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Francis Soler
KENYA Editor in Chief
KANU PUSHING TO WIN
Outgoing president Daniel arap Moi and several officials of Kenya African National Union (KANU, government) had to push hard to pull off presidential and general elections in Kenya held on December 29 and 30 in total confusion. Apart from difficult logistics of organization which even required the one-day ballot to be extended for a second day, the election saw numerous irregularities and eyewitness reports came in from candidates, including the Social Democratic Party candidate for the presidency, Ms. (...)   [623 words]   [$11,2]
POLITICS
MADAGASCAR
MAISON DE MALAGASY IN PARIS
   A Maison de Madagascar will open its doors in Paris sometime during January at 40 Rue du Général Foy, in the premises where, during the time of the regime of impeached ex-president Albert Zafy (ION N° 641), had been installed the Malagasy permanent representative to UNESCO, Imbe Jacob, who had been relieved of his functions by incumbent head of state Didier Ratsiraka.  (...)  [384 words]   [$7]
SOMALIA
NO UNANIMITY IN CAIRO DEAL
   The agreement in Cairo on Somalia which foresees holding, at a date to be fixed, of a conference of reconciliation in Baidoa does not make for unanimity.  (...)  [299 words]   [$7]
UGANDA
ANGRY OFFICERS
   According to a source close to the army general staff, Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) has abandoned, at any rate for the present, the idea of forcibly retiring eight hundred of its officers.  (...)  [212 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
ROME WANTS TO SEDUCE NGONHAMO
   Mozambique’s deputy chief of army staff, general Mateus Ngonhamo, who was head of the RENAMO secret service headed by Afonso Dhlakama during the time of the guerrilla, was received in grand style in Rome in mid-December.  (...)  [248 words]   [$7]
ETHIOPIA
TPLF IN CONGRESS
   The fifth congress of Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF, hard-core of the EPRDF government coalition) was held in Mekele last month in the manner of ruling parties of countries of the former Soviet Bloc.  (...)  [253 words]   [$7]
SUDAN
WALLIS FOR THE SOUTH
   The peace agreement signed on April 21, 1997 between the Sudanese government and seven factions of the Southern Sudanese opposition has been implemented by the Khartoum regime although it has not been recognized internationally and has not brought an end to the civil war raging in Southern Sudan.  (...)  [528 words]   [$7]
DJIBOUTI
"NEW" GOVERNMENT
   Following the success of the government alliance in the December 19 general election, head of state Hassan Gouled Aptidon formed a new government on December 28 which included three new ministers but saw some of prime minister Barkat Gourad Hamadou's earlier prerogatives redistributed.  (...)  [461 words]   [$7]
UNITED KINGDOM/SEYCHELLES
TONY BLAIR
   British prime minister Tony Blair and his family flew into The Seychelles on December 29 for a few days holiday on Ile de la Digue.  (...)  [67 words]   [$2,1]
ETHIOPIA/UGANDA
MOHAMED AL AMOUDI
   The Saudi-Ethiopian millionaire who owns the holding company Midroc Ethiopia flew to Uganda last week to meet with Ugandan head of state Yoweri Museveni.  (...)  [92 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
TOUGH EP RESOLUTION
   The European Parliament adopted a resolution on December 18, on the eve of the Djibouti general election, expressing "alarm at the situation of human rights in Djibouti and particularly anxious at the violence exercised against members of the opposition".  (...)  [190 words]   [$2,1]
MOZAMBIQUE
A CHURCH WORRIED OVER ELECTIONS
   Fearing a fresh postponement of the local elections scheduled for May 1998 after having been initially fixed in December 1997, Mozambique's Roman Catholic church hierarchy has issued an appeal to Roman Catholics for them to "exercise their sacred duty" as electors during these elections where they must be "present and active".  (...)  [107 words]   [$2,1]
SOUTH AFRICA
WESTERN CAPE GOES MONOCOLOUR
   The new executive council formed by Western Cape prime minister Hernus Kriel of National Party (NP, former government party) will start work in mid-January.  (...)  [125 words]   [$2,1]
SUDAN
RWANDANS WITH SPLA?
