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Djibouti
Omar Guelleh angers Khartoum as he courts favour with Abiy

The Djiboutian president has raised hackles among the top brass in the Sudanese army as he seeks closer ties with the Ethiopian prime minister in the hope of persuading him to forget his long-running friendship with the Tigrayan leadership.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.01.2021

President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh (left) talks with Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali (right) during the 33rd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 09 February 2020.

Kenya
Ruto stumbles in Kenyatta's backyard

By failing to appoint anyone from Central Province to the leadership of his new UDA party, the deputy president risks alienating voters in a region that's set to play a pivotal role in next year's election.

Subscribers only Politics 19.01.2021

MP Alice Wahome and Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto in November 2019.

In Focus | Africa
Online betting explosion leaves Africa's casinos for dust

Thanks to the widespread availability of mobile payments in Africa, online betting is developing fast all over the continent and competing with the gaming clubs which brought fame and fortune to a handful of European entrepreneurs there in the 1980s and 1990s.

Subscribers only Business 18.01.2021

From left to right : Nigeria soccer player Jay-Jay Okocha with BetKing CEO Byron Petzer and Chief Operations Officer Neil Bothma.

Kenya, Uganda
Kenyatta seeks compensation over Uganda's oil jetty delay

The Kenyan government wants to be compensated over the Kisumu loading pier, which was completed in 2018 but cannot be used until Uganda has finished a similar facility on its side of Lake Victoria. Kenya wants Indian group Mahathi, which is building Uganda's jetty and has accumulated delays, to pay some $22.

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Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta aims to get the Horn of Africa on to Security Council agenda

The Tigray crisis and the security situation in Somalia will be given close attention by Martin Kimani, Uhuru Kenyatta's new permanent representative to the United Nations.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.01.2021

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly.

Horn of Africa
IOG and Kenyatta join forces to prevent Somalian president's re-election

Following Uhuru Kenyatta's lead, Djibouti's head of state is using Somaliland as leverage to damage Farmajo's reputation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.01.2021

The President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Kenya
Ruto loses his lookout at State House

Jomo Gecaga, the president's nephew and personal secretary, has been sidelined at State House ever since Uhuru Kenyatta became aware of just how chummy he is with Deputy President William Ruto.

Free access Politics 06.01.2021

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto.

Horn of Africa
Kenyatta and Abiy's friendship begins to fray

The Kenyan and Ethiopian heads of state are trying to have IGAD play to their tune, dampening the impact of the regional organisation's initiatives.

Subscribers only Politics 05.01.2021

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali at the inauguration of the Moyale border crossing in December 2020.

Kenya
Kenyatta's referendum campaign schedule disrupted by rising spectre of the Mungiki

President Uhuru Kenyatta wants to push harder to secure more support for his constitutional reform, the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), in his family's tribal homeland, Central Kenya, and Coast Province.

Subscribers only Politics 05.01.2021

Spotlight | Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta and Odinga play the Somaliland card to weaken Farmajo's 2021 election chances

For three days, the Kenyan head of state rolled out the red carpet for Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi. Bihi himself took advantage of the trip to meet one of the leaders of the opposition to Somali president Farmajo, with the help of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Subscribers only Politics 21.12.2020

Uhuru Kenyatta and Musa Bihi Abdi, on 14 December 2020 in Nairobi.

Kenya, United Kingdom
London agencies to train Nairobi's anti-terrorism units in 2021

Scotland Yard and a number of other British agencies will take a first group of Kenyan anti-terrorism police through their paces in London early next year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.12.2020

Kenya
Kenyatta under pressure from Washington, London and Brussels to negotiate with Farmajo

As Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somalian opposite number Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo position their armies on either side of their common border, American, British and European diplomats are trying to persuade the Kenyan head of state to engage in talks.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.12.2020

President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta (right) with President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo in 2017.

Africa
Cacao producers' revolt spills over into coffee industry

Africa's coffee producers would like to impose the same demands on multinationals as Ghana and Ivory Coast have done on cacao but are struggling to coordinate their efforts. Their battle has everyone involved, from the Fine Coffees Association to the International Coffee Organization.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 15.12.2020

Coffee berries being sorted in a Kenyan processing plant.

Kenya, Somalia
IGAD hopes to break Nairobi-Mogadishu impasse

The inter-regional institution's 20 December meeting, announced by Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, will give presidents Kenyatta and Farmajo a chance to discuss the border crisis their ministers are unable to settle.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.12.2020

Kenya
Browbeaten Total, Tullow, Africa Oil give in to Kenyatta over Turkana schedule

Faced with Nairobi's inflexibility, oil firms operating in Turkana County have thrown in the towel over how long they have to stick around, at least for now.

Subscribers only Energy 14.12.2020

Djibouti
Djibouti's IOG aims to strengthen ties during visit to Paris

Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is scheduled to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron late January in Paris to talk about energy sector investments, among other things.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.12.2020

Kenya
Makeups and breakups: Kenyatta dumps Ruto again

Deputy President William Ruto and his boss Uhuru Kenyatta held talks last month to find a compromise on the constitutional referendum backed by the president. Since then, Ruto has become persona non grata at State House again.

Subscribers only Politics 07.12.2020

France, Kenya, Uganda
French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

The Medef International delegation due to visit Kampala next March will focus on the efforts of Brookside Dairy to expand in East Africa. The milk producer is co-owned by the Kenyatta family and the French behemoth Danone.

