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Francis Soler
UGANDA Editor in Chief
HARDLY EVEN HALF A LOAF
The World Bank consultative group meeting on Uganda, held in Paris on November 21-22, left the two most sensitive subjects hanging: the question of Uganda's rising-rising-rising military expenditure (last increase seen hovering at 140 billion Ugandan shillings), and the country's handling of multilateral debt (ION N° 742). (...)   [580 words]   [$11,2]
POLITICS
ZIMBABWE
UKRAINIAN DELEGATION IN HARARE
   After making a first stop in the Republic of South Africa, a Ukrainian delegation led by prime minister Valery Pustovoytenko was received in Zimbabwe for the first time at the end of November.  (...)  [68 words]   [$2,1]
UGANDA
HARDLY EVEN HALF A LOAF
   The World Bank consultative group meeting on Uganda, held in Paris on November 21-22, left the two most sensitive subjects hanging: the question of Uganda's rising-rising-rising military expenditure (last increase seen hovering at 140 billion Ugandan shillings), and the country's handling of multilateral debt (ION N° 742).  (...)  [580 words]   [$11,2]
UNITED NATIONS/TANZANIA
SALIM AHMED SALIM
   The secretary general of Organization of African Unity (OAU), Tanzanian Salim Ahmed Salim, has made plans to visit France, where he hopes to meet French head of state Jacques Chirac in Paris and Zaire's head of state Mobutu Sese Seko in Nice, southern France, where he is convalescing.  (...)  [144 words]   [$2,1]
ETHIOPIA/FRANCE
PAUL D'ORNANO
   The France-Djibouti and Horn of Africa group of the French senate (upper chamber) which is chaired by senator Paul D'Ornano (Rassemblement Pour la République and representing French nationals abroad) had a breakfast meeting with the Ethiopian ambassador to France, Mulugeta Eteffa, on November 26.  (...)  [49 words]   [$2,1]
SEYCHELLES
JAMES MICHEL
   Seychelles finance minister James Michel wants the Seychelles parliament to adopt new legislation which sanctions hoteliers and tour operators who do not use the services of local banks to exchange foreign currency received from their non-resident clients.  (...)  [68 words]   [$2,1]
SOUTH AFRICA
MINISTER ERWIN IN PARIS EARLY IN 1997
   Although the visit of South African deputy president Thabo Mbeki to Paris at the beginning of November as part of his European tour was a very political affair, and the visitor did not manage to meet French head of state Jacques Chirac (ION N° 740), South African trade and industry minister Alec Erwin is expected to make a visit at the beginning of 1997 to follow up on economic dossiers between the two countries.  (...)  [79 words]   [$2,1]
COMOROS ISLANDS
MOHAMED TAKI'S VOYAGES
   After his visit to Gabon scheduled for this week (ION N° 742), Comoros Islands head of state Mohamed Taki Abdul Karim was due to travel to Burkina Faso to attend the next Franco-African summit, planned in Ouagadougou, then to go on an official visit to the People's Republic of China in mid-December.  (...)  [87 words]   [$2,1]
MAURITIUS
KEEP IT SMALL
   After more than three months of shilly-shallying (ION N° 738), the anticipated reshuffle of the Mauritian coalition government (Labour Party / Mouvement Militant Mauricien) is more of a soft-shoe shuffle.  (...)  [254 words]   [$7]
ETHIOPIA
FIRST BALANCE SHEET OF PURGE
   Recently evicted former deputy prime minister and defence minister Tamrat Layne (ION N° 739) is under house arrest if not in detention, according to usually reliable sources.  (...)  [527 words]   [$7]
COMOROS ISLANDS
THREE-FINGER BALLOT
   Following the failure of government discussions with the political opposition to persuade its members to participate in the general election (on December 1 and 8), the Comoros Islands will watch a lopsided three-man battle within the ruling government ranks.  (...)  [374 words]   [$7]
SUDAN
FRANCE STICKS UP FOR KHARTOUM
   The United Nations Security Council has voted to set back all discussion on an eventual air embargo on Sudan for a whole month, following a proposal by France backed by Russia to this effect.  (...)  [571 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
DHLAKAMA AND THE ZAMBEZE VALLEY
   Following his visit to Portugal in mid-November (ION N° 741), RENAMO leader Afonso Dhlakama has informed the Speaker of Portugal's parliament Almeida Santos that he wants to be able to express his opinions on the question of developing the Zambeze Valley.  (...)  [109 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
GRAND MANOEUVRES
   Grand Manoeuvres in the camps of the two presidential runners shifted into top gear at the beginning of the week, for the date of publication of first-round results (scheduled for December 2) should determine the date of the second round of voting.  (...)  [241 words]   [$7]
TANZANIA
STUDENTS UP IN ARMS
   Students at the University of Dar es Salaam are protesting against new regulations laid down by the higher education minister Jackson Makweta for candidates applying for a study scholarship.  (...)  [77 words]   [$2,1]
