Whether for major electricity generation projects or for preparatory studies, foreign firms working in Mozambique apply a Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy in their own way. They always choose to form alliances with local companies whose shareholders wield political influence [.
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A small group of people met at the TIM headquarters [...]
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The French escort vessel Premier Maître l'Her, an 80 metre [...]
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Bailiffs went to the headquarters of BNP Paribas in Paris [...]
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The Portuguese government is using the Mozambican former President Joaquim [...]
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Joaquim Chissano, the former President of Mozambique, was in Porto [...]
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Although he probably stands little chance of being nominated the Democratic Party (DP) candidate for the 2008 presidential election in [...]
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Before he had even succeeded in ousting the Prime Minister, President Abdullahi Yusuf had already managed to place many of his men as “ambassadors” to several countries.
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The headquarters of the intelligence services have been beefed up with allies of the outgoing President to prevent information from being disclosed to his rival candidates.
The opinion polls are currently favourable for the principal opposition candidate for the presidential election, raising the ambitions of the party secretariat members.
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Two rival fractions will fight it out in the Chama cha Mapinduzi elections next weekend for the top posts.
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The alliance between the two opposition parties had never produced spectacular results in the parliamentary elections. A disagreement about China has now made the coalition explode.
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According to information obtained by The Indian Ocean Newsletter, Kenyan military officials have asked Eurocopter/EADS representatives who had gone to [...]
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The Prime Minister openly revived the conflict that pits him against the large landowners in the sugar sector, for the most part of European extraction.
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The Eritrean authorities have attributed two mining contracts in quick succession to Chinese companies and a third to a Canadian company.
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The Italian State-owned company Finmeccanica was undoubtedly a bit too quick off the mark in feeling pleased about the supposed success of its Nairobi subsidiary Selex Sistemi Integrati.
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A group of Irishmen businessmen together with a close ally of the TPLF want to forge ties between their country and Ethiopia to promote trade and the private sector.
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The central bank of the Comoros noted a slowdown in the economy in the first half year. It has revised the growth in GDP downwards from the 3% originally forecast.
The Dutch former minister of the economy (July 2006 – February 2007) is to lead a delegation of entrepreneurs from [...]
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The head of the Tanzania Royalty Exploration Corporation (TRE, formerly Tan Range) James Sinclair, believes strongly that Joseph Kahama, his [...]
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This British economist, director of the European Research Office (ERO), close to the socialist group in the European Parliament and [...]
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A major first in Antananarivo where the new minister of defence is not only a civilian but also a woman. [...]
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The former leader of the Mungiki sect has taken up the cause of President Mwai Kibaki for the presidential election [...]
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Alain Bénard, the UMP (presidential party) mayor of St Paul has invited Barbara Hanna, a local councillor in the town [...]
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Two Italians recruiters of mercenaries for Iraq who operated via [...]
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The chairman of the Jeune Chambre Economique of Madagascar (affiliated [...]
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A new drama between Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and the [...]
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One of the lawyers acting for Shamir Kamoula, the head [...]
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Since the visit to Victoria by the Chinese President Hu [...]
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The former head of the civil service, now in the [...]
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President Abdullahi Yusuf has decided to strengthen the secret services [...]
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Two opposition political leaders have created regional political parties which [...]
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After obtaining an activity licence for the Yemenite Saba Islamic [...]
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The South Africa based Kenyan subsidiary of the company founded [...]
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This consulting practice has just been created in Antananarivo by [...]
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Jean-Pierre Sanchis, 56, the discreet general manager of Hydelec Madagascar, [...]
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The South Africa based Swiss national Mike Tardin went to [...]
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The airline which began regular flights to the Seychelles four [...]
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This South African company has strengthened its positions in Mozambique [...]
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Public relations are not the only strong point of this [...]
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