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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Djibouti
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

The Tony Blair Institute is advising Djibouti foreign minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on his candidacy for chairmanship of the African Union Commission.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Battle for African Union 30.10.2024

Sudan
Why the army pushed RSF warlord Abu Aqla Kikl to defect

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Port Sudan on 31 July 2024. © AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 29.10.2024

Kenya
Ruling party seeks to woo disaffected Kenyan youth

The presidential majority is seeking to boost support among young people by organising nationwide forums. It's a costly project as it involves paying youngsters to attend the events, but the Chinese Communist Party is helping out financially.

Subscribers only Politics 29.10.2024

Kenya
Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

NARC-Kenya party boss Martha Karua, in Nairobi on 28 March 2023. © Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP

Subscribers only Politics 28.10.2024

Uganda
Ugandan activist lawyer to keep fighting geothermal project despite EACJ setback

Having spent years trying to block geothermal exploration at a potential UNESCO world heritage site in Uganda, Adam Kyomuhendo is ready to appeal the East African Court of Justice's dismissal of his bid to injunct the project.

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2024

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

The chief executive officer of the Ethio-Djibouti Railway, Takele Uma Banti, in Addis Ababa in May 2022. © Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu via AFP

Subscribers only Politics 25.10.2024

Ethiopia
Ogaden Liberation Front announces plenary session from abroad

The gathering is due to take place on 26-27 October.

Subscribers only Politics 25.10.2024

Africa
Afreximbank lobbies for renewal of US trade pact with Africa

The bank has hired Bennett Group DC to lobby on its behalf in Washington.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 25.10.2024

Kenya
Ruto seeks to fast-track Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit project

The Kenyan president is nearly halfway through his term of office and is keen to bolster his track record on infrastructure. He has asked the government to press ahead on the capital's future bus network, with a new timetable for completion that could prove challenging.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 24.10.2024

An electric bus in Nairobi on 19 October 2022.

Somalia
Somali squad pulls out of African Nations due to lack of funds

Its withdrawal means Burundi qualifies automatically for the second round.

Subscribers only Business 24.10.2024

Sudan
Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is due to present a report to the Security Council on 28 October on the protection of civilians in Sudan's civil war. It will say that conditions are not yet right for the intervention of a UN force in the country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.10.2024

António Guterres at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on 11 October 2024.

Kenya
Tensions ahead of opening of country's main gold refinery

Politicians and miners are divided over how to deal with the British company Shanta Gold, which has exploration permits in western Kenya. The government wants to calm the situation in order to guarantee supplies to the future refinery in Kakamega County.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 23.10.2024

An artisanal gold miner in Kakamega county, Kenya, 2018.

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Eritrea's football team resurrected to face Ethiopia

For the first time since January 2020 when they lost 1-0 at home in Asmara to Sudan in a friendly, the Eritrean men's national team will once more play an international football match.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.10.2024

Kenya
Behind the scenes of Kindiki becoming new deputy president

Loyalists close to the head of state and who were vying to become his second-in-command met discreetly last week when the impeachment of the then deputy president was in progress. Ultimately, Ruto chose his interior minister for the role, while offering political guarantees to those disappointed contenders.

Subscribers only Politics 22.10.2024

Kenya's new deputy president Kithure Kindiki at Harambee House, in Nairobi on 24 June 2024.

Ethiopia
VR Capital's arrival complicates Addis Ababa's negotiations with private creditors

As the annual IMF and World Bank meetings get underway, Ethiopia is hoping to reach an agreement with its official creditors by the end of the year. But negotiations with newcomer VR Capital look set to be tough.

Subscribers only Finance 22.10.2024

Richard Deitz, President of VR Capital, at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, 4 May 2016.

Rwanda
TotalEnergies sponsors Rwandan sports diplomacy to show appreciation

The oil major knows how to be generous where it comes to Kigali, whose troops will allow TotalEnergies to resume its gas project in the troubled Mozambican region of Cabo Delgado after a four-year hiatus.

Subscribers only Energy 21.10.2024

Anthony Turgis, a rider with the TotalEnergies cycling team, on the Tour de France, 7 July 2024.

Kenya
Odinga's departure prompts ODM infighting

Senior executives of the Orange Democratic Movement, Kenya's second largest political party, are not taking kindly to the promotion of Kisumu Governor Peter Anyang' Nyong'o as interim leader. In addition to his age and attitude towards them, Nyong'o's pro-government line has distanced him from many ODM executives.

Subscribers only Politics 21.10.2024

Kenya
Treasury and counties clash over new tax collection system

A new scheme is aiming to harmonise tax collection by local authorities, who are criticised for inefficient management and sometimes accused of corruption. But county governors see it as unwanted interference by central government.

Subscribers only Politics 18.10.2024

Sudan
Sudanese religious leaders to meet in Cairo

The gathering is to take place on 13 and 14 November.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 18.10.2024

Kenya, Morocco
Race to head AU Commission in full swing in French-speaking bloc

Djibouti's foreign minister is the main challenger to former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga for the AU Commission chairmanship next year. Youssouf made the most of the 19th Francophonie Summit held in France earlier this month to rally support for his bid.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.10.2024

French junior minister for the Francophonie Thani Mohamed Soilihi (left) welcomes Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's foreign minister, on the eve of the 19th Francophonie Summit in Paris on 4 October 2024.

Uganda
Ola Energy could face $700,000 tax bill

The East African Court of Justice has thrown out a case brought by the Libyan fuel distributor's Ugandan arm, which has been disputing a Uganda Revenue Authority tax bill on its imported products from Kenya since 2020.

