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Francis Soler
ERITREA Editor in Chief
Asmara, the magnet for opponents
A small country with big ambitions, Eritrea has become the headquarters of opponents from all over the Horn of Africa. Asmara uses them against Ethiopia or as bargaining counters to make its presence felt on the regional diplomatic scene. But its aid is not without obligations, as many of its “guests” have found out to their cost. (...)   [702 words]   [$11,2]
MADAGASCAR
Aga Khan's arrival greeted by mishap
  The arrival of the spiritual leader of the Ismaili movement in Antananarivo on 26 November almost resulted in a diplomatic incident. (...)
POLITICS & POWER
DJIBOUTI
Decrees in quick succession
   President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh signed two decrees on exactly the same subject over a three-week span: the nomination of the eight members on the board of the authority regulating the ports and free trade zones.  (...)  [218 words]   [$7]

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Port-Louis    Although until recently he was on quite cordial terms with the main opposition leaders, Raj Mudhoo has had a change of heart as far as they are concerned. (...)  [67 words]   [$2,1]
Nairobi    The victory of France Telecom and its allies in the acquisition of 51% of the equity of Telkom Kenya owes much to Vishal Agarwal, who participated in putting their proposal together. (...)  [56 words]   [$2,1]
Addis Ababa    An Ethiopian MP and leader of the Southern Ethiopia People’s Democratic Movement, has defected and is asking for asylum in the United States. (...)  [74 words]   [$2,1]
Moroni    One of the last letters to be signed by the Lebanese President Emile Lahoud before leaving his functions on 23 November was to the President of the Union of the Comoros, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi. (...)  [104 words]   [$2,1]
Victoria    The hotel-owner and former opposition MP until May 2007 Alain St Ange is to write the biographies of two former Presidents of the Seychelles France Albert René and James Mancham. (...)  [86 words]   [$2,1]
SOUTH AFRICA
An ANC confidential document
   An internal account of the last meeting of the ANC executive in mid-November lists the difficulties the South African governing party is encountering.  (...)  [366 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Secren's DG's head on the block
   Northern lobbyists want the head of the director general of Secren because he is a Betsileo.  (...)  [188 words]   [$7]
COMOROS ISLANDS
Sambi wants to “liberate” Anjouan
   The President of the Union is disappointed the African Union does not want military action against Anjouan.  (...)  [169 words]   [$7]

ON THE LINE
MOZAMBIQUE
Afonso Dhlakama goes into business in Mozambique
    The leader of Renamo (opposition), Afonso Dhlakama, has just made his entry in the firm Socadiv Holding Lda. (...)  [140 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
The rising star of Malagasy foreign affairs
    The general secretary of the Malagasy ministry for foreign affairs is very busy with the forthcoming local elections at the moment. (...)  [169 words]   [$2,1]
MAURITIUS
Impassionate Labour activist reduced to silence
    The GlobalMauritian.com web site has put the damper on the diatribe by some of its contributors against the large sugar plantation owners in Mauritius. (...)  [183 words]   [$2,1]
SEYCHELLES
Michel and Ramkalawan private meeting in Seychelles
    The leader of the opposition Wavel Ramkalawan was one of the guests at a lunch given on 28 November by President James Michel in honour of the outgoing general secretary of the Commonwealth, Don Mckinnon. (...)  [93 words]   [$2,1]
ETHIOPIA
Ethiopia’s military preparations
    Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has just admitted to Parliament in Addis Ababa that his government had increased the military spending budget by 16. (...)  [141 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
ODM's "Pentagon" in turmoil
   The split between two leaders in Raila Odinga’s campaign team are now so deep that they haven’t spoken to each other for a week.  (...)  [209 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Candidate smacks of heresy
   Weary of his tangles with the capital’s administration, the young Catholic businessman Andry TGV is standing as a candidate for the local election in Antananarivo.  (...)  [344 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Aga Khan's arrival greeted by mishap
   The arrival of the spiritual leader of the Ismaili movement in Antananarivo on 26 November almost resulted in a diplomatic incident.  (...)  [169 words]   FREE
UGANDA
Salva Kiir puts his oar in
   The President of South Sudan wants to relaunch inter-Ugandan negotiations in Juba, whereas Kampala blows hot and cold over the LRA rebels.  (...)  [209 words]   [$7]
BUSINESS CIRCLES
MOZAMBIQUE
Two dignitaries go into property
   The shareholders of a property company created in mid-October called Cidadela de Matola include the wife of a serving minister and a former Frelimo armed forces general during the  (...)  [167 words]   [$7]

