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Energy & Infrastructure

TRENDS IN ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IN EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

East Africa Headlines

Global telecom service provider Iristel expands into Kenya Tanzania: ZAFICO to go solo in Zanzibar fish processing project after Sri Lankan partner pulls out Kenya Airways Stock Suspension extended as restructure drags on Tanzania: Julius Nyerere hydroelectric dam impoundment launched Kenya: Construction slows to 4.3% as raw material demand softens

Ethiopia Update. July 2022

The prospects for a negotiated settlement of the Tigrayan conflict are looking more hopeful, with the outline of a process in place. There are still mountains to climb as the differences between the two sides remain significant. Other ethnic conflicts continue to batter other parts of the country. That the Tigray war may be drawing to a close has buoyed economic sentiment, though the war and global economic pressures continue to weigh on the economy.

Ethiopia Update. June 2022

The ceasefire in Tigray largely continues to hold, and aid flows have begun to arrive in greater quantities in the region. However, separatist and nationalist movements continue to arise in other parts of the country leading to continued security uncertainty and concerns over civil liberties in the country as a whole. Meanwhile, costs to the economy from the war at home and in Ukraine continue to rise.

Eastern Africa Members’ Survey on Business Climate, risks & opportunities

Toby Latta, CEO, Eastern Africa Association, shared members’ views that were received from a survey on the business climate, risks and opportunities in the region at the July global meeting of members’ (28th July 2021). EAA Members Survey opportunities and risks (1)