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Raila Odinga

Comoros islands, Kenya
Kenyan intelligence chief Noordin Haji on secret mission to Moroni

The powerful director of the National Intelligence Service has been sent to the Comorian archipelago to convince Azali Assoumani to support Raila Odinga's bid to chair the African Union Commission.

Subscribers only Southern Africa and islands 16.01.2025

Noordin Haji, chief of the National Intelligence Service, in Nairobi on 28 August 2018.

Spotlight | Kenya
Julius Mwale's medical castle in the air stretches from California to Butere

He presented himself as a genius inventor, a self-made man and a philanthropic investor. Storm clouds have however been gathering over Mwale, the US-Kenyan businessman who vowed to revolutionise healthcare in Africa but whose pharaonic scheme has swallowed up tens of millions of dollars with few tangible results.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 09.01.2025

Madagascar
AU chair candidate Randriamandrato continues his African tour

Richard Randriamandrato, the Madagascan candidate for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission, is planning a tour of the continent early this month to gather support for his candidacy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.01.2025

Kenya
Ruto-Kenyatta rapprochement defangs opposition

Kenyan President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta have unsettled their respective allies by meeting to discuss a forthcoming reshuffle of top government jobs and possible constitutional reform.

Subscribers only Politics 19.12.2024

Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi on 13 September 2022 during William Ruto inauguration ceremony.

Kenya
Kenyatta clan and ousted VP differ over 2027 election strategy

Central Kenya's elites and Uhuru Kenyatta's family want to join a political party that would support Kalonzo Musyoka's presidential bid. For his part, the recently deposed Rigathi Gachagua would prefer to set up his own party, which would put forward a different candidate.

Subscribers only Politics 09.12.2024

Kenya
Electoral commission excluded from opposition appeals over 2022 presidential election result

It will not be able to participate as a party to proceedings at the East African Court of Justice.

Subscribers only Politics 06.12.2024

Kenya
2018 public contract returns to haunt ex-Kitui governor Charity Ngilu

The former presidential candidate is accused of accepting an overvalued bid for a public tender while serving as Kitui County governor. The winning company opened a joint account with Ngilu's son-in-law shortly after winning the contract.

Subscribers only Politics 02.12.2024

Former Kitui County Governor Charity Ngilu in Nairobi, in August 2022.

Kenya
Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

The Kenyan politician will be at AU headquarters on 8 November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.11.2024

Kenya
Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

The Kenyan candidate can count on several allies in each of Africa's regions to support his run for the coveted post. The grievances that drove widespread protests in Kenya earlier this year have also informed his campaign.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 05.11.2024

Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga announces his candidature for chair of the African Union Commission, at the State House in Nairobi on 27 August 2024.

African Union, Kenya
Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission

Domestic politics may have distracted him of late, but Kenya's former prime minister is stepping on the gas again in his quest to take the helm of the African Union's executive arm. SADC and ECOWAS member states are on his itinerary.

Subscribers only The Continent, Diplomacy 01.11.2024

Raila Odinga in Nairobi on 31 October 2023.

Djibouti
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

The Tony Blair Institute is advising Djibouti foreign minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on his candidacy for chairmanship of the African Union Commission.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.10.2024

Kenya
Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

The former justice minister hopes to make the most of the anti-government sentiment prevailing within civil society and among voters in her native region of central Kenya. But while Karua has already sounded out some prominent names, she's steering clear of an alliance with other opposition heavyweights.

Subscribers only Politics 28.10.2024

NARC-Kenya party boss Martha Karua, in Nairobi on 28 March 2023.

Kenya
Behind the scenes of Kindiki becoming new deputy president

Loyalists close to the head of state and who were vying to become his second-in-command met discreetly last week when the impeachment of the then deputy president was in progress. Ultimately, Ruto chose his interior minister for the role, while offering political guarantees to those disappointed contenders.

Subscribers only Politics 22.10.2024

Kenya's new deputy president Kithure Kindiki at Harambee House, in Nairobi on 24 June 2024.

Kenya
Odinga's departure prompts ODM infighting

Senior executives of the Orange Democratic Movement, Kenya's second largest political party, are not taking kindly to the promotion of Kisumu Governor Peter Anyang' Nyong'o as interim leader. In addition to his age and attitude towards them, Nyong'o's pro-government line has distanced him from many ODM executives.

