Hunger Stalks World’s Youngest Capital as War Nears 4th Year
As South Sudanese homemaker Sarah Kiden stirs a boiling pan of lentils, she remembers when her five children could count on more than one meal a day. For the first Continue Reading
East Africa: Work On Tanzania-Uganda Pipeline Starts
The work towards the construction of a crude oil pipeline between Uganda and Tanzania is officially on, with project the developers inviting reputable contractors to undertake a social and resettlement Continue Reading
Sudan: Strike Over Fuel Subsidies Quietens Khartoum Streets
Public transport stayed off the streets, several squares and roads in Khartoum were deserted and many shops were shut in a mixed response to opposition calls for a nationwide strike Continue Reading
Kenya: Experts Warn Kenya Against Costly Transport of Crude Oil By Trucks
The Kenyan government has been urged to consider a pipeline for oil exports to reap maximum benefit from the proposed early production. According to oil and gas experts, the basic Continue Reading
Sudan: ‘Loss of Oil Constrains Sudan’s Growth Prospects’
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the loss of most of Sudan’s oil export potential has exacerbated the crises in the country. Sudan as a united country started producing Continue Reading
Most of Sudan’s oil opportunities have vanished, IMF says
Conflicts and a lack of business opportunities in the oil sector creating economic headwinds for Sudan, the International Monetary Fund said. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI Fragility in Sudan brought Continue Reading
Spotlight: Africa’s first electrified railway embraces full Chinese standards
Chinese train driver Liu Ji (R) and his Ethiopian colleague Geto wave hands before the start of the first passenger train of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Continue Reading
Oil Companies May Spend $8 Billion to Start Output in Uganda
Government expects Tullow, Total, Cnooc to drill 500 wells Companies expected to start crude production in 2020 Uganda expects three oil companies to invest $8 billion in the East African Continue Reading
First Kenyan Oil Output Due by March 2017; Exports to Follow
Tullow said to plan eight more exploration wells in Lokichar Nation holds 750 million barrels of recoverable resources Tullow Oil Plc will put Kenya on the map of oil producers Continue Reading
Cargo Headed for South Sudan Plunges to All Time Low on War
Port cleared 525 TEUs in July, from average 4,000 TEUs at peak Forex shortage hurting shipment through Kenya’s Mombasa port Imports to South Sudan through Kenya’s main port have fallen Continue Reading