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Kenya
Odinga's campaign short on bankrollers

By extending support to Uhuru Kenyatta's preferred presidential candidate, the oligarchs of the powerful Mount Kenya Foundation fear they will be dragged into funding his entire campaign.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 14.12.2021

Ethiopia
While Ethiopian conflict intensifies, Obasanjo takes his search for a solution to Moscow

The African Union's special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Olusegun Obasanjo, was in Russia this weekend to discuss the Ethiopian conflict. Meanwhile, the rebel coalition continues to close in on Addis.

Subscribers only Politics 24.11.2021

The African Union's special envoy for the Horn of Africa, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Ethiopia, Kenya
Nairobi's reluctant change of tune on refugee camps

The UNHCR has obtained government approval from Kenya to start improvement works at the Kakuma refugee camp in the north-east of the country. This decision is urgent as the countries bordering Ethiopia may have to absorb a possible influx of refugees.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.11.2021

Kenya
Richard Ngatia, a valued political and business ally of the Kenyattas

The president of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry is actively campaigning on behalf of Uhuru Kenyatta, but he is also - much more discreetly - partnering his sister Nyokabi Kenyatta on a number of government contracts.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 18.11.2021

President of Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Richard Ngatia.

Kenya
Kenyatta and Odinga go all out in Rift Valley for 2022 presidential race

Uhuru Kenyatta, who has campaigned for Raila Odinga in the Mount Kenya region, is currently galvanising his political and financial network in the Rift Valley on behalf of his protégé.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.11.2021

Somalia
Farmajo bets on the collapse of relations with Amisom

Last week's expulsion of Amisom's number two is a reflection of the struggle for influence between the African Union and the Somali government over the future of the peacekeeping mission.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.11.2021

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as Farmajo.

Kenya
Johnson and Kenyatta review status of BATUK forces

Under pressure from the leaders of the Kenyan counties where British forces are stationed, President Uhuru Kenyatta is demanding that the troops of the British Army Training Unit Kenya - a controversial hangover from the colonial era - be subject to Kenyan law.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 09.11.2021

Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta (left) and UK prime minister Boris Johnsonat the COP26 in Glasgow, on 1 November 2021.

Kenya
Ex-spy Ngirici uses media empire to sit on presidential campaign fence

Andrew Ngirici, whose media group includes Mt Kenya TV and Iganjo FM, is yet to decide who to back in the long run in Kenya's election. In return for his support, he wants his wife to be governor of Kirinyaga County.

Subscribers only Politics 26.10.2021

Kenya
Kenyatta tries to sink Ruto's insurance company

As the 2022 presidential election race hots up, the insurance company Amaco, the heart of opposition candidate William Ruto's business empire, is being targeted by a myriad of claims from the local and central authorities.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 22.10.2021

Kenya, Uganda
Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, plans strategic induction tour

Ugandan General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is keen to meet all the region's influential politicians in a bid to secure their support for the 2026 presidential election.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.10.2021

Ugandan Army Commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba (right) met Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on 30 September 2021.

Kenya, Somalia
Washington weighs into Kenya-Somalia border row

Following the 12 October ruling in favour of Somalia by the International Court of Justice, the US hopes to bring the Kenyan and Somali presidents back to the negotiating table. But the plan is provoking very different reactions from Kenyatta and Farmajo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.10.2021

Rwanda
Kigali seeks to reassert itself within East African Community

Isolated within the East African Community, Kigali is counting on Nairobi to help it relaunch its business interests at the regional level.

Subscribers only Business 15.10.2021

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta's business friends muscle in on Odinga's campaign

Delighted to secure the valuable political and financial backing of the magnates of the Mount Kenya Foundation, Raila Odinga has ceded decision-making powers to them, but this has not gone down well with his campaign team.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 14.10.2021

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

Spotlight | Tanzania
Tony Blair, Samia Suluhu Hassan's new ally

The Tanzanian president has hired the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change to handle two of her administration's key projects. Britain's former prime minister has been tasked with restoring Tanzania's image among foreign investors and with advising the government on Covid-19.

Subscribers only Business 08.10.2021

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair with the president of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan.

Kenya
Kenyatta's risky strategy over Pandora Papers revelations

Breaking news published on 07/10/21 at 1.00 p.m. - The Kenyan president was abroad when the international investigation into tax avoidance broke. He has been making frantic phone calls to Kenya's political heavyweights ever since to convince them, without success, to reveal their own offshore investments.

Subscribers only Politics 07.10.2021

Kenya
Mutahi Kagwe called in to tilt race towards Odinga

Ready to do anything to stem William Ruto's breakthrough in the key Mount Kenya voting bloc, Raila Odinga has thrown his support behind another politician, current health minister Mutahi Kagwe.

Subscribers only Politics 05.10.2021

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Sugar sours Kenya-Uganda relations

Kenya imports most of its sugar from Uganda, but it suspects its neighbour of selling it stock produced in other countries and relabelled to benefit from preferential customs tariffs.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy 28.09.2021

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.

