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Kenya's former secretary to the government and head of the Kenyan civil service (until unexpectedly replaced by Dr. Richard Leakey in July) took up his new functions this week as Kenyan permanent ...

The new Djibouti ambassador to Ethiopia, Dileita Mohamed Dileita, recently presented his Letters of Credence to the Ethiopian head of state. Born in Tadjurah on March 12, 1958, he went to high school ...

The chairman of Southern Ethiopia Peoples' Democratic Coalition (SEPDC) and National Democratic Coalition (NDC) was elected chairman of the conference for peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia, held in ...

The former diplomat and education ministry official Benjamin Kipkulei has been appointed by president Daniel arap Moi to be permanent secretary to the finance ministry. He takes over from Karuga ...

The government has given a green light to a move by Sonangol and the U.S. drilling contractor Global Marine to set up a joint venture named Empresa Servicos Sondagems Angola (ESSA). As Sonangol's ...

Ronak Pratap Madhvani, generally known as Roni Madhvani, is becoming the most widely known member of this powerful Asian family. He has just been appointed chairman of the board of the powerful Uganda ...

The four Belgian military personnel who were still working in Niger returned home in December. Brussels had maintained a ...

According to well-informed sources, the Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki, who has recently managed not only to end the long isolation of his country but also to establish it as a key regional player, ...

The elder son of Joaquim Chissano is continuously in the limelight, and the Mozambique president’s reputation may not survive unscathed (ION 940). Already two years ago, the Chissano family had felt ...

A decree dated 9 July from President Ismaël Omar Guelleh authorised Mohamed Idriss Nour "to exercise the activity of distribution and sale of kerosene with exclusive rights" in Djibouti. To do this, ...

The businessman who has been accused of embezzling US$350 million of Kenyan public funds was released on bail of $100,000 on January 9. Kamlesh Pattni, who is Indo-Pakistani origin, is suspected of ...