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Abiy Ahmed

Egypt, Kenya
GERD: Cairo jumps on Kenyatta stopover to discuss Ethiopian dam

Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Atti took advantage of President Kenyatta's refuelling stops on the way to Paris to talk about the GERD dispute with Ethiopia.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 06.10.2020

Uhuru Kenyatta made two short and discreet stops in Cairo.

Ethiopia
Telecom privatisation: EY, Roland Berger and Coleago discreetly help Abiy

A host of international consulting firms are helping the industry's regulator draft a tender invitation.

Subscribers only Business 05.10.2020

Ethiopia
Financing still not in place for Airbus attack helicopter contract

The Ethiopian Air Force has validated European aircraft manufacturer Airbus's technical offer for the sale of 18 military helicopters and two cargo aircraft to Addis Ababa.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 02.10.2020

Ethiopia
Countdown ticking on telecom operator tender

A small group of executives that reports directly to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali is in charge of the highly strategic tender for two new telephone and Internet operating licenses.

Subscribers only Business 29.09.2020

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

The pan-African organization has been struggling for a month to resolve the clash between Cairo and Addis Ababa. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi does not want to see Ethiopia have free rein in the management of Nile dam, but Abiy Ahmed Ali is refusing to accept any outside interference.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 25.09.2020

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) seen by satellite.

Algeria
Stéphane Richou, a new military attaché to mend fences with generals

Just two years after his appointment, French defence attaché Renaud Devouge has been replaced by Colonel Stéphane Richou, who will have to improve relations with the military.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 23.09.2020

Colonel Stéphane Richou in 2018, when he was appointed to the rank of officer of the National Order of Merit.

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Challenged in Tigray and Oromia, Abiy Ahmed calls ranks to order

With his position disputed in several regions openly defiant of the federal power, the Ethiopian prime minister is trying to quell the dissenting voices within the central government and diplomatic corps.

Subscribers only 22.09.2020

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa bolsters diplomatic route in attempt to rekindle dialogue with Cairo and Washington

The heated Nile dam dispute is still top of Gedu Andargachew's list of concerns. The Ethiopian foreign minister took advantage of the presence of his envoys in Addis to add muscle to his diplomatic blitz.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 04.09.2020

Ethiopian foreign affairs minister Gedu Andargachew.

Ethiopia
AMISOM troop training relocated to Ethiopia thanks to America's PAE

The African Union's peacekeeping mission will remain in the Somali region but on the Ethiopian side of the border, Abiy Ahmed Ali having succeeded in getting AMISOM's new rear base stationed in Jijiga.

Subscribers only Politics 31.07.2020

Kenya
All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Amina Mohamed enjoys the full support of her president's diplomatic arsenal in her bid to see off African and global competition for the top job at the World Trade Organization.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.07.2020

Uganda
State minister Okello asserts himself at foreign ministry

The state minister for foreign affairs Henry Oryem Okello is gradually taking over responsibilities from his current boss Sam Kutesa, who has announced his intention of quitting politics.

Subscribers only Politics 24.07.2020

Ethiopia
GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

With negotiations with Egypt on the Ethiopian mega-dam GERD at a gridlock, Abiy Ahmed Ali is hoping to win over Cairo's ally, Donald Trump.

Free access Politics 21.07.2020

The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

With the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to start this month, Egyptian and Ethiopian diplomats are urging the African Union to help them calm the crisis this mega project has sparked.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 01.07.2020

The site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa takes different approach to rest of Africa on mining sector sub-contracting

Geremew Negassa announced at the end of the Australia-Africa Minerals & Energy Group webinar that foreign drilling companies and mining laboratories had been authorised to establish themselves in Ethiopia.

Subscribers only Mining 23.06.2020

Somalia, Turkey
Erdogan exploits Djibouti summit to consolidate influence in Horn

With extensive business interests in Somalia, Turkey is discreetly involving itself in discussions between the leaders of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia and Somaliland.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.06.2020

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali lobbies behind the scenes to win support for early filling of Renaissance Dam reservoir

With negotiations on the huge dam on the Nile about to resume, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew is taking advantage of discussions on Ethiopia's much praised handling of the Covid-19 pandemic to convince potential allies of the well-foundedness of its position on the dam project.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 18.06.2020

EU Ambassador to Addis Ababa Johan Borgstam and Ethiopian Minister for Foreign Affairs Gedu Andargachew.