Kenya
LAPSSET corridor: Lamu port stuck in financial limbo

The first berth of the infrastructure intended to be the starting point of the LAPSSET Corridor has already been inaugurated. But to finance the rest of this colossal project, starting with the construction of the next quay, the banks are asking for state guarantees.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 28.09.2021

The first berth of the new port of Lamu.

Somalia
Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn

The president and his prime minister have been at each other's throats for weeks and so far all attempts at mediation have failed.

Free access Politics 24.09.2021

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, aka Farmajo, and his prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble.

Kenya
Gideon Moi prepares Kenyatta's last government

Gideon Moi, the chief presidential campaign backer of Uhuru Kenyatta's protégé Raila Odinga, has deployed his sidekick Nick Salat to sound out potential members of the government that will run the country until next August's elections.

Subscribers only Politics 23.09.2021

Gideon Moi, son of former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi.

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenya
Odinga's campaign short on bankrollers

Ethiopia
While Ethiopian conflict intensifies, Obasanjo takes his search for a solution to Moscow

Ethiopia, Kenya
Nairobi's reluctant change of tune on refugee camps

Kenya
Richard Ngatia, a valued political and business ally of the Kenyattas

Kenya
Kenyatta and Odinga go all out in Rift Valley for 2022 presidential race

Somalia
Farmajo bets on the collapse of relations with Amisom

Kenya
Johnson and Kenyatta review status of BATUK forces

Kenya
Ex-spy Ngirici uses media empire to sit on presidential campaign fence

Kenya
Kenyatta tries to sink Ruto's insurance company

Kenya, Uganda
Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, plans strategic induction tour

Kenya, Somalia
Washington weighs into Kenya-Somalia border row

Rwanda
Kigali seeks to reassert itself within East African Community

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta's business friends muscle in on Odinga's campaign

Spotlight | Tanzania
Tony Blair, Samia Suluhu Hassan's new ally

Kenya
Kenyatta's risky strategy over Pandora Papers revelations

Kenya
Mutahi Kagwe called in to tilt race towards Odinga

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Sugar sours Kenya-Uganda relations

Kenya
LAPSSET corridor: Lamu port stuck in financial limbo

Somalia
Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn

Kenya
Gideon Moi prepares Kenyatta's last government

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Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenya Odinga's campaign short on bankrollers

Ethiopia While Ethiopian conflict intensifies, Obasanjo takes his search for a solution to Moscow

Ethiopia, Kenya Nairobi's reluctant change of tune on refugee camps

Kenya Richard Ngatia, a valued political and business ally of the Kenyattas

Kenya Kenyatta and Odinga go all out in Rift Valley for 2022 presidential race

Somalia Farmajo bets on the collapse of relations with Amisom

Kenya Johnson and Kenyatta review status of BATUK forces

Kenya Ex-spy Ngirici uses media empire to sit on presidential campaign fence

Kenya Kenyatta tries to sink Ruto's insurance company

Kenya, Uganda Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, plans strategic induction tour

Kenya, Somalia Washington weighs into Kenya-Somalia border row

Rwanda Kigali seeks to reassert itself within East African Community

Spotlight | Kenya Kenyatta's business friends muscle in on Odinga's campaign

Spotlight | Tanzania Tony Blair, Samia Suluhu Hassan's new ally

Kenya Kenyatta's risky strategy over Pandora Papers revelations

Kenya Mutahi Kagwe called in to tilt race towards Odinga

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda Sugar sours Kenya-Uganda relations

Kenya LAPSSET corridor: Lamu port stuck in financial limbo

Somalia Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn

Kenya Gideon Moi prepares Kenyatta's last government

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Kenya
Odinga's campaign short on bankrollers

Ethiopia
While Ethiopian conflict intensifies, Obasanjo takes his search for a solution to Moscow

Ethiopia, Kenya
Nairobi's reluctant change of tune on refugee camps

Kenya
Richard Ngatia, a valued political and business ally of the Kenyattas

Kenya
Kenyatta and Odinga go all out in Rift Valley for 2022 presidential race

Somalia
Farmajo bets on the collapse of relations with Amisom

Kenya
Johnson and Kenyatta review status of BATUK forces

Kenya
Ex-spy Ngirici uses media empire to sit on presidential campaign fence

Kenya
Kenyatta tries to sink Ruto's insurance company

Kenya, Uganda
Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, plans strategic induction tour

Kenya, Somalia
Washington weighs into Kenya-Somalia border row

Rwanda
Kigali seeks to reassert itself within East African Community

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta's business friends muscle in on Odinga's campaign

Spotlight | Tanzania
Tony Blair, Samia Suluhu Hassan's new ally

Kenya
Kenyatta's risky strategy over Pandora Papers revelations

Kenya
Mutahi Kagwe called in to tilt race towards Odinga

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Sugar sours Kenya-Uganda relations

Kenya
LAPSSET corridor: Lamu port stuck in financial limbo

Somalia
Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn

Kenya
Gideon Moi prepares Kenyatta's last government