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Francis Soler
DJIBOUTI Editor in Chief
Battle for succession ahead of time
The rich Djibouti businessman Abdurahman Mahamoud Boreh, who had made a very substantial contribution to President Ismaël Omar Guelleh’s election campaign in 1999, is now at daggers drawn with the presidential couple. He had been replaced at the head of the Autorité des Ports et des Zones Franches (APZF) by Aden Ahmed Doualeh, hitherto the Djibouti government’s representative on the Port Autonome International de Djibouti (PAID). (...)   [717 words]   [$11,2]
MOZAMBIQUE
The explosive Manhenje affair
  The investigation into embezzlement by the former minister for home affairs could unearth other culprits. (...)
POLITICS & POWER
KENYA
Raila Odinga beefs up his team
   Prime Minister Raila Odinga has strengthened his team to enable him to fill his role of controlling the activities of his ministers and also to keep a close eye on the head of the civil service Francis Muthaura who is not currently on very good terms with him.  (...)  [260 words]   [$7]

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Port Louis    The La Sentinelle group that owns the leading morning daily in Mauritius, L’Express, has been going through some jolts following a recent internal restructuring exercise. (...)  [91 words]   [$2,1]
Antananarivo    Is the Bureau Indépendant Anti Corruption (Bianco) headed by General Ramarozatovo, counterproductive or metamorphosing into a political police force? (...)  [125 words]   [$2,1]
Antananarivo    The American Chamber of Commerce in Madagascar (AmCham), launched on 26 November in the presence of Stephen Hayes, the chairman of the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), is chaired by Robert Strauss. (...)  [83 words]   [$2,1]
Victoria    The Seychelles government is to plea for its debt with the Club de Paris to be rescheduled, during a meeting planned for March 2009. (...)  [57 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Shoot the Prime Minister
   The "presidential dialogue" in Antananarivo at the end of November gave President Marc Ravalomanana the chance to fire pot shots at his Prime Minister.  (...)  [332 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
The party's over for Rahaga
   Although Andry Rajoelina was the favourite, the battle for the control of the Madagascar Tribune was finally won by the PR agency Toowell.  (...)  [375 words]   [$7]
ETHIOPIA
Tefera Walwa still in trouble
   The minister for capacity building could soon be the target of accusations of misappropriation.  (...)  [144 words]   [$7]

ON THE LINE
MAURITIUS
Jean Suzanne going through a bad patch in Mauritius
    The head of Infinity BPO and advisor to Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam for new information and communication technology (ICT) is having a tough time at present to defend his image in Port Louis. (...)  [160 words]   [$2,1]
SUDAN
A German consultant in Sudan
    Markus Hartmann, the founder and CEO of HJP Consulting GmbH, was the leading light in the electronic passports system that has just been inaugurated in Sudan. (...)  [125 words]   [$2,1]
TANZANIA
BMWs for Kikwete in Tanzania
    Although the Tanzanian presidential services decided to use Mercedes Benz vehicles when the country became independent, five BMWs recently made their appearance in the presidential escort. (...)  [154 words]   [$2,1]
MAURITIUS
A French Grand Master on a visit to Mauritius
    ? The Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France (GOF), Pierre Lambichi, is to be the guest of honour at the celebrations for the 230th anniversary of the Loge La Triple Esperance in Mauritius. (...)  [132 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Ny Hasina Andriamanjato to make come-back in Madagascar
    The former Minister for Post and Telecommunications, Ny Hasina Andriamanjato commonly known as Loulou, annihilated financially and politically during the presidential election in December 2006 when he polled just 4% of the votes cast, has resurfaced in the entourage of the mayor of Antananarivo, Andry Rajoelina. (...)  [159 words]   [$2,1]
SOMALIA
New security contract
   President Abdullahi Yusuf is signing more contracts with security companies, but has no funds to pay for them.  (...)  [322 words]   [$7]
SOMALIA/ETHIOPIA
Addis Ababa drops Abdillahi Yusuf
   The Ethiopian government is making a U-turn. Addis Ababa is dropping the President of the Somalian Transitional Federal Government (TFG), Abdillahi Yusuf.  (...)  [270 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
The explosive Manhenje affair
   The investigation into embezzlement by the former minister for home affairs could unearth other culprits.  (...)  [182 words]   FREE
BUSINESS CIRCLES
MADAGASCAR
Tiko goes into a new business
   During the last few weeks the Tiko group owned by President Marc Ravalomanana has diversified its activity into the rental of an events room in Antananarivo.  (...)  [182 words]   [$7]

COMPANIES
ETHIOPIA
Copy Cat Ltd
 [106 words]   [$2,1]
SOMALIA
Secopex
 [108 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Fincom Technologies
 [165 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Assist Développement
 [139 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Trident Enterprises Ltd
 [180 words]   [$2,1]
TANZANIA
EurAfrican Bank
 [132 words]   [$2,1]
MAURITIUS
Groupe Bhunjun
 [153 words]   [$2,1]
UGANDA
Solel Boneh International
 [171 words]   [$2,1]
TANZANIA
Parliament issues warning to Ngeleja
   A parliamentary commission has ordered the minister for energy not to authorise the purchase of electricity generators put on sale by Dowans Holdings.  (...)  [254 words]   [$7]
TANZANIA
Trouble ahead for Brookside
   Dar es-Salaam is threatening to suspend the operating licence of Brookside Dairies, a firm owned by the family of the Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister, Uhuru Kenyatta.  (...)  [215 words]   FREE
MAURITIUS
Quarrels within the Rogers group
   The recent acquisition of two companies by the Rogers group has revived an old quarrel between the Taylor and Espitalier-Noel families at the top of the group.  (...)  [242 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
Kuwait looking to Matola
   A Kuwaiti firm has its eye on the Matola oil terminal, currently operated by the State-owned company CFM.  (...)  [153 words]   [$7]
DJIBOUTI
Giants battle for bulk solids terminal
   Dubai Port World wants to persuade the Djibouti President to whittle away the monopoly held by the Saudi-Ethiopian magnate Mohamed Hussein al Amoudi.  (...)  [361 words]   [$7]
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Vinod Shrivastava superstar
   The head of a Washington based consultancy was the star of the RERA annual conference in Arusha.  (...)  [183 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
André Ramaroson back in service
   The Madagascan king of soap, André Ramaroson, who had retired, has gone back into the saddle to take on the State that wants to expropriate one of his plantations.  (...)  [214 words]   [$7]

WHO'S WHO
KENYA
Joseph Kamau
   The former director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), who had to leave his post two years ago because of his involvement in the saga of the two Armenian brothers Artur  (...)  [134 words]   [$7]
UNITED STATES/AFRICA
Witney Schneidman
   Witney Schneidman, who has been one of Barack Obama’s election campaign advisors and who is joint chairman of the African Advisory Group, is the leading contender to replace the Republican  (...)  [216 words]   [$7]
UGANDA
Beti Kamya
   An MP in the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC, opposition party), Beti Kamya, 51, has just said out loud what many people are thinking.  (...)  [181 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Daniel Mathat
   Investing in Madagascar is no easy matter, as the Frenchman Daniel Mathat is finding out to his cost.  (...)  [225 words]   [$7]
FRANCE/MADAGASCAR
Jean-Marc Simon
   According to our sources, the former French Ambassador to Gabon, Jean-Marc Simon is in pole position to succeed Gildas Le Lidec in Madagascar, where he should most probably complete  (...)  [223 words]   [$7]

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