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Francis Soler
COMOROS ISLANDS Editor in Chief
VeriSign looks longingly at 269
voir aussi le document complémentaire US company VeriSign had still not made public this week the agreement it signed at the end of October with ComoreTel (a subsidiary of G8 Communications and the Comoros’ Société Nationale des Postes et Télécommunications) for the exclusive marketing of telephone numbers using the international code 269-8 (which is attributed to the Comoros), as revealed in The Indian Ocean Newsletter (ION 926). (...)   [687 words]   [$11,2]
POLITICS & POWER
TANZANIA
Karume’s team in Zanzibar
   The new president of Zanizbar, Amani Abeid Karume, whose recent election is being contested by the opposition, on November 22 designated a twelve-person government in which three portfolios go to persons from Pemba Island.  (...)  [335 words]   [$7]
ETHIOPIA
Don’t play around with protocol
   A security officer of the flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) was recently fired for not being au fait with the unofficial preferential treatment allowed to persons working for prime minister Meles Zenawi‘s protocol service.  (...)  [247 words]   [$7]
ZIMBABWE
The army facing MDC
   While the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC, opposition) led by Morgan Tsvangirai envisages organizing demonstrations next month to oblige head of state Robert Mugabe to leave power, Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) is busy preparing to face them.  (...)  [275 words]   [$7]
KENYA
The Masai are furious with Saitoti
   Kenya vice president George Saitoti is still the target of criticism by some members of the government KANU party, and in particular a group of Masai leaders headed by Daniel ole Muyaa, chairman of Olkejuado county council (ION 925).  (...)  [342 words]   [$7]
SEYCHELLES
No cash for the president
   The project of the very recent Indian Ocean chapter of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation to make a gift of at least 125,000 rupees in cash (US$1 = 5.  (...)  [276 words]   [$7]
ETHIOPIA
A new military meeting
   After Tigrayan officers met in Mekele (ION 924) another meeting with officers belonging to the ruling EPRDF coalition was held in the Ethiopian defence ministry in Addis Ababa from November 8 to 12.  (...)  [127 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Opponents want to file legal complaint against arap Moi
   Two Kenyan lawyers are preparing, in collaboration with Kenya Community of London (KCL), to file a legal complaint against head of state Daniel arap Moi on the grounds that he is responsible for tribal clashes and police maltreatment of prisoners.  (...)  [161 words]   [$2,1]
ZIMBABWE
ZANU-PF losers get organized
   Former ZANU-PF (governmental) MPs who lost their parliamentary seats in the June elections are preparing to form a new political party in view of the presidential election in 2002.  (...)  [165 words]   [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO
MAURITIUS
New Ambassadors
   Patrice Curé is expected to keep his post as ambassador to Australia for another year and the new permanent representative to the United Nations is to be Jagdish Koonjal, who earlier had been tipped as Mauritius’ first ambassador in the new German capital, Berlin.  (...)  [433 words]   [$7]
UNITED STATES/ETHIOPIA
Philip Berber
   After making a fortune as an Internet stockbroker, the former head of CyBerCorp has decided to give some of the money he made from the sale of his company to charitable works in Ethiopia.  (...)  [266 words]   [$7]
KENYA
Yash Pal Ghai
   Head of state Daniel arap Moi on November 17 chose an eminent law professor to chair Kenya Review Commission (KRC), which has to thrash out a new constitution.  (...)  [238 words]   [$7]
ECONOMICS & PROJECTS
MOZAMBIQUE
Pina Moura sets the counter to zero
   During his meetings with Mozambican ministers last week (ION 926), Portuguese finance minister Joaquim Pina Moura proposed that negotiations on the future of the Portuguese-owned Hidroeléctrica  (...)  [279 words]   [$7]

COMPANIES
SUDAN
Hadian Group - Electricity contract
 [113 words]   [$2,1]
EAST AFRICA
Mazcom Technologies - Ferryboat project
 [122 words]   [$2,1]
UGANDA
Aes Nile Power Ltd - Contract for power station
 [75 words]   [$2,1]
COMOROS ISLANDS
Totalfinaelf - Forthcoming return to Moroni
 [75 words]   [$2,1]
EAST AFRICA
European aid hanging fire
   In its latest report, dated mid-November, the European Union’s court of accounts said that 103.8 million euro due to Sudan under the Stabex compensation fund in compensation for export  (...)  [412 words]   [$7]
KENYA
Ebola fears
   The Kenyan health minister has appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva for help in stepping up epidemiological surveillance and preparations to face possible risks  (...)  [238 words]   [$7]

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
SOUTH AFRICA
Mining rights debated
 [322 words]   [$7]
COMOROS ISLANDS
New routes in the Comoros
 [148 words]   [$7]
UGANDA
Ugandan lobbying in London
 [144 words]   [$7]
COMOROS ISLANDS
VeriSign looks longingly at 269
 [687 words]   [$11,2]
DJIBOUTI
Makes your mouth water...
   Ten thousand bottles of mineral water being imported each day into Djibouti, especially from Yemen, two Djibouti businessmen are going to launch into bottling local water.  (...)  [433 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
A top (almost) secret law
   Although it was tabled (as bill N° 27/2000) in Parliament on November 13, Madagascar’s draft 2001 finance law has remained virtually top secret until today.  (...)  [291 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
Belgian aid to Maputo
   During the visit of head of state Joaquim Chissano to Brussels on November 15, Mozambique’s deputy foreign minister (and former ambassador to Belgium) Ms.  (...)  [131 words]   [$2,1]
ERITREA
European Union grabs back financing
   In addition to releasing the 20 million euro project financing for construction of the electricity transmission line between Massawa and Ghinda approved at the beginning of this year  (...)  [203 words]   [$2,1]
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