Subscribers only Business 04.12.2020

Kenya
Ruto tries to siphon off Kenyatta's campaign war chest

Deputy president William Ruto has turned to the businessmen of Central Kenya, who generally back President Uhuru Kenyatta, to raise funds for his election campaign.

Subscribers only Politics 01.12.2020

Ethiopia, Kenya
Tigray crisis: Kenyatta struggles to convince Abiy to accept regional support

Abiy Ahmed Ali has adamantly rejected any outside help in his confrontation with Tigray's leaders. That hasn't stopped Uhuru Kenyatta trying to establish himself as the leader of a pro-Abiy regional coalition that would put into play AU demands for moderation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.11.2020

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Uhuru Kenyatta

Djibouti
Omar Guelleh angers Khartoum as he courts favour with Abiy

Kenya
Ruto stumbles in Kenyatta's backyard

In Focus | Africa
Online betting explosion leaves Africa's casinos for dust

Kenya, Uganda
Kenyatta seeks compensation over Uganda's oil jetty delay

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta aims to get the Horn of Africa on to Security Council agenda

Horn of Africa
IOG and Kenyatta join forces to prevent Somalian president's re-election

Kenya
Ruto loses his lookout at State House

Horn of Africa
Kenyatta and Abiy's friendship begins to fray

Kenya
Kenyatta's referendum campaign schedule disrupted by rising spectre of the Mungiki

Spotlight | Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta and Odinga play the Somaliland card to weaken Farmajo's 2021 election chances

Kenya, United Kingdom
London agencies to train Nairobi's anti-terrorism units in 2021

Kenya
Kenyatta under pressure from Washington, London and Brussels to negotiate with Farmajo

Africa
Cacao producers' revolt spills over into coffee industry

Kenya, Somalia
IGAD hopes to break Nairobi-Mogadishu impasse

Kenya
Browbeaten Total, Tullow, Africa Oil give in to Kenyatta over Turkana schedule

Djibouti
Djibouti's IOG aims to strengthen ties during visit to Paris

Kenya
Makeups and breakups: Kenyatta dumps Ruto again

France, Kenya, Uganda
French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

Kenya
Ruto tries to siphon off Kenyatta's campaign war chest

Ethiopia, Kenya
Tigray crisis: Kenyatta struggles to convince Abiy to accept regional support

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Uhuru Kenyatta

Djibouti Omar Guelleh angers Khartoum as he courts favour with Abiy

Kenya Ruto stumbles in Kenyatta's backyard

In Focus | Africa Online betting explosion leaves Africa's casinos for dust

Kenya, Uganda Kenyatta seeks compensation over Uganda's oil jetty delay

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia Kenyatta aims to get the Horn of Africa on to Security Council agenda

Horn of Africa IOG and Kenyatta join forces to prevent Somalian president's re-election

Kenya Ruto loses his lookout at State House

Horn of Africa Kenyatta and Abiy's friendship begins to fray

Kenya Kenyatta's referendum campaign schedule disrupted by rising spectre of the Mungiki

Spotlight | Kenya, Somalia Kenyatta and Odinga play the Somaliland card to weaken Farmajo's 2021 election chances

Kenya, United Kingdom London agencies to train Nairobi's anti-terrorism units in 2021

Kenya Kenyatta under pressure from Washington, London and Brussels to negotiate with Farmajo

Africa Cacao producers' revolt spills over into coffee industry

Kenya, Somalia IGAD hopes to break Nairobi-Mogadishu impasse

Kenya Browbeaten Total, Tullow, Africa Oil give in to Kenyatta over Turkana schedule

Djibouti Djibouti's IOG aims to strengthen ties during visit to Paris

Kenya Makeups and breakups: Kenyatta dumps Ruto again

France, Kenya, Uganda French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

Kenya Ruto tries to siphon off Kenyatta's campaign war chest

Ethiopia, Kenya Tigray crisis: Kenyatta struggles to convince Abiy to accept regional support

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Djibouti
Omar Guelleh angers Khartoum as he courts favour with Abiy

Kenya
Ruto stumbles in Kenyatta's backyard

In Focus | Africa
Online betting explosion leaves Africa's casinos for dust

Kenya, Uganda
Kenyatta seeks compensation over Uganda's oil jetty delay

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta aims to get the Horn of Africa on to Security Council agenda

Horn of Africa
IOG and Kenyatta join forces to prevent Somalian president's re-election

Kenya
Ruto loses his lookout at State House

Horn of Africa
Kenyatta and Abiy's friendship begins to fray

Kenya
Kenyatta's referendum campaign schedule disrupted by rising spectre of the Mungiki

Spotlight | Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta and Odinga play the Somaliland card to weaken Farmajo's 2021 election chances

Kenya, United Kingdom
London agencies to train Nairobi's anti-terrorism units in 2021

Kenya
Kenyatta under pressure from Washington, London and Brussels to negotiate with Farmajo

Africa
Cacao producers' revolt spills over into coffee industry

Kenya, Somalia
IGAD hopes to break Nairobi-Mogadishu impasse

Kenya
Browbeaten Total, Tullow, Africa Oil give in to Kenyatta over Turkana schedule

Djibouti
Djibouti's IOG aims to strengthen ties during visit to Paris

Kenya
Makeups and breakups: Kenyatta dumps Ruto again

France, Kenya, Uganda
French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

Kenya
Ruto tries to siphon off Kenyatta's campaign war chest

Ethiopia, Kenya
Tigray crisis: Kenyatta struggles to convince Abiy to accept regional support