Kenya

We expect there to be strong interest in the acquisition of Cove Energy, particularly from oil majors keen to add the company's gas assets in Mozambique to their Asia-focused LNG portfolios.

CFW View: Economic growth and the resultant increases in Kenya's middle-class population will lead to rising demand for quality healthcare services as incomes improve. Investment into... 2011-12-13

For so long, so many companies have been mostly interested in Africa for its resources or more recently land. The idea of investing in search of returns from the growing spending power... 2011-11-15

South Africa-based IT and telecoms infrastructure firm Allied Technologies (Altech) may be considering buying Kenyan IT firm Symphony in a deal believed to be about US$50-60mn, according... 2011-11-02

Ophir is paying a steep premium of 62% for Dominion Petroleum. Nevertheless, we see the takeover as a very positive first step following Ophir's July IPO. Dominion's frontier East Africa-focused... 2011-10-13

We believe Total's offshore Kenya farm-in deal is a positive step forward in the company's frontier East Africa exploration strategy.

Japan's Toyota Motor is looking to acquire a 50% stake in a Kenyan truck and bus producer, as it sees the commercial vehicle segment as a key area for growth. This echoes BMI's view... 2011-07-05

Kenyan ISP and IT solutions provider AccessKenya has combined two of its subsidiaries into a single operating entity in a bid to introduce a more effective management structure and... 2011-06-17

India-based conglomerate Essar Group may be looking to exit the African telecoms market, according to reports in local newspaper The Economic Times, citing sources familiar with... 2011-06-15

The East African cross-shareholding battle lines drawn up by Diageo and SABMiller in 2002 are being broken down. Initially triggered by Diageo's desire to go down the independent route... 2011-06-06