The final stage in Madagascar's political transition towards its thrid republic is just around the corner. On May 5, the general elections (182 seats distributed among 68 constituencies) will lead the way to a parliamentary system, but probably without a [.
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Fighting is reported last week in Djibouti, around the water wells supplying Khor Angar between government troops and the rebels [...]
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John Garang's Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) informed the authorities in Khartoum on March 10 that his forces had agreed [...]
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An outline proposal has been produced by special committees in the wings of the Addis Ababa talks on reconciliation in [...]
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Attention has been drawn to the increasingly violent situation in the Nouba Mountains in Sudan since 1991, by secretary general [...]
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The Japanese government last week approved a grant of 793 million yen (6.8 million dollars) to Uganda for two projects. [...]
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The leaders of the Christian Churches of Eritrea, orthodox, Catholic and Anglican, respectively bishops Filibous, Zakariasse and Asfaha Mahary, as [...]
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Over 190 local firms (public and private) could be forced to repay, between now and July, 176.6 billion shillings (542 [...]
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After donors refuses to resume quick disbursement aid to Kenya during an informal meeting in London last week (ION N°567), [...]
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Ronald Mutebi, son of the Kabaka (king) of Buganda, Edward Mutesa, is due to succeed his father next month. Born [...]
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Hugh Cholmondeley has been appointed as coordinator for humanitarian aid and rehabilitation in Somalia. He has worked at the United [...]
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The new African Development Bank (ADB) representative in Ethiopia recently [...]
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After an exploratory mission to the rebel held zones of [...]
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The Khartoum government and the International Red Cross signed on [...]
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Delegates from the Southern Ethiopia People's Democratic Coalition (SEPDC) on [...]
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British Overseas Development minister, Lynda Chalker announced on March 18 [...]
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The European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France passed, as expected (ION N°566), in its closing session, a fishing accord with [...]
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A neighbourhood brawl between a French expatriate living in the Comoros Islands and villagers angry at his dog's behaviour, nearly [...]
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The French Council of Ministers has appointed a new ambassador to the Seychelles, Roger Bourdil, who will replace Jean-Claude Brochenin. [...]
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Several dozen Portuguese businessmen, bankers (including the chairman of Banco de Fomento e Exterior, Miguel Cadilhe), chiefs of finance companies [...]
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The French foreign affairs ministry announced on March 22, the appointment of Jacques Migozzi as ambassador to Zimbabwe, replacing Pierre [...]
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Two years ago, Zimbabwe's finance minister, Bernard Chidzero was a candidate for the post of secretary general at the United [...]
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The chairman of the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) of Zimbabwe, Cephas Msipa said this week that the Harare government is [...]
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The World Bank is expected to approve this week a 20-million dollar credit to the Mauritian ministry of Education and [...]
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A European Community fishing accord with Mozambique that expires on September 30, 1993 was passed by the closing session of [...]
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The constitutional commission in the Seychelles has come to the end of its three month mandate, in which time it [...]
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President of the Mozambique episcopal conference, Bishop of Tete province, Paulo Mandlate, publicly claimed that some of Afonso Dhlakama, the [...]
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The French authorities are pressuring the Comoros government to try [...]
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The co-president of the Comité de Redressement Economique et Social [...]
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The external relations officer of the South African African National [...]
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The United Nations has put forward Italian Colonel Silvio Mazzaroli's [...]
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Maputo Language Institute has been placed in charge of an [...]
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The leaders of four opposition parties, Said Ali Kemal (Chuma), [...]
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