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Madagascar
Home of Mamy Ravatomanga ally searched

Little known to the general public, Malagasy businesswoman Florence Ehrart had her home searched on 12 November by the new authorities.

The New Guard
Zimbabwe, Sudan, South Sudan

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

ZimbabweSikhanyisiwe Gumbo, a communications expert on the rise

SudanNisreen Elsaim speaks up for peace and the planet

South SudanMadol Akol, champion of blind football

Morocco
Khattat clan moves into petrol distribution in Dakhla

Dahi Ahl el-Khattat is setting out to compete with Sahrawi businessmen on their own turf.

Mozambique
Escopil looks to Johannesburg to realise its Mozambican highway ambitions

To carve itself out a niche in a road construction market currently buoyed by the influx of oil companies, the leading local construction firm Escopil, founded by a couple of ex-ministers, has turned to the former MD of the South African giant Group Five.

Mozambique
CAFA ensures continuing Portuguese cotton sector dominance

The withdrawal of the Portuguese Joaquim Pinheiro Fernandes has created [...]

Djibouti
Nalin Kothari in sole charge of J. J. Kothari & Cie

The Kotharis have decided to stop doing business as a family. Present in Djibouti since the 1920s, this dynasty has [...]

Uganda
Betty Muzanira, the FDC's new hope

The victory of Betty Muzanira, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) opposition candidate, in the Rukungiri by-election on 31 May [...]

Madagascar
Faratiana Tsihoara, a well-connected government secretary general

At 35, the new secretary general of the government, Eugène Faratiana Tsihoara, has become a key person in the entourage [...]

Morocco
OCP auditor Jamal Guennouni goes into consulting

Jamal Guennouni, who was head of auditing and procurement at [...]

Madagascar
The new Prime Minister forms his teams

The new Prime Minister, Olivier Solonandrasana Mahafaly (ION 1425), is gradually forming his cabinet while juggling his time between the [...]

Madagascar
ARO on the verge of a nervous breakdown

The national insurance firm ARO has suffered one disappointment after another and its leadership is deeply questioned.

Uganda
James Ogoola, a consensus-seeker for Museveni

With considerable fanfare, president Yoweri Museveni inaugurated The Elderly Forum of Uganda alongside its chairman, former magistrate James Ogoola, on [...]

Uganda
Ernest Rubondo, the man who calls the oil shots

Named head of the brand new Petroleum Directorate set up in April, Ernest Rubondo, who had headed the Petroleum Exploration [...]

Madagascar
Sipromad’s new team

The head of the Sipromad group, Ylias Akbaraly, now has [...]

Madagascar
Prime Minister’s many suitors

Since he was appointed Prime Minister, Jean Ravelonarivo has been courted by people hoping to be in his cabinet.

Ethiopia
Four new Rotarians in Addis Ababa

The District Governor of Rotary Club n° 9212, with 1500 [...]

Spotlight | Madagascar
The president’s men at the helm

After a slow start to forming a majority group in parliament and appointing a prime minister, President Hery Rajaonarimampianina now feels ready to start working on the reforms promised to the international community and donors.