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali's diplomats await assignment as tensions over GERD escalate

Ethiopia's top diplomatic postings in Europe and Africa lie empty at a time they are desperately needed to help ease the mounting pressure over the future Nile River dam.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.06.2020

Ethiopia
Berlin seeks to revive talks between Airbus and Ethiopian Air Force

Though Paris put on hold negotiations over the sale of 18 helicopters and two Airbus C-295 cargo planes to the Ethiopian Air Force at the start of the year, German diplomats may succeed in putting the project back on the table.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 05.06.2020

Ethiopia
Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

As the rest of Africa suspended flights in and out of China, Ethiopian Airlines stepped in to relay Chinese humanitarian equipment across the continent. This gave prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali an opportunity to assert his position as a pan-African leader and is also a testament to the operation coordinator, the company's rising star Fitsum Abadi.

Subscribers only Business 26.05.2020

Fitsum Abadi, managing director of Ethiopian Airlines Cargo & Logistics Services.

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali harnesses technical expertise to boost chances of general election victory

The Ethiopian prime minister is leaving nothing to chance as he plots his path to victory in the general election, which should take place at some point later this year. He is relying in particular on allies with a sound technical grasp of Ethiopia's electoral system and its political landscape.

Subscribers only Politics 15.05.2020

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Abiy Ahmed

Egypt, Kenya
GERD: Cairo jumps on Kenyatta stopover to discuss Ethiopian dam

Ethiopia
Telecom privatisation: EY, Roland Berger and Coleago discreetly help Abiy

Ethiopia
Financing still not in place for Airbus attack helicopter contract

Ethiopia
Countdown ticking on telecom operator tender

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

Algeria
Stéphane Richou, a new military attaché to mend fences with generals

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Challenged in Tigray and Oromia, Abiy Ahmed calls ranks to order

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa bolsters diplomatic route in attempt to rekindle dialogue with Cairo and Washington

Ethiopia
AMISOM troop training relocated to Ethiopia thanks to America's PAE

Kenya
All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Uganda
State minister Okello asserts himself at foreign ministry

Ethiopia
GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa takes different approach to rest of Africa on mining sector sub-contracting

Somalia, Turkey
Erdogan exploits Djibouti summit to consolidate influence in Horn

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali lobbies behind the scenes to win support for early filling of Renaissance Dam reservoir

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali's diplomats await assignment as tensions over GERD escalate

Ethiopia
Berlin seeks to revive talks between Airbus and Ethiopian Air Force

Ethiopia
Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali harnesses technical expertise to boost chances of general election victory

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West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Abiy Ahmed

Egypt, Kenya GERD: Cairo jumps on Kenyatta stopover to discuss Ethiopian dam

Ethiopia Telecom privatisation: EY, Roland Berger and Coleago discreetly help Abiy

Ethiopia Financing still not in place for Airbus attack helicopter contract

Ethiopia Countdown ticking on telecom operator tender

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

Algeria Stéphane Richou, a new military attaché to mend fences with generals

Spotlight | Ethiopia Challenged in Tigray and Oromia, Abiy Ahmed calls ranks to order

Ethiopia Addis Ababa bolsters diplomatic route in attempt to rekindle dialogue with Cairo and Washington

Ethiopia AMISOM troop training relocated to Ethiopia thanks to America's PAE

Kenya All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Uganda State minister Okello asserts himself at foreign ministry

Ethiopia GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

Ethiopia Addis Ababa takes different approach to rest of Africa on mining sector sub-contracting

Somalia, Turkey Erdogan exploits Djibouti summit to consolidate influence in Horn

Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali lobbies behind the scenes to win support for early filling of Renaissance Dam reservoir

Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali's diplomats await assignment as tensions over GERD escalate

Ethiopia Berlin seeks to revive talks between Airbus and Ethiopian Air Force

Ethiopia Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali harnesses technical expertise to boost chances of general election victory

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Egypt, Kenya
GERD: Cairo jumps on Kenyatta stopover to discuss Ethiopian dam

Ethiopia
Telecom privatisation: EY, Roland Berger and Coleago discreetly help Abiy

Ethiopia
Financing still not in place for Airbus attack helicopter contract

Ethiopia
Countdown ticking on telecom operator tender

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

Algeria
Stéphane Richou, a new military attaché to mend fences with generals

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Challenged in Tigray and Oromia, Abiy Ahmed calls ranks to order

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa bolsters diplomatic route in attempt to rekindle dialogue with Cairo and Washington

Ethiopia
AMISOM troop training relocated to Ethiopia thanks to America's PAE

Kenya
All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Uganda
State minister Okello asserts himself at foreign ministry

Ethiopia
GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa takes different approach to rest of Africa on mining sector sub-contracting

Somalia, Turkey
Erdogan exploits Djibouti summit to consolidate influence in Horn

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali lobbies behind the scenes to win support for early filling of Renaissance Dam reservoir

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali's diplomats await assignment as tensions over GERD escalate

Ethiopia
Berlin seeks to revive talks between Airbus and Ethiopian Air Force

Ethiopia
Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali harnesses technical expertise to boost chances of general election victory