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Our mission

Two regions, one story: PillarWire covers the trade, capital, and ideas moving between East Africa and the Middle East, in English and in Somali, with a byline, a dateline, and sources on every story.

Five desks

• NewsReporting from eight country desks across East Africa and the Middle East: the stories shaping both regions, as they happen.
• PoliticsGovernments, elections, and diplomacy across East Africa and the Gulf: who holds power, who wants it, and what it means for the region.
• EconomicsMarkets, trade, and remittances across East Africa and the Gulf: the money moving between the two regions and the policy behind it.
• Digital CurrencyCrypto, CBDC, and fintech across Kenya, Ethiopia, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia: regulation, adoption, and the money moving between the two regions.
• MarketingBrands, media, and ad spend across East Africa and the Gulf: how companies win attention in two fast-changing markets.

Eight country desks

East Africa

Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda

Middle East

United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt