Fred Olouch - AfroEconomist

Interview with the Chairman of the Somali Welfare Party

October 1, 2025 by Fred Olouch

Businessman and chairman of the Somali Welfare Party, Mohamus Muhammed Mohamud has entered the race for the presidential elections scheduled for May 2026. Mr Mahmoud is entering the race through the Somali Unity Candidates Council—a group of five parties that have come…

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Fighting in Somalia Threatens Kenya’s Security

September 1, 2025 by Fred Olouch

Kenya’s territorial integrity is under threat following the incursion of rebel Jubaland armed forces into the northeastern county of Mandera, posing a security threat to the region and causing despondency among residents. The Jubaland numbering hundreds, entered the Kenyan territory in July…

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Fred Oluoch discusses Wikipedia’s 20-year journey, its impact on free information and knowledge in Africa,

August 13, 2025 by Fred Olouch

For 20 years, Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, has served as a platform for information and knowledge globally. While its free, collaborative, non-profit model has served it well over the years, the entry of other AI-assisted platforms and knowledge resources has come…

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Quarterly Diplomatic Briefing Kenya

July 19, 2025 by Fred Olouch

After diplomatic debacles involving Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania, the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now forced to issue regular quarterly diplomatic briefings to foreign missions to placate the country from a series of diplomatic blunders. While the…

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China-Built SGR to Revolutionise Transport in East Africa

July 9, 2025 by Fred Olouch

Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), which stopped in Naivasha, will soon extend to the western region, covering 11 counties with the potential of linking 7 countries in the region. This came to light at the 3rd Seminar China-Africa Modernisation and SGR Economic Belt…

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Pan-African Banks: The Financial Bridge to Africa’s Economic Future

July 3, 2025 by Fred Olouch

How continental banking institutions are unlocking trade and investment opportunities across East Africa and beyond. Africa now has the potential of having its own money system that could save the continent $5 billion per year, and reduce dependency of the US Dollar…

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Somalia’s leading opposition party CAHDI has warned

May 24, 2025 by Fred Olouch

Somalia’s leading opposition party CAHDI has warned that the unilateral move by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to change the electoral system and term limit could plunge the country into chaos. CAHDI Party, which means the Justice and Development of Democracy and Self-Respectfulness…

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Sudan Calls for Action Against Kenya

February 26, 2025 by Fred Olouch

Sudan is now appealing to the African Union and the United Nations to take unspecified action against Kenya for endorsing the formation of a parallel government by the Rapid Support Forces against the UN Charter. In a letter sent to the AU…

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Kenya-Sudan Relations Under Threat

February 22, 2025 by Fred Olouch

The diplomatic relation between Kenya and Sudan over the presence of rebel leaders in Nairobi continues to deteriorate as Khartoum on Thursday recalled its ambassador followed by a scathing attack on President William Ruto’s foreign policy on the region. The Sudan Ministry…

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Tumaini Adjourns

February 16, 2025 by Fred Olouch

The South Sudan Tumaini Peace Talks in Nairobi were adjourned indefinitely to allow the government delegation to attend the official opening of the two-year extended transitional period, which begins on February 22. However, the talks that involve the government of National Unity…

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