N°1358 - Paris,  14/06/2013
 
 18/06/2013 - MADAGASCAR - TGV hires a leading French lawyer
 07/06/2013 - SOMALIA/KENYA - An oil war in the offing
Francis Soler
EGYPT/ETHIOPIA Editor in Chief
The Grand Renaissance Dam makes waves
The start of work to divert the water from the Blue Nile at the end of May, to prepare for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was seen as a declaration of war by Egypt, which takes almost all its water from the Nile, 85% of it from Ethiopia. (...)   [748 words]  
FRANCE/MADAGASCAR
Didier Ratsiraka fears for his visa
  Paris’s withdrawing of visas from three candidates that the SADC does not want to run in the Malagasy presidential race is worrying former President Didier Ratsiraka. (...)
POLITICS & POWER
MADAGASCAR
Ravatomanga’s political meanders
   The head of the Sodiat group, Mamy Ravatomanga, recently fell out with Transition President Andry Rajoelina, better known as TGV, despite the fact that he is his loyal supporter and acts as an unofficial advisor.  (...)  [248 words]  

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Antananarivo    Three heads of employers’ organisations - Noro Andriamamonjiarison (GEM), Ntsoa Randriamifidimanana (Fivmpama) and Willy Rakotomalala (Chamber of Agriculture) – have jointly initialled the minutes of a meeting with a score of their members on 6 June, at which it was agreed to go on a “taxes strike”. (...)  [122 words]  
Djibouti    Two years ago the company LM Delta appeared on the list of some 600 landowners who had not paid their land tax (ION 1315), because it owed the modest sum of FDJ 3. (...)  [98 words]  
Antananarivo    Norbert Ratsirahonana, a leader of the AVI party and a close advisor to Transition President Andry Rajoelina aka TGV, does not have to go through the same hoops as the latter to go to France. (...)  [165 words]  
SOMALIA
The King of Kismayo is already disputed
   Kenya is taking a risky strategy in backing the head of Jubaland, Ahmed Mohamed Islam, better known as Madobe. His power is disputed by “minority” clans that could band together against him.  (...)  [269 words]  
KENYA
Muthoni Kimani in pole position
   Pressure is growing on the Public Services Commission to designate Muthoni Kimani as the next Solicitor General, to replace Wanjuki Muchemi who retired last month.  (...)  [174 words]  
FRANCE/MADAGASCAR
Didier Ratsiraka fears for his visa
   Paris’s withdrawing of visas from three candidates that the SADC does not want to run in the Malagasy presidential race is worrying former President Didier Ratsiraka.  (...)  [175 words]   FREE

ON THE LINE
ETHIOPIA
Ethiopian warmongers rearing their heads
    The threat by Egyptian leaders to provide help for Ethiopian rebels in the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) in the hope of dissuading Ethiopia from building its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile (see p. (...)  [189 words]  
MADAGASCAR
Freemasons jostled by elections in Madagascar
    Several Masonic dignitaries, including Venerable Masters of Lodges, gathered at a lunch in a leading Antananarivo hotel in the early days of June, were offended by the actions of certain of their members who are running in the forthcoming presidential election. (...)  [225 words]  
DJIBOUTI
Investigation in Djibouti presidency
    ? While he was on a trip to Japan in early June for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) was reportedly given information about a serious problem of managing the budgetary aid his country had received from Japan between 1999 and 2008. (...)  [159 words]  
COMOROS ISLANDS
Two French Socialist Party delegations go to Comoros
    In late May, two delegations of French Socialist Party (PS, ruling) members went to the Comoros Islands at the same time, but without their paths crossing at any time. (...)  [199 words]  
UNITED KINGDOM/KENYA
London becomes more pragmatic
   After clearly stating its preference for Raila Odinga in the Kenyan presidential election, London is now working for good relations with President Uhuru Kenyatta.  (...)  [302 words]  
DJIBOUTI
Legal sniping at Boreh trial
   The legal proceedings that the Djibouti government has instigated in London against businessman Abdourahman Boreh have turned into lawyers fighting over legal niceties.  (...)  [314 words]  
COMOROS ISLANDS
Ikililou Dhoinine going to Paris soon
   Certain political circles in Moroni are very circumspect about President Ikililou Dhoinine’s visit to Paris next week.  (...)  [332 words]  
BUSINESS CIRCLES
TANZANIA
Government to run Tulawaka mine
   The Canadian mining company African Barrick Gold (ABG) is in deep problems. Not only is it involved in a legal tussle with the Tanzania Revenue Authority (ION 1357), it also had to  (...)  [195 words]  

COMPANIES
DJIBOUTI
Harmonica Security Services
 [94 words]  
COMOROS ISLANDS
Générale d'Assurance et de Prévoyance
 [153 words]  
DJIBOUTI
P&S Construction
 [139 words]  
DJIBOUTI
IMI
 [82 words]  
MADAGASCAR
Avian Overseas
 [89 words]  
KENYA
Telkom Kenya
 [205 words]  
KENYA
Dangote Cement
 [160 words]  
KENYA
Klohn Crippen Berger
 [161 words]  
DJIBOUTI
Olive Group arrives too
   A new private security company is interested in Djibouti’s strategic position. It is the Olive Group, owned by the brothers Chris and David St George.  (...)  [269 words]  
MOZAMBIQUE
Chissano clan goes into gaming
   Several people close to former President Joaquim Chissano have formed a company for betting on board games.  (...)  [203 words]  
MAURITIUS
Raj Dussoye in a poor way at Bank One
   The CEO of Bank One, Raj Dussoye, is on the way out. His contract is unlikely to be renewed in August.  (...)  [196 words]  
UGANDA
Buganda represented at London conference
   The Kingdom of Buganda will be present for the first time at the investment conference held by the Ugandan Diaspora in London.  (...)  [144 words]  
SEYCHELLES
New offshore search blocks go on sale
   After a two year moratorium, the government has once again begun to attribute blocks for oil prospecting.  (...)  [186 words]  
MADAGASCAR
Hassanein Hiridjee gets foothold in BNI
   Hassanein Hiridjee, the chairman of Data Telecom Service and of MOOV Madagascar, as well as a shareholder in Telecom Malagasy (Telma), has acquired 10% of BNI-Crédit Agricole.  (...)  [288 words]  
MOZAMBIQUE
Intelec goes into real estate
   Intelec Holdings, the group of which the Armando Guebuza family was among its founders, has gone into partnership with a Portuguese property company.  (...)  [223 words]  

WHO'S WHO
SEYCHELLES
Marco Francis
   Three months after he was elected chairman of the Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Marco Francis is making his disagreement with certain aspects of government policy  (...)  [189 words]  
KENYA
Munyori Buku
   A former journalist on the daily newspaper The Standard who went into the service of Uhuru Kenyatta two years ago, Munyori Buku could well achieve his dream of heading the Presidential  (...)  [253 words]  
DJIBOUTI
Philip Newton
   After being in charge of exploring in the Middle East and North Africa for the company Thani Ashanti Alliance Ltd since 2009, Philip Newton will now have to handle another sector.  (...)  [116 words]  
COMOROS ISLANDS
Mohamed Dhakoine Abdou
   The background in communication of the new secretary general of the ministry for transport, Mohamed Dhakoine Abdou, has come in useful.  (...)  [237 words]  
MADAGASCAR
Iharizaka Rahaingoson
   A member of the board of Solidis, a company specialising in leasing and helping companies in credit difficulties (ION 1298), Iharizaka Rahaingoson, was placed on a committal order  (...)  [198 words]  


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