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Africa
AU's new HR director to be named shortly

The African Union's hiring policy is something of a weak point, so whoever takes charge of it next will be closely watched by member states.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running Story - Battle for African Union 16.09.2021

Horn of Africa
Addis and Cairo's communication war heats up

Egypt and Ethiopia are fighting to get their voices heard in Washington, and have hired new PR professionals to help them.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running Story - Sisi's African offensive 15.09.2021

Vivienne Yeda Apopo, chairperson of the board of directors of Kenya Power. © THOS ROBINSON / GETTY IMAGES / AFP

Kenya
Short circuits frazzle Kenya Power chiefs

Uhuru Kenyatta has been forced to send his lieutenant Joseph Kinyua to tackle multiple conflicts at the helm of the state-owned utility, whose chairwoman, Vivienne Yeda Apopo, is being questioned by investigators.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 15.09.2021

Spotlight | Tanzania
Ex-president Kikwete returns to the fore as Suluhu Hassan's mentor and messenger

After having been ignored by John Magafuli, former president Jakaya Kikwete is back in business as Samia Suluhu Hassan's confidant.

Subscribers only Politics 14.09.2021

Kenya
Kenya Power's finances raise alarm bells among lenders

Kenya Power and Lighting Co's financial backers, starting with the World Bank, will be keeping a close eye on the power distributor's efforts to turn around significant losses.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 14.09.2021

A geothermal production well at the Olkaria geothermal power plant in Naivasha, Kenya on March 15, 2019. © Daniel Irungu/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Kenya
KenGen resumes development of Olkaria VII geothermal site

Five years after the World Bank's disastrous withdrawal from the project, the state power firm still hopes to build the seventh generating plant in the south-eastern Olkaria geothermal field.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 13.09.2021

Kenya
Kenyatta's bid to grab the Commonwealth's secretary general post angers members

The Kenyan president's efforts to get his defence minister Monica Juma elected as the Commonwealth's secretary general during the 7 September summit has annoyed the alliance's other members, who dislike Kenya's attempts to monopolise positions in all other international organisations.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.09.2021

Kenyan defence minister Monica Juma with Kenya's head of state Uhuru Kenyatta.

Horn of Africa
UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Four months after opening the port of Berbera in Somaliland, DP World's chairman, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, tasked his teams to conduct a study on Chinese activism in the ports of the Horn of Africa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 10.09.2021

Uganda
Museveni determined to keep Kagame out of Lake Albert

The Ugandan president is worried Rwanda will butt in as a rampart against the Islamic insurgency in northeastern DRC, as it did in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado gas province.

Subscribers only Energy 10.09.2021

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame.

Uganda
Backed by France, Marck & Balsan to kit out UPDF mountain brigades

By equipping the Ugandan army's mountain brigades, which are in great demand on the DRC border, the French company Marck & Balsan is gaining a firm foothold in Uganda. The company enjoys the support of Paris and of bilateral military cooperation initiatives.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 10.09.2021

France's ambassador in Kampala Jules-Armand Aniambossou.

Rwanda
Kigali financial hub moves closer to its Singaporean model

The new agreement between KIFC and the Monetary Authority of Singapore enshrines President Kagame's ambition to emulate the Asian city-state, a global benchmark in offshore finance.

Free access Finance, Politics 09.09.2021

Kenya
Kenyatta battles to revive trade talks with EU and US

Although President Uhuru Kenyatta wants Kenya to play a leadership role on trade liberalisation in Africa, his trade minister, Betty Maina, is struggling to get trade talks going in Brussels and Washington.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.09.2021

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) met European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels in June 2021.

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta's anti-corruption drive has ground to a halt

Public prosecutor Noordin Haji, who is the key figure in Uhuru Kenyatta's high-cost anti-graft drive, is refusing to deal with cases sent to him by the anticorruption commission, headed by Twalib Mbarak, that involve politicians.

Subscribers only Politics 08.09.2021

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) director Twalib Mbarak.

Uganda
Museveni sends a signal to investors and Kagame as he returns Kasanda gold mine to Kisita Mining

Uganda is expelling artisanal miners from the Kisita gold mine, which it plans to hand back to Horizon Energy, the Emirati company which was operating it until last year. The measure will reassure investors but also help to preserve good relations with neighbouring Rwanda.