COMPANIES
SEYCHELLES
Rodeco Consulting
 [141 words]   [$2,1]
ETHIOPIA
ModernETH
 [106 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
SDMO
 [149 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
BMMI
 [111 words]   [$2,1]
SOMALIA
Africa Oil Corporation
 [125 words]   [$2,1]
AFRICA
BL Harbert International
 [141 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Candax Energy
 [144 words]   [$2,1]
EAST AFRICA
Allahabad Bank
 [82 words]   [$2,1]
ETHIOPIA
Avion Resources Corp
 [109 words]   [$2,1]
SOUTH AFRICA
IFC goes for renewable energy
   The subsidiary of the World Bank will participate in the launch of a new fund to invest in renewable energy in Southern Africa.  (...)  [273 words]   [$7]
ZIMBABWE
Mugabe wants the IMF no more
   Relations with the IMF have further worsened after Harare refused to receive a routine mission under the organisation’s Article IV.  (...)  [259 words]   [$7]
DJIBOUTI
Omar Aydid’s troubles are not over
   The authorities have cut off the satellite television operator’s signal. The government broadcaster RTD wants to fill the vacuum and launch its own bouquet of channels.  (...)  [161 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Tiko to go into the paper sector
   The group of companies owned by President Marc Ravalomanana is continuing its strategy of diversification.  (...)  [177 words]   [$7]
UGANDA
Indra Sistemas makes a killing
   This Spanish company is faring better in Uganda than in Kenya, where one of its bids was recently invalidated.  (...)  [151 words]   FREE
DJIBOUTI
One refinery project after another
   Over the years, several Middle Eastern companies have considered building an oil refinery in Djibouti. To date, none of these projects have seen the light of day.  (...)  [252 words]   [$7]
AFRICA
The EMRC’s network in Africa
   A Belgian association is to hold a forum to promote investment in the African continent alongside the EU-Africa summit in Lisbon.  (...)  [301 words]   [$7]

WHO'S WHO
FRANCE/MADAGASCAR
Gildas Le Lidec
   The next French ambassador to Madagascar is an Asia specialist who discovered his interest in Africa late in life. Currently the Ambassador to Japan, where he had begun his diplomatic  (...)  [205 words]   [$7]
REUNION ISLAND
Jerôme Billerey
   The chairman of the board of directors of Aérowatt SA, active particularly on Reunion Island, is to be the chairman of the overseas commission of the Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables  (...)  [132 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Patricia Randrianarison
   After giving the matter careful thought, the wife of a serving minister of the Malagasy government decided to run in the local elections in December 2007 under the colours of the TIM  (...)  [153 words]   [$7]
IRELAND/SOUTH AFRICA
Niall Mellon
   This young Irish property operator has been the largest private supplier of low-cost housing in South Africa for the last five years.  (...)  [208 words]   [$7]
SOUTH AFRICA
Fikile Mbalula
   The General Secretary of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) is a thorn in the side of the ANC but not only because he is one of the most unconditional supporters of  (...)  [135 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
Paulo Muxanga
   A whole new board of administration was appointed for the Hydroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) after the ownership of the majority of its equity was transferred from Portugal to Mozambique  (...)  [94 words]   [$7]

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