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Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Somalia is trying to scupper a provisional deal for Ethiopia to recognise Somaliland's independence in exchange for a military base and access to the sea.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.01.2024

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Kampala on 19 January 2024.

Kenya
Nairobi looks to increase its Ethiopian electricity imports

Kenya is hoping to revise an electricity supply deal with its northern neighbour, thereby snubbing the country's own private energy providers, who have been accused of driving up prices.

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.2024

Italy
Rome summit to test Meloni's African diplomacy

A score of heads of state and government have confirmed their attendance in Rome, where the Italian prime minister will lay out her African policies, from energy diplomacy to migration.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 24.01.2024

Giorgia Meloni and Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in Algiers, on January 22, 2023.

Djibouti, Ethiopia
Ethiopian MoU sours Djibouti-Somaliland relations

Addis Ababa's offer to recognise the secessionist region's independence in return for maritime access dealt a humiliating blow to Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who had been mediating between Hargeisa and Mogadishu. But it also provided IOG with an opportunity to boost his stature in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.01.2024

Muse Bihi - Ismail Omar Guelleh - Abiy Ahmed

Kenya
Ruto-Gachagua rift over Lamu County governance widens

Faced with inter-community tensions in north-eastern Kenya, the Kenyan leader is calling for a more regulated sharing of power between the region's Swahili and Kikuyu populations. His Kikuyu deputy is displeased.

Subscribers only Politics 18.01.2024

Kenya's President William Ruto (left) and Deputy President Righati Gachagua.

Kenya
Ruto explores plans to clip judges wings

Tension is mounting between Kenya's government and judiciary. The president reckons judges are trying to sabotage his policies and has called on his allies to draft a bill that curbs their autonomy.

Subscribers only Politics 17.01.2024

Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi during the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of Kenya's Independence Day, on 12 December 2023.

Kenya, Uganda
Museveni and Ruto set up Kampala meeting

Relations between Kenya and Uganda are currently fraught on account of a trade dispute over oil imports, but the two heads of state are due to hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Kampala.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.01.2024

Kenya
Mungiki sect at heart of power struggles in central Kenya

Kenya's most populous region is being torn apart over the fate of suspected members of the Mungiki religious sect disbanded by the government. In the background, a battle to win the support of unemployed young Kikuyus is raging between Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and his detractors.

Subscribers only Politics 16.01.2024

Kenyan DP Rigathi Gachagua, 12 September 2023.

Kenya
Museveni-Ruto row over oil imports deepens

Relations between Uganda and Kenya have been fraught ever since William Ruto's government refused the Uganda National oil company permission to use its pipelines. Meanwhile, the two heads of states' personal friendship is fraying.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 15.01.2024

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto.

Kenya
Ruling party ostracises attorney general amid judicial friction

The government's chief legal adviser, Justin Muturi, is under attack from government heavyweights, who accuse him of having remained close to former president Uhuru Kenyatta.

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2024

The Attorney General of Kenya Justin Muturi, in 2019.

Kenya
Nation Media Group plans major redundancy scheme

With profits continuing to shrink, the Aga Khan's media company is planning layoffs across the board.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 09.01.2024

Kenya's Nation Media Group HQ, Nairobi, 19 January 2018.

Kenya
Ruto calls on Tullow Oil to build a refinery

Kenya's oil minister has approached the British oil company about the possibility of processing future crude from the Turkana fields to supply domestic consumption. However, the project promises to be complex and costly.

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2024

Kenya
Ruto in coastal trouble with allies

Kenya's president is determined to carry out his controversial social housing policy in a region where ruling coalition leaders fear it will cost them political capital.

Subscribers only Politics 08.01.2024

Kenyan President William Ruto in Germany, 20 November 2023.

Spotlight | Kenya
Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

The president wants to reign supreme in his native Rift Valley, which is also home to the late Daniel arap Moi's family. The two camps have so far managed to strike a fragile balance.

Subscribers only Politics 05.01.2024

Kenya’s President William Ruto speaks during an interdenominational prayer service in Nakuru.

Kenya
Agri-food giant Sasini grabs greater share of tea production

One of Kenya's largest companies, Sasini, is taking advantage of the Kenya Tea Development Agency's difficulties to increase its market share and recruit new producers.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 05.01.2024

A Sasini employee in a tea field near Musereita, Kenya, on 21 October 2022.

Kenya
Financial Action Task Force puts Kenyan Treasury in the hot seat

The international Financial Action Task Force on money laundering and terrorism financing will soon make a decision about the reforms made by William Ruto's administration. Kenya could face the financial consequences of being placed on the grey list.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 03.01.2024

DRC, Kenya
The Corneille Nangaa affair rips apart Kinshasa-Nairobi relations

Following the controversial press conference by opposition politician Corneille Nangaa in Nairobi, the rift between President Félix Tshisekedi and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto now appears complete. Kinshasa is seriously considering withdrawing from the East African Community.

