Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Ruto-Kenyatta rapprochement defangs opposition

Kenya
MPs to probe Starlink deployment in Kenya

Kenyan parliamentarians are due to look into the tax situation and commercial practices of the US satellite internet provider founded by Elon Musk, which arrived in the country last year and has disrupted a market dominated by Safaricom.

Sudan
Antony Blinken presses UN Security Council for progress on Sudan

After failing to broker a ceasefire between the two warring parties, Washington is now trying to reconvene the members of the Security Council to discuss the situation in Sudan. The US Secretary of State may attend the meeting in person.

Djibouti, Ethiopia
Agenda for Macron's tour of the Horn revealed

It's been five years since the French president's last visit to the region, but he is scheduled to return to Djibouti and Addis Ababa from 20 to 22 December.