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Kenya
Kenya Ports Authority director job whets many appetites

Several clans in President William Ruto's entourage are jockeying to get their representative appointed as the new head of the highly strategic Kenya Ports Authority.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 01.11.2022

Kenya
After the elections, Katmerciler's MRAPs disappear over the horizon

Having faced criticism for more than a year, Katmerciler's June 2021 contract to supply 118 Hizir II armoured vehicles to the Kenya Defence Forces appears to have hit a dead end.

Subscribers only Defence 31.10.2022

Kenya
Odinga family and party square up for succession

After five consecutive presidential election defeats, Raila Odinga is hoping to turn the page. But both the perpetuation of his political dynasty and the survival of his party are at stake in the battle for his succession.

Free access Diplomacy 25.10.2022

The former Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Kenya
Just a month into the job, Ruto backpedals on good governance

The new president's election manifesto included setting up a commission of enquiry into senior civil servants' "state capture". Now in power, he's had a change of heart.

Subscribers only Politics 24.10.2022

DRC
Uhuru Kenyatta due in Goma to relaunch peace talks

Kinshasa is looking to resume dialogue with armed groups operating in eastern DRC, with the exception of the M23. Heavily involved in what is known as the Nairobi process, the former Kenyan president is expected in Goma in the coming days.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.10.2022

Kenya
Ruto to strip army of lucrative meat business

Kenya's new president is preparing to pull the Kenya Meat Commission from out of the Ministry of Defence's hands to place it under the control of the agriculture and finance ministries. This state-owned entity centralises meat purchases from the country's producers.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 21.10.2022

Kenya
Ruto punishes Joho clan for backing Odinga in election

The new president William Ruto has secretly decided to put an end to the monopoly enjoyed by Autoport Freight Terminals Ltd, a company owned by Ali Hassan Joho, who is thus paying the price for giving financial support to defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

Subscribers only Politics 20.10.2022

The former governor of the port city of Mombasa, Ali Hassan Joho and the new Kenyan President William Ruto.

Kenya
Mark Kariuki, the bishop whispering in Ruto's ear

Kenya's new president has opened the doors of State House to a host of religious leaders, who have quickly become omnipresent. Among them is a long-time ally: the evangelist Mark Kariuki, who played a key role in Ruto's political rise.

Subscribers only Politics 19.10.2022

Spotlight | Kenya
Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki, key figure in Ruto's government

Kenya's new interior minister has spent years alongside William Ruto and played a key role in ensuring his victory in August's presidential election. Now at the centre of government, he hopes to find himself ensconced in State House in 2032.

Subscribers only Politics 18.10.2022

Kithure Kindiki, then Kenyan President-elect William Ruto's lawyer, Nairobi, Kenya, 5 September 2022.

South Africa
Ramaphosa's international relations expert, Ramokgopa, sees her star continue to rise

The president's international relations adviser Maropene Ramokgopa is preparing for the diplomatic marathon that will take Cyril Ramaphosa to Nairobi and London. She is also playing a key role in the run-up to the ANC congress in December.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 17.10.2022

Kenya
Kenyatta and Ruto continue to fight for power in the tea plantations

After having been sidelined under the previous administration, supporters of new president William Ruto want to take control of the production of tea, Kenya's leading export commodity. The rival factions are fighting it out in private sector consortium the KTDA.

Subscribers only Politics 13.10.2022

Kenya's president William Ruto in Nairobi, on 20 July 2022.

Kenya
Ruto faces tricky task of choosing new army chief

The new president must soon find a replacement for the head of Kenya's military as the top brass appointed by his predecessor approach retirement. But the options open to him are rife with political considerations.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 12.10.2022

Kenya, Somalia
South-West State leader cuts Hassan Sheikh out of diplomatic loop

From his Baidoa base, Abdiaziz Laftagareen is busy networking and making his influence felt. He was recently in Nairobi for talks with the new administration of William Ruto, without having cleared this first with the federal president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.10.2022

President of Somalia's South-West State, Abdiaziz Laftagareen, in Baidoa on 3 September 2022.

