Since he lost by a landslide in the general election on 28 October, Afonso Dhlakama, the leader of Renamo (opposition) has been playing a dangerous game of verbal jousting. He has made a show of being prepared to use violence [.
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According to information received by The Indian Ocean Newsletter, a [...]
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The management practice of the Minister of Education Sam Ongeri could soon be the subject of an investigation by the [...]
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The Djibouti authorities want to persuade the sons of Ali Mirah, the Sultan of Awsa, to help them resist against Eritrea and fight the Djibouti FRUD rebels.
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The PCCB's anti-corruption investigation on the double payments received by MPs has revealed a widespread practice within the government.
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The government security force known as the Administration Police will soon have an airborne unit to patrol the country’s borders.
We focus on the many of the Djibouti President's close relatives who have made their way in business or hold important posts in the civil service.
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Several local investors and international banks are interested in the forthcoming privatisation of the National Bank of Kenya.
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While he was a member of the European Commission, Louis Michel wrote to President Isaias Afwerki to ask him for some positive signals. Nothing came of it.
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How can democracy be fostered in Eritrea but without imposing international sanctions on the Asmara regime? The must tread carefully.
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The CEO of the Nation Media Group (NMG), Linus Gitahi, has been much less worried since his contract at the [...]
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The deputy chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Ethiopian House of Representatives, Belete Etana, has defected and taken [...]
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The squabble between two businessmen in the Chama cha Mapindunzi [...]
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In the afternoon and evening of 3 November, the town [...]
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In July the Zanzibar government decided to take over the [...]
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The firm REA Vipingo Plantations (RVP), listed on the Nairobi [...]
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The German national Ulf Wewetzer, who previously worked in Addis [...]
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The investment company Transcentury Group, which is owned by a [...]
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After winning a first contract last year worth $4.7 million [...]
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The Nigerian born American Remi Bello and the Frenchman Melvin [...]
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The Ethiopian government's shortage of foreign currency is a serious [...]
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The Canadian company IBI Corp which is working to devise [...]
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The outgoing Vice President of the High Authority for Transition (HAT), Roland Ratsiraka, kicked off his campaign for the 2010 presidential election.
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The Addis Ababa agreement still leaves some issues to be settled. Certain ministries are sought by more than one camp and wheeler-dealing is taking place over the choice of people.
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In general, the chairman of Comoro Gulf Holding (CGH), Bashar Kiwan, calls the shots in the Comoros, where he has [...]
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Before leaving the Brazilian presidency, Inacio Lula da Silva approved $300 million of funding for Mozambique, repayable over fifteen years.
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The London based company LP Hill, hitherto without any significant operations, has decided to invest in exploring for uranium in Madagascar.
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The Seychelles Parliament has attributed a measure of financial aid to Air Seychelles, which made a loss in 2008-2009, so that it can make new investments.
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A 59-year old French dental surgeon, currently resident in Madagascar in early retirement, Sylvain Issembert, wants to launch a Business [...]
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The present chairman of the Groupement des Entreprises Franches et Partenaires (GEFP), Jacky Radavidra, is not intending to run for [...]
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The former general manager of Denim Vigier de l’Ile (company specialised in manufacturing jeans), Maurice Vigier de Latour is to [...]
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As soon as the political agreement was signed in Addis Ababa, Mick Raveloson, the general secretary of the industry association [...]
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Two offspring of Mozambican dignitaries are constant business partners. Celso [...]
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The French Ambassador to Madagascar, Jean Marc Châtaigner, has shifted [...]
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The fever to split the party that had afflicted the [...]
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The stamp used by the Seychelles immigration services for foreign [...]
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After the affair in which the firm Nestlé bought milk [...]
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The director general of Fiaro, Patrick Razafindrafito, is currently in [...]
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The British company Lonrho can hardly be unhappy about the [...]
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The State-owned company Sogir whose capital is 90% by the [...]
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