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previous Archive n° 972  - 11/17/2001 next   Francis Soler MADAGASCAR Editor in Chief Paris Passes the Buck to Brussels Three challengers to President Didier Ratsiraka in the presidential contest on December 16 recently paid separate visits to Paris to warn the French authorities against the risk of electoral fraud (...)   [664 words]  [$8.2] POLITICS & POWER SOMALIA "Terrorist" Quickly Spirited Away    In mid-October a Saudi Arabian national was arrested in Mogadishu by police working for president Abdulkassim Salad Hassan's Transitional National Government (TNG).  (...)  [235 words]  [$4.7] ETHIOPIA Diplomats to Verify Abuse Charges    A mission of representatives from five western countries were to travel to southern Ethiopia this week to examine the conditions of coming local elections at the district, the kebele (county), and the zone level.  (...)  [343 words]  [$4.7] SOUTH AFRICA Mercenary Group Unwelcome    The South African government is going after the leaders of a shadowy mercenary organization operating at Welkom, a Free State province mining city reputed for its conservatism.  (...)  [305 words]  [$4.7] COMOROS ISLANDS Time Not Cool to Be Named Fazul    The governor of Moheli island learned to his distress last week that his name has become rather difficult to bear.  (...)  [349 words]  [$4.7] KENYA Dismay at Police Roundup of Muslims    Local Muslim dignitaries and a couple of ministers expressed consternation last week-end when some 50 Muslims were taken in for questioning in Mombasa, and seven of them were arrested.  (...)  [291 words]  [$4.7] ZIMBABWE Union Members Vent Discontent with MDC    Leaders of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) are becoming increasingly worried about the weight that the intellectuals and liberal professions are starting to take inside the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), a party that union members helped to found and in which they still form the back spine.  (...)  [298 words]  [$1.5] MADAGASCAR Paris Passes the Buck to Brussels    Three challengers to President Didier Ratsiraka in the presidential contest on December 16 recently paid separate visits to Paris to warn the French authorities against the risk of electoral fraud  (...)  [664 words]  [$8.2] WHO'S WHO SOMALIA Hassan Abshir Farah    Sworn in this week in Mogadishu, the new prime minister of the Transitional National Government (TNG) is that government's former water and mineral resources minister.  (...)  [369 words]  [$4.7] ETHIOPIA Hailemariam Desalegne    A new president of the South Ethiopia Nations, Nationalities, and People's State (SNNPS) was named on November 12 to replace Abate Kisho, who was dismissed a few months ago and is indicted for corruption.  (...)  [185 words]  [$4.7] SOUTH AFRICA Bongani Khumalo    Named only this week in replacement of Louis Tager, the new chairman of South Africa's public transportation company Transnet is closely related to the cabinet of President Thabo Mbeki.  (...)  [198 words]  [$4.7] ECONOMICS & PROJECTS MAURITIUS Sky-High Prices Put CIEL in a Sweat    Born recently through the merger of Mauritius's Floreal and Aquarelle groups, CIEL Textiles Ltd is considering the coming restructuring of its textile activities in Madagascar.  (...)  [262 words]  [$4.7] COMPANIES UNITED INSURANCE Merger with Lion OK'ed in Ethiopia  [165 words]  [$1.5] DATA COMMUNICATIONS Second ISP Kicks Off in Mauritius  [70 words]  [$1.5] CONCERT COMMUNICATIONS Lines Cut with Barakat in Somalia  [158 words]  [$1.5] EAST AFRICA French Trade Figures Soaring    While Kenya's economic situation is hardly vibrant, due to the business circle's interest in who will be succeeding President Daniel arap Moi, French exporters have significantly increased  (...)  [375 words]  [$4.7] UGANDA A Consultant to Privatize the URC    By January 2002, the Ugandan authorities will have to have chosen a technical advisor to prepare for the privatization of the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC), the principle of which  (...)  [250 words]  [$4.7] BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ENERGY AES's American Adviser in South Africa  [268 words]  [$4.7] BANKING The "Advantages" of Madagascar's BSM  [201 words]  [$4.7] HARBORS South Africa Port Users Harbor Doubts  [113 words]  [$4.7] SOUTH AFRICA A Cautious Choice for the IFC    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is planning on treading cautiously in providing support for Black empowerment companies in South Africa.  (...)  [237 words]  [$4.7] ETHIOPIA Somali "Banks" Closed Down    The Ethiopian authorities have profited from a decision by the U.S. to close down the Somali remittance agency Al Barakaat last week (ION 971) to do the same – and even a bit more  (...)  [364 words]  [$4.7] COMOROS ISLANDS Réunion Island Equipped for the Rescue    In the framework of regional cooperation, Réunion Island's equipment directorate is to bring its technical expertise to bear at the Comoros equipment ministry.  (...)  [116 words]  [$1.5] MADAGASCAR World Bank Unveils Project for Mining Sector    In late October, the World Bank launched a financing project for a new phase in reforming Madagascar's mining sector.  (...)  [245 words]  [$1.5]   previous Archive n° 972  - 11/17/2001 next

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