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Francis Soler
SOMALIA Editor in Chief
The Top Ten businessmen in Mogadishu
In spite of the chaotic situation in Mogadishu, a handful of local businessmen, mainly Hawiye, have made their riches these last few years due to commercial contracts with the United Nations or through the "informal" economy. (...)   [712 words]   [$11,2]
John Githongo under control
   Kiraitu Murungi, the Minister for Justice, would seem to have finally succeeded in putting John Githongo, the Permanent Secretary for Ethics and Governance, under his thumb. (...)  [239 words]   [$7]
POLITICS AND POWER BROKERS
SOUTH AFRICA
A film and a book on Winnie
   Sidelined from power, Nelson Mandela's ex-wife will fill her retirement from politics with plans for a film and an autobiography.  (...)  [328 words]   [$7]

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Asmara
Young footballers take a break
 [53 words]   [$2,1]
Addis Ababa
The seven heads of a new party
 [99 words]   [$2,1]
ZIMBABWE
Major rift in ZANU-PF
   The appointment of Joyce Mujuru as vice president has sparked off a conflict with supporters of her powerful rival Emmerson Mnangagwa  (...)  [316 words]   [$7]
MAURITIUS
MSM on the verge of a crisis
   One of the two parties in the government coalition is on the verge of an internal crisis over the general elections in September 2005.  (...)  [415 words]   [$7]

DIPLOMACY
UGANDA
A new caucus at the US Congress
   Two members of the United States House of Representatives, the Republican from New Jersey Christopher H. Smith and the Democrat member for New York, Edolphus Towns have just taken the initiative of establishing a Congressional Caucus on Uganda which they co-chair.  (...)  [221 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
Final negotiations with Lisbon on Cahora Bassa
   The government of Lisbon has tried one last move to get the outgoing President Joaquim Chissano, to recognise Mozambique's substantial debt (at least $ 2 billion) to Portugal over the hydro-electric dam at Cahora Bassa.  (...)  [423 words]   [$7]
INDIAN OCEAN
Lobbying in the face of the European Union
   The MPs from the Indian Ocean countries along with their colleagues from the island states in the Pacific and the Caribbean, voted a resolution in favour of creating an ACP-EU "Natural Catastrophes facility" at the ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly in The Hague this week.  (...)  [155 words]   [$7]

ORGANIZATIONS
EAC
Kenya yet to ratify customs protocol
 [124 words]   [$2,1]
OIF
A Belgian expert in the Comoros
 [207 words]   [$2,1]
EAA
A new chairman in Uganda
 [88 words]   [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO
KENYA
Stanley Murage
   President Mwai Kibaki took on Stanley Murage as his new advisor in Strategic Policy Analysis, with the rank of Permanent Secretary, on 22 November.  (...)  [126 words]   [$7]

APPOINTMENTS & MISSIONS
MOZAMBIQUE
Vaughan Lewis
 [81 words]   [$2,1]
SOUTH AFRICA
Mbuyiseli Vanguard Mkosana
 [98 words]   [$2,1]
SOUTH AFRICA
Mohamed Valli Moosa
 [54 words]   [$2,1]
TANZANIA
Ali Abeid Karume
 [37 words]   [FREE]
MAURITIUS
Ravin Dajee
   The Central Electricity Board (CEB) will have a new general manager from December 1st, Ravin Dajee. He will replace the Canadian Donna Le Clair, who left the post at the end of November.  (...)  [211 words]   [$7]
ITALY/SEYCHELLES
Claudio Izzi
   Since the beginning of the month, Italy has a new honorary consul in the Seychelles, in the person of Claudio Izzi.  (...)  [113 words]   [$7]
COMOROS ISLANDS
Binty Mady
   On a proposition by the Constitutional Court, the President of the Union of the Comoros, Assoumani Azali, appointed on 16 November Mrs Binty Mady to the post of secretary general of the said Constitutional Court.  (...)  [135 words]   [$7]
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
KENYA
MPs angry with AAR
   The Kenyan MPs don't want to renew their insurance policies with Africa Air Rescue in 2005.  (...)  [327 words]   [$7]

COMPANIES
Ford Motor company
A new boss in South Africa
 [97 words]   [$2,1]
Madarail
Madagascar has a tram on its hands
 [227 words]   [$2,1]
Mahfooz Aviation
Debt in Ethiopia
 [93 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
The IMF still cautious
   Reviewing their programme on Djibouti for the first time, the IMF experts' opinion was mixed.  (...)  [348 words]   [$7]
COMOROS ISLANDS
The IMF's four conditions
   The mission that the IMF has just completed in Moroni has set four conditions for it to sign a programme with the Comoros.  (...)  [203 words]   [$7]
Food Industry
Melancholy of Del Monte Kenya Ltd
   The fruit company Del Monte Kenya Ltd, subsidiary of the American company Del Monte Produce Inc. is in a melancholy mood.  (...)  [168 words]   [$7]
Aviation
Two recent Air Madagascar links a flop
   According to an internal company source, the occupancy rate of the two new routes, started in June 2004 by Air Madagascar, to Milan and Bangkok, are "largely below what was hoped"  (...)  [346 words]   [$7]
Horticulture
An Indian firm's vie en rose in Ethiopia
   The Indian company specialising in exporting cut flowers, Karuturi Floritech, has the wind in its sails. It is currently discussing the acquisition of Christensen Flower Auction in  (...)  [211 words]   [$7]
Consultant
An expert for Prey Ravate in Madagascar
   The CEO of the company PREY Ravate (formerly the Stedic group) Edgard Razafindravahy has hired a consultant, Jorge Zandaza, to improve his group's image with consumers and to reposition  (...)  [106 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Rice divides the government
   The wave of speculation on the retail price of rice has triggered social overheating and divided the government as to the possible remedies.  (...)  [331 words]   [$7]
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