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Francis Soler
KENYA Editor in Chief
The men who bet on Raila Odinga
Unless he takes the responsibility of plunging his country into the chaos of government by force, President Mwai Kibaki, who was hastily inaugurated for a second mandate on 30 December, will sooner or later have to accept to negotiate with his adversary Raila Odinga. (...)   [723 words]   [$11,2]
SOUTH AFRICA
Mbeki and Zuma as seen by Gumede
  William Gumede is lucky with his timing. Zed Books (London and New York) has just published the updated version of his book “Thabo Mbeki and the struggle for the soul of the ANC”, which originally appeared in South Africa in 2005. (...)
POLITICS & POWER
ETHIOPIA
The manœuvres of the elders
   Ephraim Isaac, a Falasha (Jewish Ethiopian) living in the United States who has already acted as a mediator (ION 1204) with the leaders of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (CUDP, opposition), is continuing his discreet approaches with various personalities in the Ethiopian opposition.  (...)  [232 words]   [$7]

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Antananarivo    The general manager of the communication company Toowell was very quick in turning the page after the local elections. (...)  [96 words]   [$2,1]
Moroni    The dismissal by President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi on 16 December of the Judges Halifa Ben Mohamed and Ahamada Zaidou from the magistracy “for indignity and serious shortcomings in their duty of reserve” was taken badly by certain Western countries. (...)  [129 words]   [$2,1]
Addis Ababa    Tension is at an all-time high between the chief of the Ethiopian security services, Getachew Assefa and the head of the military intelligence services who is also in charge of peace negotiations with Eritrea, General Yohannes Gebremeskel. (...)  [83 words]   [$2,1]
Addis Ababa    The Ethiopian Prime Minister would appear to want to renew his post after the next election. (...)  [55 words]   [$2,1]
UGANDA
Buganda under top surveillance
   Museveni has charged loyalist officers to control this region in the centre of the country. He is concerned about subversive activity linked to the land reform legislation.  (...)  [244 words]   [$7]
SEYCHELLES
Opposition votes for the budget
   For the first time in its fifteen years of existence, the opposition has voted for the 2008 budget put before Parliament by the Finance Minister Danny Faure.  (...)  [276 words]   [$7]
COMOROS ISLANDS
Sambi reiterates idea of intervention
   The President is again talking about taking action against Anjouan. But his troops are not yet ready.  (...)  [150 words]   [$7]

ON THE LINE
KENYA
Kenya is the main buyer in Africa of American arms
    A report dated 20 December 2007 intended for members of the US Congress, written by the specialist Richard F. (...)  [106 words]   [$2,1]
TANZANIA
Misadventures of a minister’s son in Tanzania
    The High Court of Dar es-Salaam issued an injunction on 13 December to prevent Bar One from playing music, following a petition by eleven inhabitants of the Msasani neighbourhood in the Tanzanian trade capital. (...)  [169 words]   [$2,1]
ETHIOPIA
The strongman of Ethiopian prisons
    The Deputy Commissioner for Ethiopian prisons, Wedi Shambel, is a veritable strongman in this sector of the Ethiopian administration. (...)  [220 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Daniel arap Moi’s bad decision in Kenya
    The former President of Kenya made the wrong choice in rallying behind Mwai Kibaki for the 27 December presidential election in the hope that would guarantee him impunity for the way his government had run the country in the past. (...)  [99 words]   [$2,1]
EAST AFRICA
US servicemen’s daily allowance in East Africa
    The American Administration has just published the 2008 rates for daily allowances attributed to servicemen affected to temporary missions abroad outside their zone of deployment. (...)  [188 words]   [$2,1]
SOUTH AFRICA
Mbeki and Zuma as seen by Gumede
   William Gumede is lucky with his timing. Zed Books (London and New York) has just published the updated version of his book “Thabo Mbeki and the struggle for the soul of the ANC”, which originally appeared in South Africa in 2005.  (...)  [314 words]   FREE
MADAGASCAR
Andry TGV’s municipal team
   Now that he has been elected mayor of the capital, Andry TGV has to constitute a team able to meet the inhabitants’ expectations. A hard task is in store for him.  (...)  [302 words]   [$7]
COMOROS ISLANDS
Christian Job taken to task
   The lawyers acting for the French-Comoros citizen Shamir Kamoula, currently in prison in Moroni following a legal conflict with BIC (subsidiary BNP-Paribas), have inundated the French authorities with protest letters.  (...)  [287 words]   [$7]
BUSINESS CIRCLES
ZIMBABWE
The oil barons
   The recent cut in the import duty on oil products has even further increased the profit margins of the oil distribution companies, many of which are owned by some of the dignitaries  (...)  [288 words]   [$7]

