Kenya

Ruto set to visit Rabat after Ramadan

The meeting between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi on the fringes of the annual AU gathering has put a bilateral visit back on the agenda.

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Kenya, Morocco, Ivory Coast

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Iranian government looks into its Kenyan tea imports in Nairobi

The dismissal of deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has led to a change in the key figures in the tea industry. Tehran is taking advantage of this to strengthen its review into its supply chains.

Emerging pro-Gachagua youth movement unsettles security chiefs in central Kenya

There are fears that this new network of supporters of the former deputy president may clash with members of the disbanded Mungiki sect, who are now allied to the government.

Opposition leader Jimmy Wanjigi seeks support of Trump administration

Lobbyist Christopher Neiweem, founder of the Arsenal Government and Public Affairs Group, has registered with the US Registry of Foreign Agents to represent politician Jimmy Wanjigi.

From Ethiopia to Tanzania, the common electricity market sparks envy

The 13 Eastern Africa Power Pool countries have said they want to agree on common rules for trading electricity from this year onwards. Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda are already planning to reap the benefits of their energy exports.

Djibouti eyes East African models for Addis Ababa corridor

Freight forwarders and transport companies will be meeting the heads of corridor management authorities during a study tour from 26 January to 2 February in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.

Russian Orthodox Church's African leader due in western Kenya

Bishop Constantine of Zaraysk is due to visit the Kenyan county of Homa Bay on 18 January to launch construction projects. This region has very few religious facilities.