   Sources close to the Rwandan army general staff claim Rwandan troops are being readied for an airlift to Bunia, in north-eastern Congo-Kinshasa and not far from the Sudanese frontier, to assist units of Sudan People's Liberation Front headed by colonel John Garang which are preparing a new military offensive for the coming dry season.  (...)  [142 words]   [$2,1]
COMOROS ISLANDS
IDI NADHOIM
   Heading up Socotra International and Idi Engineering on the Comoros Islands since 1981, Idi Nadhoim has now been designated chairman of the board of Banque pour l'Industrie et le Commerce Comores (BIC).  (...)  [116 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
KANU PUSHING TO WIN
   Outgoing president Daniel arap Moi and several officials of Kenya African National Union (KANU, government) had to push hard to pull off presidential and general elections in Kenya held on December 29 and 30 in total confusion. Apart from difficult logistics of organization which even required the one-day ballot to be extended for a second day, the election saw numerous irregularities and eyewitness reports came in from candidates, including the Social Democratic Party candidate for the presidency, Ms.  (...)  [623 words]   [$11,2]

WHO'S WHO
MALAYSIA/SEYCHELLES
SYLVESTRE RADEGONDE
   In the framework of the diplomatic reorganization decided by the Seychelles government (ION N° 792), it is to Sylvestre Radegonde that ought to go the new High Commission in Malaysia which will be competent for the Asian continent, Australia, and Oceania.  (...)  [140 words]   [$7]
ETHIOPIA
MICHAEL ASFAHA
   A new secretary general for Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce (AACC) has been named to take over from Shiferaw Bekele W/Kidan, who has held the post since 1990.  (...)  [301 words]   [$7]
AFRICA/PORTUGAL
JORGE COSTA OLIVEIRA
   Portugal's former provincial secretary for the economy in Angola during the colonial era, in the years 1960-1970, who was afterwards for more than ten years chairman of Instituto de Cooperation Portugués (ICP), Jorge Costa Oliveira, has just carried out a study on his country's development efforts with African countries.  (...)  [197 words]   [$7]
CHINA/UGANDA
SONG ZENGSHOU
   The People's Republic of China's new ambassador to Uganda, Song Zengshou, is already in his first post in Africa. Born in Hebei Province in 1938, the career diplomat began on the Africa Desk of the foreign ministry in 1965 then was posted to China's embassy in Pakistan (1969-1975), returning to the ministry first back to the Africa Desk (1975-1980) and then to the ministry's general office (1980-1983).  (...)  [149 words]   [$7]
ECONOMICS
MAURITIUS
COUNTRY FUND FOR MADAGASCAR
   After participating in the creation of the mining company Madagascar Resources in Antananarivo (ION N° 770), Mauritian business affairs lawyer Marc Hein has launched a country fund  (...)  [252 words]   [$7]
SOUTH AFRICA
KEEP IT UNDER THE MATTRESS
   Some 60 percent of South African gold mines are expected to record losses for fourth quarter 1997, with the remainder pulling their chestnuts from the fire thanks partly to financial  (...)  [417 words]   [$7]
ZIMBABWE
CONGO PAYS DEBTS SLOWLY
   A list of payments by cheque in foreign currencies, made by Banque Nationale du Congo (Kinshasa) for the second half of 1997 to the government, army and presidential office, reveals  (...)  [268 words]   [$7]
TANZANIA
SUKITA DEBTS WITH NBC
   The economic appendix of Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM, governmental party), the company Sukita, is believed to have accumulated a total debt of more than 12 billion Tanzanian shillings  (...)  [326 words]   [$7]
EAST AFRICA
RIGHT OF WAY FOR SPOORNET
   The Belgian-South African consortium Company of the Management of Zuidelijke Railways (Comazar), which groups subsidiaries of Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Belges ((SNCB) and  (...)  [380 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
PETROGAL LOOKING TO MAPUTO
   Portugal's state-owned petroleum products utility Petrogal, which counts minority private partners within its walls, is showing renewed interest in the Mozambican market.  (...)  [224 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
QUARRELLING OVER LOCUSTS
   An official of Rhone Poulenc Agro, the French firm which markets the insecticide Adonis, G. Bruge, showed anxiety in correspondence with a Malagasy interlocutor dated November 13 over  (...)  [277 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
WET MATCHES
   The plan to award a foreign company a concession to operate Reseau National des Chemins de Fer Malagasy (RNCFM) has fallen well behind schedule.  (...)  [451 words]   [$7]
TANZANIA
NEW ROUTES FOR ATC
   The national airline Air Tanzania Corporation envisages commencing weekly flights to Congo-Kinshasa (Goma and Lubumbashi) and Mozambique (Pemba, in the north) in February 1998.  (...)  [98 words]   [$2,1]
MOZAMBIQUE
ENRON SEEKS NEW DEADLINE
   Enron has not been able to deliver on time this week the feasibility study on the sale of gas supplies from Pande, as required under its exclusive contract signed with the authorities  (...)  [155 words]   [$2,1]

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