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Francis Soler
KENYA Editor in Chief
Friction in the wheels and deals
With two years still to go to the next presidential election in 2007, the Kenyan government is already undermined by the political ambitions of several of its members. In fact, President Mwai Kibaki is by no means certain of running for re-election. (...)   [691 words]   [$11,2]
President seeking Prime Minister
   The position of Prime Minister Jacques Sylla has been somewhat undermined these last few weeks. To begin with, he was not maintained in the post of secretary general of the presidential party TIM during its congress on 21 December 2004. (...)  [220 words]   [$7]
POLITICS AND POWER BROKERS
MADAGASCAR
French advisor for Lahiniriako
   The speaker of the Malagasy National Assembly has a former French judge and member of the UDF circle on Reunion Island as his legal advisor.  (...)  [259 words]   [$7]

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Moroni
President Azali's helicopter to be refurbished
 [212 words]   [$2,1]
Antananarivo
The Deputy Prime Minister and the Comesa
 [132 words]   [$2,1]
Addis Ababa
Abinet G. Meskel wins against TotalFinaElf
 [107 words]   [$2,1]
ETHIOPIA
Upheaval in the church
   The Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church has sacked the Archbishop of Jerusalem who refused to be put under the supervision of a member of the government party.  (...)  [234 words]   [$7]
UGANDA
Peace terms in discussion
   The drastic conditions of the government cease-fire offer were the cause of the failure of the peace negotiations before 31 December.  (...)  [263 words]   [$7]
DJIBOUTI
Extraditions to Eritrea
   Two Eritrean dignitaries who had asked for political asylum in Djibouti have been extradited to Eritrea along with their driver and a Djibouti companion.  (...)  [298 words]   [$7]

DIPLOMACY
KENYA
A diplomat in the USA recalled to Nairobi
   The number two at the Kenyan embassy to the United States, Kirimi Kaberia, has finally been discreetly recalled to Nairobi.  (...)  [262 words]   [$7]
COMOROS ISLANDS
Decentralised cooperation with a French region
   At the end of his visit to Marseilles in the first half of December 2004, Abdou Soule Elbak, the president of the autonomous island of Njazidja (Grande Comore) signed a decentralised cooperation agreement with Michel Vauzelle, the socialist chairman of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes Côtes d'Azur (PACA).  (...)  [264 words]   [$7]
SOUTHERN AFRICA/EAST AFRICA
EU reticence over a fishing agreement with COMESA
   The European Union (EU) would seem to be somewhat reticent about negotiating with the Common Market For Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) on a regional framework agreement to preserve fish stocks in the Indian Ocean.  (...)  [280 words]   [$7]

ORGANIZATIONS
Coface
Best rating for Madagascar and South Africa
 [200 words]   [$2,1]
FCO
British in Africa honoured
 [211 words]   [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO
DJIBOUTI/FRANCE
André Massida
   The Director General of the company Massida Transit in Djibouti will soon pin a new decoration to his lapel. Already a Knight of the National Order of Merit in France and the National Order of 27 June in Djibouti, he has just been elevated to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour.  (...)  [169 words]   [$7]

APPOINTMENTS & MISSIONS
ETHIOPIA
New ambassador of Iran
 [49 words]   [$2,1]
ETHIOPIA
Ethiopian air force
 [34 words]   [FREE]
SEYCHELLES
Emirates Airlines
 [47 words]   [$2,1]
UGANDA
University of Kyambogo
 [39 words]   [FREE]
TANZANIA
Credentials
 [84 words]   [$2,1]
REUNION ISLAND/MADAGASCAR
H. E. Renaud de la Faverie
   Henri-Eudes Renaud de la Faverie, the Reunionese technical advisor to the Speaker of the Malagasy National Assembly Jean Lainiriako (see p.  (...)  [255 words]   [$7]
TANZANIA/EUROPEAN UNION
Marinus Frans Baan
   The new representative of the European Union (EU) to Tanzania, Marinus Frans Baan has just presented his credentials. For the previous two years he was EU ambassador to several countries in the Pacific and Micronesia, based in Suva (Fiji).  (...)  [93 words]   [$7]
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Airlines
Air India to fly to South Africa via Mauritius
   The airline Air India is planning to start flying to South Africa via Mauritius during this year. It was the airline Air Mauritius which made the suggestion, in the last quarter of  (...)  [275 words]   [$7]

COMPANIES
Multiconsult Ltd
A new client in Mauritius
 [112 words]   [$2,1]
OPCA
A contract in the Maputo industrial duty free zone
 [121 words]   [$2,1]
Zantel
A licence in mainland Tanzania soon
 [114 words]   [$2,1]
oil exploration
Disillusion in Eritrea
   After unilaterally suspending the activity of foreign mining companies in the country in September 2004, the Eritrean government has just done the same to three oil companies which  (...)  [297 words]   [$7]
Banks
Short list for the acquisition of NMB in Tanzania
   The banks pre-selected to take part in the acquisition of 49% of National Micro-Finance Bank (NMB) have until 2 February to put in their bids.  (...)  [164 words]   [$7]
Telecoms
Conflict in Ethiopia
   The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) has been the subject of scathing criticism from the Federal Environmental Control Authority (FECA). Several weeks ago, this government  (...)  [100 words]   [$7]
KENYA
Kuguru goes into coffee
   A former Kanu politician who has rallied behind the government coalition has obtained an authorisation to go into coffee production before March.  (...)  [393 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Ravalomanana's advice
   Following advice from the Madagascan Head of State, the chairman of Fivmpama has diversified its economic activity into the construction industry.  (...)  [335 words]   [$7]
SOUTH AFRICA
Mbeki and businessmen in Khartoum
   By going to Khartoum in the company of 18 South African businessmen, President Thabo Mbeki has disclosed his trade ambitions.  (...)  [443 words]   [$7]
DJIBOUTI
Coubèche's new factory
   The company owned by Saïd Ali Coubèche has obtained government approval to exempt it from tax on material imported to build a new bottling plant.  (...)  [272 words]   [$7]
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