Subscribers only Politics 22.12.2023

Corneille Nangaa in Kinshasa, 20 December 2018.

Kenya
Ruto's clan determined to bag tea sector

The appointment of a new director of Tea Board of Kenya illustrates how the president's Rift Valley clan is advancing its interests. Meanwhile, Deputy President Gachagua is keeping a tight grip on the Mount Kenya region, where most Kenyan tea is grown.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 21.12.2023

Kenya
Iranian scandal rocks Kenya's tea industry

Debsh Tea Company, an Iranian firm linked to a businessman close to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, is the main buyer of Kenyan tea. It is now under fire for alleged corruption and risks bringing a whole section of the Kenyan economy down with it.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 18.12.2023

Equatorial Guinea, Kenya
Lukashenko selects intriguing team for his African tour

On his visit to Equatorial Guinea and then Kenya, the Belarusian leader was accompanied by certain figures without an obvious connection to the stated goal of his trip, namely agriculture and healthcare.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.12.2023

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

William Ruto

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Kenya
Nairobi looks to increase its Ethiopian electricity imports

Italy
Rome summit to test Meloni's African diplomacy

Djibouti, Ethiopia
Ethiopian MoU sours Djibouti-Somaliland relations

Kenya
Ruto-Gachagua rift over Lamu County governance widens

Kenya
Ruto explores plans to clip judges wings

Kenya, Uganda
Museveni and Ruto set up Kampala meeting

Kenya
Mungiki sect at heart of power struggles in central Kenya

Kenya
Museveni-Ruto row over oil imports deepens

Kenya
Ruling party ostracises attorney general amid judicial friction

Kenya
Nation Media Group plans major redundancy scheme

Kenya
Ruto calls on Tullow Oil to build a refinery

Kenya
Ruto in coastal trouble with allies

Spotlight | Kenya
Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

Kenya
Agri-food giant Sasini grabs greater share of tea production

Kenya
Financial Action Task Force puts Kenyan Treasury in the hot seat

DRC, Kenya
The Corneille Nangaa affair rips apart Kinshasa-Nairobi relations

Kenya
Ruto's clan determined to bag tea sector

Kenya
Iranian scandal rocks Kenya's tea industry

Equatorial Guinea, Kenya
Lukashenko selects intriguing team for his African tour

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William Ruto

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Kenya Nairobi looks to increase its Ethiopian electricity imports

Italy Rome summit to test Meloni's African diplomacy

Djibouti, Ethiopia Ethiopian MoU sours Djibouti-Somaliland relations

Kenya Ruto-Gachagua rift over Lamu County governance widens

Kenya Ruto explores plans to clip judges wings

Kenya, Uganda Museveni and Ruto set up Kampala meeting

Kenya Mungiki sect at heart of power struggles in central Kenya

Kenya Museveni-Ruto row over oil imports deepens

Kenya Ruling party ostracises attorney general amid judicial friction

Kenya Nation Media Group plans major redundancy scheme

Kenya Ruto calls on Tullow Oil to build a refinery

Kenya Ruto in coastal trouble with allies

Spotlight | Kenya Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

Kenya Agri-food giant Sasini grabs greater share of tea production

Kenya Financial Action Task Force puts Kenyan Treasury in the hot seat

DRC, Kenya The Corneille Nangaa affair rips apart Kinshasa-Nairobi relations

Kenya Ruto's clan determined to bag tea sector

Kenya Iranian scandal rocks Kenya's tea industry

Equatorial Guinea, Kenya Lukashenko selects intriguing team for his African tour

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Kenya
Nairobi looks to increase its Ethiopian electricity imports

Italy
Rome summit to test Meloni's African diplomacy

Djibouti, Ethiopia
Ethiopian MoU sours Djibouti-Somaliland relations

Kenya
Ruto-Gachagua rift over Lamu County governance widens

Kenya
Ruto explores plans to clip judges wings

Kenya, Uganda
Museveni and Ruto set up Kampala meeting

Kenya
Mungiki sect at heart of power struggles in central Kenya

Kenya
Museveni-Ruto row over oil imports deepens

Kenya
Ruling party ostracises attorney general amid judicial friction

Kenya
Nation Media Group plans major redundancy scheme

Kenya
Ruto calls on Tullow Oil to build a refinery

Kenya
Ruto in coastal trouble with allies

Spotlight | Kenya
Moi family business empire struggles under Ruto

Kenya
Agri-food giant Sasini grabs greater share of tea production

Kenya
Financial Action Task Force puts Kenyan Treasury in the hot seat

DRC, Kenya
The Corneille Nangaa affair rips apart Kinshasa-Nairobi relations

Kenya
Ruto's clan determined to bag tea sector

Kenya
Iranian scandal rocks Kenya's tea industry

Equatorial Guinea, Kenya
Lukashenko selects intriguing team for his African tour