Subscribers only Politics 21.10.2024

Kenya, Morocco
Race to head AU Commission in full swing in French-speaking bloc

Djibouti's foreign minister is the main challenger to former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga for the AU Commission chairmanship next year. Youssouf made the most of the 19th Francophonie Summit held in France earlier this month to rally support for his bid.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.10.2024

French junior minister for the Francophonie Thani Mohamed Soilihi (left) welcomes Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's foreign minister, on the eve of the 19th Francophonie Summit in Paris on 4 October 2024.

Spotlight | Africa
African issues set to dominate Commonwealth summit

At the Commonwealth summit at the end of October, an African national is set to take the helm of the body's secretariat. Of the three candidates in play, Ghana's Shirley Botchwey, who enjoys Kenya's support, appears to be the front-runner.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.10.2024

Ghana's Minister for Foreign Affairs Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Turkey on 12 March 2022.

Kenya
Gachagua weighs up his post-impeachment options

Though his fate is not yet sealed, Kenya's deputy president has spent the last few months trying to drum up new political allies. They include the son of former president Mwai Kibaki as well as business leaders and traditional elites in the Mount Kenya region.

Subscribers only Politics 15.10.2024

Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during a press conference at his official residence in Nairobi, on 7 October 2024.

Kenya
Embattled deputy president's would-be successors jostle for position

Rigathi Gachagua is unlikely to remain Kenya's second-in-command for much longer and several ruling coalition heavyweights are vying to take his place. As has always been the case in this country's political dramas, geography is a primordial factor in the race.

Subscribers only Politics 10.10.2024

Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi on 7 October 2024.

Senegal
Senegal industry minister to visit Paris for trade fair

Senegal's Trade and Industry Minister Serigne Gueye Diop is scheduled to visit Paris this week to take part in the Bpifrance Inno Generation trade fair organised by the French state investment bank.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 08.10.2024

Kenya
With deputy president's job on the line, Central Kenyan allies swing into action

Under fire from the president's ruling coalition, Rigathi Gachagua is relying on leaders of his Kikuyu community to stay in office. It is a strategy that is dividing his native Mount Kenya region.

Subscribers only Politics 01.10.2024

Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi, 15 May 2023.

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Raila Odinga

Comoros islands, Kenya
Kenyan intelligence chief Noordin Haji on secret mission to Moroni

Spotlight | Kenya
Julius Mwale's medical castle in the air stretches from California to Butere

Madagascar
AU chair candidate Randriamandrato continues his African tour

Kenya
Ruto-Kenyatta rapprochement defangs opposition

Kenya
Kenyatta clan and ousted VP differ over 2027 election strategy

Kenya
Electoral commission excluded from opposition appeals over 2022 presidential election result

Kenya
2018 public contract returns to haunt ex-Kitui governor Charity Ngilu

Kenya
Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

Kenya
Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

African Union, Kenya
Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission

Djibouti
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

Kenya
Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

Kenya
Behind the scenes of Kindiki becoming new deputy president

Kenya
Odinga's departure prompts ODM infighting

Kenya, Morocco
Race to head AU Commission in full swing in French-speaking bloc

Spotlight | Africa
African issues set to dominate Commonwealth summit

Kenya
Gachagua weighs up his post-impeachment options

Kenya
Embattled deputy president's would-be successors jostle for position

Senegal
Senegal industry minister to visit Paris for trade fair

Kenya
With deputy president's job on the line, Central Kenyan allies swing into action

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Kenya Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Comoros islands, Kenya
Kenyan intelligence chief Noordin Haji on secret mission to Moroni

Spotlight | Kenya
Julius Mwale's medical castle in the air stretches from California to Butere

Madagascar
AU chair candidate Randriamandrato continues his African tour

Kenya
Ruto-Kenyatta rapprochement defangs opposition

Kenya
Kenyatta clan and ousted VP differ over 2027 election strategy

Kenya
Electoral commission excluded from opposition appeals over 2022 presidential election result

Kenya
2018 public contract returns to haunt ex-Kitui governor Charity Ngilu

Kenya
Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

Kenya
Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

African Union, Kenya
Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission

Djibouti
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

Kenya
Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

Kenya
Behind the scenes of Kindiki becoming new deputy president

Kenya
Odinga's departure prompts ODM infighting

Kenya, Morocco
Race to head AU Commission in full swing in French-speaking bloc

Spotlight | Africa
African issues set to dominate Commonwealth summit

Kenya
Gachagua weighs up his post-impeachment options

Kenya
Embattled deputy president's would-be successors jostle for position

Senegal
Senegal industry minister to visit Paris for trade fair

Kenya
With deputy president's job on the line, Central Kenyan allies swing into action