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

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

William Ruto

Kenya
Kenya Ports Authority director job whets many appetites

Kenya
After the elections, Katmerciler's MRAPs disappear over the horizon

Kenya
Odinga family and party square up for succession

Kenya
Just a month into the job, Ruto backpedals on good governance

DRC
Uhuru Kenyatta due in Goma to relaunch peace talks

Kenya
Ruto to strip army of lucrative meat business

Kenya
Ruto punishes Joho clan for backing Odinga in election

Kenya
Mark Kariuki, the bishop whispering in Ruto's ear

Spotlight | Kenya
Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki, key figure in Ruto's government

South Africa
Ramaphosa's international relations expert, Ramokgopa, sees her star continue to rise

Kenya
Kenyatta and Ruto continue to fight for power in the tea plantations

Kenya
Ruto faces tricky task of choosing new army chief

Kenya, Somalia
South-West State leader cuts Hassan Sheikh out of diplomatic loop

Spotlight | Africa
Comorian president steps up campaign for AU chair

Kenya
Struggling livestock farmers count on Ruto to honour election pledges

Kenya
Ruto consolidates his bastions and chips away at Odinga's with his new government

Kenya
Central bank takes aim at Ruto's financial reforms

Kenya
Ruto builds agricultural diplomacy, leveraging AfDB's Adesina and ADB's Dangote

Spotlight | Kenya
From Washington to the Horn, Ruto's new diplomatic strategy

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Senegal, Benin, Kenya, Somalia

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William Ruto

Kenya Kenya Ports Authority director job whets many appetites

Kenya After the elections, Katmerciler's MRAPs disappear over the horizon

Kenya Odinga family and party square up for succession

Kenya Just a month into the job, Ruto backpedals on good governance

DRC Uhuru Kenyatta due in Goma to relaunch peace talks

Kenya Ruto to strip army of lucrative meat business

Kenya Ruto punishes Joho clan for backing Odinga in election

Kenya Mark Kariuki, the bishop whispering in Ruto's ear

Spotlight | Kenya Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki, key figure in Ruto's government

South Africa Ramaphosa's international relations expert, Ramokgopa, sees her star continue to rise

Kenya Kenyatta and Ruto continue to fight for power in the tea plantations

Kenya Ruto faces tricky task of choosing new army chief

Kenya, Somalia South-West State leader cuts Hassan Sheikh out of diplomatic loop

Spotlight | Africa Comorian president steps up campaign for AU chair

Kenya Struggling livestock farmers count on Ruto to honour election pledges

Kenya Ruto consolidates his bastions and chips away at Odinga's with his new government

Kenya Central bank takes aim at Ruto's financial reforms

Kenya Ruto builds agricultural diplomacy, leveraging AfDB's Adesina and ADB's Dangote

Spotlight | Kenya From Washington to the Horn, Ruto's new diplomatic strategy

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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

Kenya
Kenya Ports Authority director job whets many appetites

Kenya
After the elections, Katmerciler's MRAPs disappear over the horizon

Kenya
Odinga family and party square up for succession

Kenya
Just a month into the job, Ruto backpedals on good governance

DRC
Uhuru Kenyatta due in Goma to relaunch peace talks

Kenya
Ruto to strip army of lucrative meat business

Kenya
Ruto punishes Joho clan for backing Odinga in election

Kenya
Mark Kariuki, the bishop whispering in Ruto's ear

Spotlight | Kenya
Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki, key figure in Ruto's government

South Africa
Ramaphosa's international relations expert, Ramokgopa, sees her star continue to rise

Kenya
Kenyatta and Ruto continue to fight for power in the tea plantations

Kenya
Ruto faces tricky task of choosing new army chief

Kenya, Somalia
South-West State leader cuts Hassan Sheikh out of diplomatic loop

Spotlight | Africa
Comorian president steps up campaign for AU chair

Kenya
Struggling livestock farmers count on Ruto to honour election pledges

Kenya
Ruto consolidates his bastions and chips away at Odinga's with his new government

Kenya
Central bank takes aim at Ruto's financial reforms

Kenya
Ruto builds agricultural diplomacy, leveraging AfDB's Adesina and ADB's Dangote

Spotlight | Kenya
From Washington to the Horn, Ruto's new diplomatic strategy

Africa
Senegal, Benin, Kenya, Somalia