SOMALIA
NAKURU PEACE CALL
   Traditional leaders and former Somali officials who participated in the conference sponsored by the European Union in Nakuru, Kenya, from November 15-18 (ION N° 741), have issued a call for peace in Somalia which has little chance of being heeded in the near future.  (...)  [425 words]   [$7]
SEYCHELLES
JUST MAKE AN OFFER THEY CAN'T REFUSE
   The Seychelles government has offered the Indian group Amita Bachchan 25 million rupees (US$5 million) for the right to put on the next Miss World contest.  (...)  [64 words]   [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO
ETHIOPIA/EUROPE
KARL HARBO
   Ethiopia is no stranger to Karl Harbo, the new head of the European Union delegation in Addis Ababa. From 1979 to 1986, he was posted in the Ethiopian capital as the European Commission's economic counsellor.  (...)  [150 words]   [$7]
SUDAN
QUTBI AL MAHDI
   Sudan's former ambassador to Teheran Qutbi Al Mahdi is to take over as head of the External Security Organization from lieutenant-general Mohamed Ahmed Mustapha Al Dabi, who has been appointed deputy chief of staff for army operations.  (...)  [189 words]   [$7]
DJIBOUTI
MOHAMED DJAMA ELABE
   An emblematic figure of the Djibouti political opposition, Mohamed Djama Elabe died of a cerebral haemorrhage on November 26 after being admitted to the well-known Hôpital Militaire du Val de Grace, in Paris.  (...)  [197 words]   [$7]
MAURITIUS
VASANT BUNWAREE
   After months of horsedealing, it is finally the Labour Party's Dr. Vasant Bunwaree who has been named finance minister, replacing Rundheersing Bheenick (also Labour Party) who was obliged to resign in August.  (...)  [205 words]   [$7]
ECONOMICS
ETHIOPIA
"FRANCE 2000" IN 1997
   About forty local representatives of French companies have already reserved space (at 200 birr per sq.  (...)  [94 words]   [$2,1]
ETHIOPIA
WORLD BANK CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING IN ADDIS
   Contrary to its usual habits, the next World Bank consultative group meeting on Ethiopia will be held in Addis Ababa -- on December 10-12 -- and not in Paris.  (...)  [34 words]   [FREE]
SOUTHERN AFRICA/UNITED STATES
OPIC FUND FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
   Following on Africa Growth Fund managed by Equator Bank, here comes New Africa Opportunity Fund managed by New African Advisers, a North Carolina (USA) company headed by Justin Be  (...)  [89 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
CORRUPTION HITS REGIONAL RECORD
   Local representatives who are used to rewarding their official intermediaries for contracts signed by paying commission, generally running at about 3-5 percent in Ethiopia and a little  (...)  [137 words]   [$2,1]
MAURITIUS
SUGAR MINI-HARVEST
   Mauritius is currently studying the possibility of introducing a mini-harvest of sugar crops before the main harvest, in a bid to meet its export commitments with the European Uni  (...)  [72 words]   [$2,1]
TANZANIA
ZANZIBAR LIGHTS ITS OWN CANDLE
   The islands of Unguja and Pemba should be able to go it alone from next year, electricitywise. After being supplied with electricity from power stations in mainland Tanzania for sixteen  (...)  [244 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
DEBT: THE NAPLES PILL
   Like Uganda (see "Hardly even half a loaf" in this issue), Mozambique did not benefit from the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC) when its turn came to face the Paris  (...)  [369 words]   [$7]
KENYA
LOOK WHAT WE'VE DONE!
   Kenya has done a little nifty back-door shopping to help its energy sector. After failing to see the World Bank consultative group meeting in March release US$125 million rapidly  (...)  [555 words]   [$7]
SOUTHERN AFRICA/THE INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS
MANY MALAYS
   Trade campaigns of Malaysian companies and financial groups are not tied down just to the Southern African region (ION N° 734) but also sweep up Indian Ocean islands.  (...)  [321 words]   [$7]
UGANDA
UCB TO GO PRIVATE IN 1997
   Ugandan finance minister Mayanga Nkangi has told The Indian Ocean Newsletter that privatization of the state-owned Uganda Commercial Bank should begin next year.  (...)  [94 words]   [$2,1]
SOUTH AFRICA
TELEKOM MALAYSIA CLINGS ON
   Telekom Malaysia is playing its cards close to the chest in the bitter battle between eight foreign companies and groups to become the initial-phase "strategic partner" of South African  (...)  [218 words]   [$7]
DJIBOUTI
ABDURAHMAN BARRE'S APPETITE
   A fairly powerful local economic group is beginning to emerge in Djibouti headed by Djibouti businessman Abdurahman Barre. He is getting backing from head of state Hassan Gouled Aptidon's  (...)  [396 words]   [$7]
UGANDA
ROAD ROUTE STRATEGY
   Meeting in Paris on November 21-22 (see "Hardly even half a loaf" in this issue), the World Bank consultative group on Uganda took a long, lean look at Uganda's ambitious ten-year  (...)  [338 words]   [$7]

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