Subscribers only Energy 17.10.2024

Kenya
British miner Karebe Gold wins concession from government

British mining firm Karebe Gold has managed to persuade the Kenyan mining ministry to alter the make-up of the artisanal mining committee in Nandi County in the Rift Valley.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 16.10.2024

Somalia
Salaam Group moves to clean up its US image

The Somali group has hired PR consultancy Whitestar Business Group to represent their interests in Washington.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 16.10.2024

Kenya
Gachagua weighs up his post-impeachment options

Though his fate is not yet sealed, Kenya's deputy president has spent the last few months trying to drum up new political allies. They include the son of former president Mwai Kibaki as well as business leaders and traditional elites in the Mount Kenya region.

Subscribers only Politics 15.10.2024

Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during a press conference at his official residence in Nairobi, on 7 October 2024.

Ethiopia
Well-connected Ethiopian Olympics boss defies human trafficking accusations

The president of the Ethiopian Olympic Committee has been accused of taking advantage of the Paris Games to facilitate visas for several delegates with no connection to the event. Ashebir Woldegiorgis Gayo, a member of the ruling Prosperity Party, enjoys parliamentary immunity.

Subscribers only Politics 15.10.2024

Athletes from Ethiopia's delegation at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games on 26 July 2024.

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Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Djibouti
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

Sudan
Why the army pushed RSF warlord Abu Aqla Kikl to defect

Kenya
Ruling party seeks to woo disaffected Kenyan youth

Kenya
Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

Uganda
Ugandan activist lawyer to keep fighting geothermal project despite EACJ setback

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

Ethiopia
Ogaden Liberation Front announces plenary session from abroad

Africa
Afreximbank lobbies for renewal of US trade pact with Africa

Kenya
Ruto seeks to fast-track Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit project

Somalia
Somali squad pulls out of African Nations due to lack of funds

Sudan
Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres

Kenya
Tensions ahead of opening of country's main gold refinery

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Eritrea's football team resurrected to face Ethiopia

Kenya
Behind the scenes of Kindiki becoming new deputy president

Ethiopia
VR Capital's arrival complicates Addis Ababa's negotiations with private creditors

Rwanda
TotalEnergies sponsors Rwandan sports diplomacy to show appreciation

Kenya
Odinga's departure prompts ODM infighting

Kenya
Treasury and counties clash over new tax collection system

Sudan
Sudanese religious leaders to meet in Cairo

Kenya, Morocco
Race to head AU Commission in full swing in French-speaking bloc

Uganda
Ola Energy could face $700,000 tax bill

Kenya
British miner Karebe Gold wins concession from government

Somalia
Salaam Group moves to clean up its US image

Kenya
Gachagua weighs up his post-impeachment options

Ethiopia
Well-connected Ethiopian Olympics boss defies human trafficking accusations

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Africa Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

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Andry Rajoelina

African Development Bank

Paul Biya

Erik Prince

AFRICOM

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Djibouti Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

Sudan Why the army pushed RSF warlord Abu Aqla Kikl to defect

Kenya Ruling party seeks to woo disaffected Kenyan youth

Kenya Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

Uganda Ugandan activist lawyer to keep fighting geothermal project despite EACJ setback

Inner circles | Ethiopia Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

Ethiopia Ogaden Liberation Front announces plenary session from abroad

Africa Afreximbank lobbies for renewal of US trade pact with Africa

Kenya Ruto seeks to fast-track Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit project

Somalia Somali squad pulls out of African Nations due to lack of funds

Sudan Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres

Kenya Tensions ahead of opening of country's main gold refinery

Eritrea, Ethiopia Eritrea's football team resurrected to face Ethiopia

Kenya Behind the scenes of Kindiki becoming new deputy president

Ethiopia VR Capital's arrival complicates Addis Ababa's negotiations with private creditors

Rwanda TotalEnergies sponsors Rwandan sports diplomacy to show appreciation

Kenya Odinga's departure prompts ODM infighting

Kenya Treasury and counties clash over new tax collection system

Sudan Sudanese religious leaders to meet in Cairo

Kenya, Morocco Race to head AU Commission in full swing in French-speaking bloc

Uganda Ola Energy could face $700,000 tax bill

Kenya British miner Karebe Gold wins concession from government

Somalia Salaam Group moves to clean up its US image

Kenya Gachagua weighs up his post-impeachment options

Ethiopia Well-connected Ethiopian Olympics boss defies human trafficking accusations

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

Djibouti
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

Sudan
Why the army pushed RSF warlord Abu Aqla Kikl to defect

Kenya
Ruling party seeks to woo disaffected Kenyan youth

Kenya
Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

Uganda
Ugandan activist lawyer to keep fighting geothermal project despite EACJ setback

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

Ethiopia
Ogaden Liberation Front announces plenary session from abroad

Africa
Afreximbank lobbies for renewal of US trade pact with Africa

Kenya
Ruto seeks to fast-track Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit project

Somalia
Somali squad pulls out of African Nations due to lack of funds

Sudan
Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres

Kenya
Tensions ahead of opening of country's main gold refinery

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Eritrea's football team resurrected to face Ethiopia

Kenya
Behind the scenes of Kindiki becoming new deputy president

Ethiopia
VR Capital's arrival complicates Addis Ababa's negotiations with private creditors

Rwanda
TotalEnergies sponsors Rwandan sports diplomacy to show appreciation

Kenya
Odinga's departure prompts ODM infighting

Kenya
Treasury and counties clash over new tax collection system

Sudan
Sudanese religious leaders to meet in Cairo

Kenya, Morocco
Race to head AU Commission in full swing in French-speaking bloc

Uganda
Ola Energy could face $700,000 tax bill

Kenya
British miner Karebe Gold wins concession from government

Somalia
Salaam Group moves to clean up its US image

Kenya
Gachagua weighs up his post-impeachment options

Ethiopia
Well-connected Ethiopian Olympics boss defies human trafficking accusations