Subscribers only Mining 08.09.2021

Tanzania
Government imposes its choice of boss for JV with Oryx Energies

TIPER, the joint venture between Oryx Energies and the Tanzanian state, will soon be lead by an industry player who is not to the liking of the country's powerful intelligence services. Their negative appraisal, normally not ignored by politicians, was not enough to stop the appointment.

Subscribers only Energy 07.09.2021

TIPER should soon welcome Michael Mjinja as its new CEO.

Tanzania, United States
Suluhu Hassan sends crack team to woo multinationals in Washington

President Suluhu Hassan promoted trusted economists to manage her relations with the United States, weeks before her foreign minister Liberata Mulamula was due to visit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.09.2021

Foreign Minister Liberata Mulamula, speaks to Robert F. Godec, United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (acting).

Djibouti
Port of Djibouti barons at loggerheads

State-run Port of Djibouti, the country's main source of income along, in equal measure, with the rent from foreign military bases, is in the throes of a management war.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 06.09.2021

The Doraleh Multi-Purpose Port, managed by the state company Port of Djibouti.

Tanzania
Dar es-Salaam rail freight project still waiting for rolling stock

The planned start this year of a block train service between Dar-es-Salaam and Isaka 970 km to the west, where there is a dry port serving neighbouring countries, looks likely to be delayed.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 06.09.2021

Uganda
Kampala welcomes Afghan refugees and mulls return of its guards

Uganda has committed to accepting 2,000 Afghan refugees and is also preparing for the return of 300 paramilitary troops contracted by private security firms to guard the US Fenty military base in Afghanistan, but who have been jobless since the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.09.2021

Kenya
Kenyatta's allies deal fresh blow to president by opposing Odinga

Governors in Uhuru Kenyatta's Mount Kenya stronghold have spoken out against his support for Raila Odinga's candidacy in next year's election. The president is reeling as a result.

Subscribers only Politics 02.09.2021

Africa
Flurry of ambassadorial appointments brings in new faces at the African Union

Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Egypt have appointed new ambassadors to the African Union in Addis Ababa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.09.2021

Uganda
Land rows threaten TotalEnergies' Tilenga schedule again

TotalEnergies' giant project still faces a number of hurdles, not the least the thorny issue of land tenure.

Subscribers only Energy 01.09.2021

Djibouti, Morocco
IOG sends his trade minister to Casablanca for training

Mohamed Warsama Dirieh will travel to Rabat and Casablanca on 6 and 7 September at the head of a small delegation of business leaders.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.09.2021

Kenya
Investor interest in rare earths grows

The first company to look for rare earths in Kenya ended up losing a legal battle with Nairobi over withdrawn rights. But that drama has not deterred other investors for being interested in exploring the country's potential.

Subscribers only Mining 31.08.2021

Djibouti, France
MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year

Attending a meeting in Paris of Francophone entrepreneurs, Djibouti Chamber of Commerce president Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh won an assurance from the head of French employers' group MEDEF about a visit to Djibouti before the end of the first quarter of 2022

Subscribers only Business 31.08.2021

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Africa
AU's new HR director to be named shortly

Horn of Africa
Addis and Cairo's communication war heats up

Kenya
Short circuits frazzle Kenya Power chiefs

Spotlight | Tanzania
Ex-president Kikwete returns to the fore as Suluhu Hassan's mentor and messenger

Kenya
Kenya Power's finances raise alarm bells among lenders

Kenya
KenGen resumes development of Olkaria VII geothermal site

Kenya
Kenyatta's bid to grab the Commonwealth's secretary general post angers members

Horn of Africa
UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Uganda
Museveni determined to keep Kagame out of Lake Albert

Uganda
Backed by France, Marck & Balsan to kit out UPDF mountain brigades

Rwanda
Kigali financial hub moves closer to its Singaporean model

Kenya
Kenyatta battles to revive trade talks with EU and US

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta's anti-corruption drive has ground to a halt

Uganda
Museveni sends a signal to investors and Kagame as he returns Kasanda gold mine to Kisita Mining

