mining junior Sipa Resources had planned to bring new investors into its Kitgum Pader nickel and copper project in Uganda as quickly as possible following Rio Tinto's withdrawal. Its plans have been delayed, however, by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Subscribers only Mining 24.06.2020

Djibouti
Caught between Djibouti and Mogadishu, Salaam African Bank changes hands

The Salaam Group's Djibouti bank often accused of being a little too close to the jihadist insurgents is now controlled by property developer Al-Rayan.

Free access Finance, Business 23.06.2020

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa takes different approach to rest of Africa on mining sector sub-contracting

Geremew Negassa announced at the end of the Australia-Africa Minerals & Energy Group webinar that foreign drilling companies and mining laboratories had been authorised to establish themselves in Ethiopia.

Subscribers only Mining 23.06.2020

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
China's CRBC prepares to bridge gap between Mombasa and Likoni

Spotlight | Uganda
Museveni ready to make financial concessions to promote iron and steel production

Kenya
Banking giant Equity stumbles in its expansion beyond Kenya

Uganda
Why CNOOC passed up pre-emption option on Tullow Oil

Russia, Sub-saharan Africa
Roscongress Foundation spearheads Kremlin's sub-Saharan business drive

Djibouti
Engie doubles up on solar and wind power

Spotlight | Africa
Afreximbank chairman finances African medical platform of telecoms magnate Strive Masiyiwa

Tanzania
Moscow, AngloGold bear the brunt of Tanzania Revenue Authority's frustration

Somalia
Ambassador Qin Jian speaks his mind over Somaliland

India, Somalia
New Delhi chooses Daallo Airlines to operate air bridge

Uganda
Wan Kuok-koi free rides on back of Chinese diplomacy

Kenya
Njoki Ndung'u pushed as Kenyatta's candidate to head Supreme Court

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa still harbours hopes to refine tantalum

Tanzania
Equinor and Shell use Covid-19 pandemic to buy time on LNG projects

Kenya
Kenyatta and Odinga gang up to see off Ruto

Rwanda, United Nations
French prosecutor Aurélia Devos heads to Kigali to lead UN's Kabuga genocide probe

South Sudan
Juba made to pay dethroned trader Trafigura

Spotlight | Uganda
Total secures highly preferential deal on Tullow assets

Kenya
Everett Aviation seeks to extend air medevac contract with British Army

Somalia, United States
Crisis Response keeps close eye on US aid to Somalian army

Djibouti
Businessman and presidential son-in-law Nyckoss Tommy Tayoro's ministerial dreams

Uganda
Covid-19 delays search for Rio Tinto replacement on Kitgum Pader nickel and copper project

Djibouti
Caught between Djibouti and Mogadishu, Salaam African Bank changes hands

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa takes different approach to rest of Africa on mining sector sub-contracting

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya China's CRBC prepares to bridge gap between Mombasa and Likoni

Spotlight | Uganda Museveni ready to make financial concessions to promote iron and steel production

Kenya Banking giant Equity stumbles in its expansion beyond Kenya

Uganda Why CNOOC passed up pre-emption option on Tullow Oil

Russia, Sub-saharan Africa Roscongress Foundation spearheads Kremlin's sub-Saharan business drive

Djibouti Engie doubles up on solar and wind power

Spotlight | Africa Afreximbank chairman finances African medical platform of telecoms magnate Strive Masiyiwa

Tanzania Moscow, AngloGold bear the brunt of Tanzania Revenue Authority's frustration

Somalia Ambassador Qin Jian speaks his mind over Somaliland

India, Somalia New Delhi chooses Daallo Airlines to operate air bridge

Uganda Wan Kuok-koi free rides on back of Chinese diplomacy

Kenya Njoki Ndung'u pushed as Kenyatta's candidate to head Supreme Court

Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

Ethiopia Addis Ababa still harbours hopes to refine tantalum

Tanzania Equinor and Shell use Covid-19 pandemic to buy time on LNG projects

Kenya Kenyatta and Odinga gang up to see off Ruto

Rwanda, United Nations French prosecutor Aurélia Devos heads to Kigali to lead UN's Kabuga genocide probe

South Sudan Juba made to pay dethroned trader Trafigura

Spotlight | Uganda Total secures highly preferential deal on Tullow assets

Kenya Everett Aviation seeks to extend air medevac contract with British Army

Somalia, United States Crisis Response keeps close eye on US aid to Somalian army

Djibouti Businessman and presidential son-in-law Nyckoss Tommy Tayoro's ministerial dreams

Uganda Covid-19 delays search for Rio Tinto replacement on Kitgum Pader nickel and copper project

Djibouti Caught between Djibouti and Mogadishu, Salaam African Bank changes hands

Ethiopia Addis Ababa takes different approach to rest of Africa on mining sector sub-contracting

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Kenya
China's CRBC prepares to bridge gap between Mombasa and Likoni

Spotlight | Uganda
Museveni ready to make financial concessions to promote iron and steel production

Kenya
Banking giant Equity stumbles in its expansion beyond Kenya

Uganda
Why CNOOC passed up pre-emption option on Tullow Oil

Russia, Sub-saharan Africa
Roscongress Foundation spearheads Kremlin's sub-Saharan business drive

Djibouti
Engie doubles up on solar and wind power

Spotlight | Africa
Afreximbank chairman finances African medical platform of telecoms magnate Strive Masiyiwa

Tanzania
Moscow, AngloGold bear the brunt of Tanzania Revenue Authority's frustration

Somalia
Ambassador Qin Jian speaks his mind over Somaliland

India, Somalia
New Delhi chooses Daallo Airlines to operate air bridge

Uganda
Wan Kuok-koi free rides on back of Chinese diplomacy

Kenya
Njoki Ndung'u pushed as Kenyatta's candidate to head Supreme Court

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa still harbours hopes to refine tantalum

Tanzania
Equinor and Shell use Covid-19 pandemic to buy time on LNG projects

Kenya
Kenyatta and Odinga gang up to see off Ruto

Rwanda, United Nations
French prosecutor Aurélia Devos heads to Kigali to lead UN's Kabuga genocide probe

South Sudan
Juba made to pay dethroned trader Trafigura

Spotlight | Uganda
Total secures highly preferential deal on Tullow assets

Kenya
Everett Aviation seeks to extend air medevac contract with British Army

Somalia, United States
Crisis Response keeps close eye on US aid to Somalian army

Djibouti
Businessman and presidential son-in-law Nyckoss Tommy Tayoro's ministerial dreams

Uganda
Covid-19 delays search for Rio Tinto replacement on Kitgum Pader nickel and copper project

Djibouti
Caught between Djibouti and Mogadishu, Salaam African Bank changes hands

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa takes different approach to rest of Africa on mining sector sub-contracting