COMPANIES
MADAGASCAR
Technofrance
 [69 words]   [$2,1]
REUNION ISLAND
Petredec
 [113 words]   [$2,1]
SUDAN
Mixta Africa
 [101 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
JSL Biofuels
 [144 words]   [$2,1]
ETHIOPIA
Oromia International Bank
 [88 words]   [$2,1]
REUNION ISLAND
Caillé group
 [104 words]   [$2,1]
ETHIOPIA
Yara-France
 [100 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
Yemen Airways
 [164 words]   [$2,1]
COMOROS ISLANDS
Cresta Hospitality
 [88 words]   [$2,1]
MOZAMBIQUE
Sociedade Noticias
 [92 words]   [$2,1]
TANZANIA
Ending Tanesco's monopoly
   The government should finally bring before Parliament a bill at the end of January to deregulate the electricity generation and distribution sector.  (...)  [314 words]   [$7]
MAURITIUS
Ramdaursingh finally at the SBM
   After waiting for many months, Rajah Ramdaursingh is finally to be made chairman of the State Bank of Mauritius with the benediction of Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam.  (...)  [319 words]   [$7]
KENYA
Turbulence in the airways
   The post-election political agitation will aggravate the problems of Kenya Airways. Its profits for the first half of 2007 had already been well down.  (...)  [225 words]   FREE
MADAGASCAR
Struggle in the chamber of commerce
   Three candidates are in the race to succeed Simon Rakotondrahova at the head of the Antananarivo Chambre de Commerce & d’Industrie. Verdict on 15 January.  (...)  [217 words]   [$7]
SEYCHELLES
Beach war on Mahé
   The government has promised to ensure that hotels allow the public to have access to the beaches. This issue has poisoned its relations with the hotel industry.  (...)  [246 words]   [$7]
SEYCHELLES
Airline in accident trouble
   Two recent accidents on Air Seychelles Boeing 767s have put the company into unforeseen financial difficulties.  (...)  [175 words]   [$7]

WHO'S WHO
MADAGASCAR/FRANCE
Narisoa Rajaonarivony
   The Malagasy Ambassador to Paris, Jean-Pierre Razafy-Andriamihaingo has been posted to Rome and will be replaced in France by one of the Tiko’s Boys.  (...)  [190 words]   [$7]
UGANDA
Elly Karuhanga
   Up to now the legal advisor to the Canadian mining company IBI Corporation (gold and uranium prospecting), the lawyer Elly Karuhanga has just been given a seat on the group’s boar  (...)  [166 words]   [$7]
UNITED STATES/SUDAN
Richard Williamson
   Tired of the slow progress in the Darfur situation and, it would appear, not holding the same position as the Bush Administration on how to settle the conflict, Andrew Natsios resigned  (...)  [156 words]   [$7]
ETHIOPIA
Eyesuswork Zafu
   The Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (CCSA) re-elected its outgoing chairman Eyesuswork Zafu for a two year mandate on 17 December.  (...)  [141 words]   [$7]
TANZANIA
Daudi Balali
   The governor of the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has been keeping a low profile for the last few weeks.  (...)  [213 words]   [$7]
PAKISTAN/MOZAMBIQUE
Khalid Tawab
   The Honorary General Consul of Mozambique in Pakistan is to lead a Pakistani trade mission to Maputo in February. Khalid Tawab, the chairman of the Tawab Group and the firms Excel  (...)  [49 words]   [FREE]

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