Uhuru Kenyatta

South Sudan
Discreet discussions underway to reopen 'Tumaini' peace talks

While the country continues to deal with political and security instability, the diplomatic community wishes to revive discussions between the government and the opposition. The last attempt earlier this year failed.

Kenya
Snubbed by business heads, Rigathi Gachagua joins forces with the rest of the opposition

The former deputy president's aggressive style has deterred business leaders in the Central region, who want to preserve their commercial empires. Some fear reprisals from the head of state, or prefer to remain loyal to his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta.

Kenya, South Sudan
New diplomatic order with Juba after death of Odinga

The former opponent was closely following the developments in the political situation in South Sudan for which he had been William Ruto's special envoy. Previously involved in the matter, Kalonzo Musyoka could be asked to step back in.

DRC
Emmanuel Macron seeks crisis resolution role with Great Lakes conference

Paris has invited no fewer than seven African leaders to its humanitarian conference on the crisis in eastern DRC. Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame are both expected in the French capital.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Félix Tshisekedi, Catherine Samba-Panza

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

NigeriaJean-Noël Barrot invites Nigerian billionaires to next Africa-France summit

DRCFélix Tshisekedi gets a phone call from Bifort

Central African RepublicEx-president Catherine Samba-Panza's team without visas for France?

Kenya
Former business leader Richard Ngatia back in William Ruto's good books

The former president of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Richard Ngatia, is not expected to run for his former seat in the next elections of the main employers' organisation in 2026.

Kenya
William Ruto criss-crosses the country in advance of crucial by-elections

The 20 or so local elections and by-elections are a full-scale test for the government, which has been plagued by demonstrations for over a year.

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.

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.

Kenya
Ruto keen to keep Telkom Kenya albatross aloft

In the midst of a subscriber haemorrhage and laden with debt, the former state-owned operator is on its last legs, despite the arrival of a new shareholder two years ago. Yet letting it fail outright would be politically costly and potentially damaging to national infrastructure interests.