Tanzania
Government imposes its choice of boss for JV with Oryx Energies

Tanzania, United States
Suluhu Hassan sends crack team to woo multinationals in Washington

Djibouti
Port of Djibouti barons at loggerheads

Tanzania
Dar es-Salaam rail freight project still waiting for rolling stock

Uganda
Kampala welcomes Afghan refugees and mulls return of its guards

Kenya
Kenyatta's allies deal fresh blow to president by opposing Odinga

Africa
Flurry of ambassadorial appointments brings in new faces at the African Union

Uganda
Land rows threaten TotalEnergies' Tilenga schedule again

Djibouti, Morocco
IOG sends his trade minister to Casablanca for training

Kenya
Investor interest in rare earths grows

Djibouti, France
MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Africa AU's new HR director to be named shortly

Horn of Africa Addis and Cairo's communication war heats up

Kenya Short circuits frazzle Kenya Power chiefs

Spotlight | Tanzania Ex-president Kikwete returns to the fore as Suluhu Hassan's mentor and messenger

Kenya Kenya Power's finances raise alarm bells among lenders

Kenya KenGen resumes development of Olkaria VII geothermal site

Kenya Kenyatta's bid to grab the Commonwealth's secretary general post angers members

Horn of Africa UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Uganda Museveni determined to keep Kagame out of Lake Albert

Uganda Backed by France, Marck & Balsan to kit out UPDF mountain brigades

Rwanda Kigali financial hub moves closer to its Singaporean model

Kenya Kenyatta battles to revive trade talks with EU and US

Spotlight | Kenya Kenyatta's anti-corruption drive has ground to a halt

Uganda Museveni sends a signal to investors and Kagame as he returns Kasanda gold mine to Kisita Mining

Tanzania Government imposes its choice of boss for JV with Oryx Energies

Tanzania, United States Suluhu Hassan sends crack team to woo multinationals in Washington

Djibouti Port of Djibouti barons at loggerheads

Tanzania Dar es-Salaam rail freight project still waiting for rolling stock

Uganda Kampala welcomes Afghan refugees and mulls return of its guards

Kenya Kenyatta's allies deal fresh blow to president by opposing Odinga

Africa Flurry of ambassadorial appointments brings in new faces at the African Union

Uganda Land rows threaten TotalEnergies' Tilenga schedule again

Djibouti, Morocco IOG sends his trade minister to Casablanca for training

Kenya Investor interest in rare earths grows

Djibouti, France MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year

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Africa
AU's new HR director to be named shortly

Horn of Africa
Addis and Cairo's communication war heats up

Kenya
Short circuits frazzle Kenya Power chiefs

Spotlight | Tanzania
Ex-president Kikwete returns to the fore as Suluhu Hassan's mentor and messenger

Kenya
Kenya Power's finances raise alarm bells among lenders

Kenya
KenGen resumes development of Olkaria VII geothermal site

Kenya
Kenyatta's bid to grab the Commonwealth's secretary general post angers members

Horn of Africa
UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Uganda
Museveni determined to keep Kagame out of Lake Albert

Uganda
Backed by France, Marck & Balsan to kit out UPDF mountain brigades

Rwanda
Kigali financial hub moves closer to its Singaporean model

Kenya
Kenyatta battles to revive trade talks with EU and US

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta's anti-corruption drive has ground to a halt

Uganda
Museveni sends a signal to investors and Kagame as he returns Kasanda gold mine to Kisita Mining

Tanzania
Government imposes its choice of boss for JV with Oryx Energies

Tanzania, United States
Suluhu Hassan sends crack team to woo multinationals in Washington

Djibouti
Port of Djibouti barons at loggerheads

Tanzania
Dar es-Salaam rail freight project still waiting for rolling stock

Uganda
Kampala welcomes Afghan refugees and mulls return of its guards

Kenya
Kenyatta's allies deal fresh blow to president by opposing Odinga

Africa
Flurry of ambassadorial appointments brings in new faces at the African Union

Uganda
Land rows threaten TotalEnergies' Tilenga schedule again

Djibouti, Morocco
IOG sends his trade minister to Casablanca for training

Kenya
Investor interest in rare earths grows

Djibouti, France
MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year