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Francis Soler
DJIBOUTI Editor in Chief
President IOG sitting on a time bomb
In amending the constitution so that he can run for a third mandate in the April 2011 presidential election, President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh prevented his regime from imploding from the divisions between certain dignitaries in his Mamassan clan and the dominant Issak network (the clan from Somaliland) of his wife Kadra Mahamoud Haïd. (...)   [723 words]   [$11,2]
KENYA
Kenyatta takes care of his image
  Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, one of the six Kenyan political leaders accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of playing a role in the 2008 riots, is bracing himself to defend his image so that he can stand as a candidate in the 2012 presidential election. (...)
POLITICS & POWER
KENYA
Kenyatta takes care of his image
   Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, one of the six Kenyan political leaders accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of playing a role in the 2008 riots, is bracing himself to defend his image so that he can stand as a candidate in the 2012 presidential election.  (...)  [240 words]   FREE

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Harare    On 8 December, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) formed the arbitration tribunal that is to consider the request by the Von Pezold family which considers its land in Zimbabwe had been illegally expropriated by the Harare government (ION 1290). (...)  [96 words]   [$2,1]
Djibouti    The commanding officer of the 13th Demi-Brigade de Légion Etrangère (DBLE), Colonel Cyrille Youchtchenko, is by no means the only person to be unhappy about the recent announcement by the Chief of Staff of the French forces stationed in Djibouti, General Thierry Caspar-Fille-Lambie, that this unit of legionnaires was to definitively leave Djibouti in June 2011. (...)  [162 words]   [$2,1]
Hargeisa    President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud known as Silanyo went home to Hargeisa on 9 December after a three week stay in London, where he met with British MPs and attended a conference at Chatham House. (...)  [115 words]   [$2,1]
COMOROS ISLANDS
Mohamed Fazul is still in the game
   Ikililou Dhoinine was very confident he would win the presidential election at the end of December – until his rival’s triumphant return to Moroni after a visit to France.  (...)  [227 words]   [$7]
ERITREA
Asmara’s “American Mafia”
   One of the diplomatic cables recently released by WikiLeaks lifts the veil a little on a group of Eritrean leaders historically closely connected with the United States.  (...)  [234 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR/FRANCE
Andrianantoandro scores a point in Paris
   The Speaker of the Transition Congress was received by two French MPs while he was in France officially on a three week private visit for medical treatment.  (...)  [207 words]   [$7]

ON THE LINE
MOZAMBIQUE
Ethiopia and Mozambique are priorities for Italian aid
   The Italian Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (DGCS) recently announced its priorities for the next two years. (...)  [171 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Jean-Marc Châtaigner’s good works in Madagascar
   On 14 December, the French Ambassador in Antananarivo, Jean-Marc Châtaigner intervened with the President of the High Authority for the Transition (HAT), Andry Rajoelina in favour of release on bail before Christmas for three imprisoned members of the opposition, Fetison Andrianirina, the MP Stanislas Zafilahy and the curate Edouard Tsarahame. (...)  [262 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Two Malagasy officials banned from going to USA
   The United States embassy in Antananarivo, acting on orders from Washington, refused to issue visas to two Malagasy dignitaries who wanted to go to a conference in New York from 6 to 10 December. (...)  [71 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Fisticuffs at the head of the Kenya Wildlife Service
   Seeing his chance of becoming Inspector General of Police (IGP) dwindle from day to day, the director of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Julius Kipng’etich has been fighting fiercely to keep his current job. (...)  [242 words]   [$2,1]
MAURITIUS
Ramgoolam’s “new” inner circle
   Some former associates of Ramgoolam’s late father have come back in strength in the office of the present Prime Minister of Mauritius.  (...)  [281 words]   [$7]
SOMALILAND
Whose Antonov is grounded in Hargeisa?
   The President of Somaliland wants to take legal action against the crew of an Antonov 24 transporting military equipment and grounded in Hargeisa since 10 December.  (...)  [344 words]   [$7]
TANZANIA
Presidential election has left its marks
   In the wake of the general election at the end of October, the atmosphere is somewhat tense between President Jakaya Kikwete, who is a Muslim, and certain Christian dignitaries.  (...)  [274 words]   [$7]
BUSINESS CIRCLES
MADAGASCAR
Last minute lobbying for Intertek
   Philippe Leclerc, the French advisor to the President of the High Authority for Transition (HAT), Andry Rajoelina, won’t drop the subject on Intertek (ION 1298).  (...)  [263 words]   [$7]

COMPANIES
SEYCHELLES
Ascon
 [160 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
National Cement Co.
 [63 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Standard Media Group
 [87 words]   [$2,1]
SEYCHELLES
Zil Air
 [114 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Blueline
 [137 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Tsimisanda Consulting
 [116 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
Banque Centrale de Djibouti
 [233 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Gruppo Maltauro
 [116 words]   [$2,1]
MOZAMBIQUE
Mulikana Investimentos
 [133 words]   [$2,1]
MAURITIUS/MADAGASCAR
Battle rages between the breweries
   NBM, partly owned by the Mauritius company Brasseries Phoenix, began production in Antananarivo. But the rival companies are fighting back.  (...)  [236 words]   [$7]
UGANDA
Land grab in the oil-bearing zone
   Some land speculators and a few officials have got their hands on land belonging to the kingdom of Bunyoro situated in a zone covered by an oil search permit.  (...)  [239 words]   [$7]
KENYA
KPRL wants to refine Ugandan crude
   In early 2011, Kenya Petroleum Refineries Ltd will find out the cost of adapting its equipment to refine the crude that Uganda will produce soon.  (...)  [189 words]   [$7]
SOMALILAND/DJIBOUTI
A TV channel to promote IOG?
   A private television channel in Hargeisa is to begin broadcasting programmes to Africa and beyond. One of its aims is to improve the image of the Djibouti President.  (...)  [183 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
The Jusob family in mining
   A member of the family of the former director of the Centro de Promoçao de Investimentos (CPI) is expanding his portfolio in the import-export and mining sectors.  (...)  [229 words]   [$7]
COMOROS ISLANDS
IMF facility risks being put on hold
   The election period is not conducive to the respect of the IMF’s criteria, just as the latter’s board is to decide on whether to continue the Comoros aid programme.  (...)  [305 words]   [$7]
SEYCHELLES
To each his hotel in the archipelago
   The head of the Seychelles Tourism Board is following in his father’s footsteps on La Digue Island.  (...)  [187 words]   [$7]

WHO'S WHO
KENYA
Alfred Mutua
   The Kenyan government spokesman, Alfred Mutua, is sparring for a fight with the International Criminal Court (ICC) which this week disclosed the names of the six Kenyan dignitaries  (...)  [174 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
Egideo Leite
   The chairman of Hidroeléctrica de Mpanda N’kuwa, the company that is planning to build a dam on the site of the same name, is not short of projects.  (...)  [255 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
O. Rakotomihantarizaka
   The present Minister for Public Safety, Organes Rakotomihantarizaka feels he is on an ejection seat and could lose his job after the next ministerial reshuffle, scheduled in January  (...)  [192 words]   [$7]
SEYCHELLES/MADAGASCAR
Callixte D’Offay
   The Malagasy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hippolyte Ramaroson, wrote to the President of the High Authority for Transition (HAT), Andry Rajoelina on 10 December to warn him to prepare  (...)  [114 words]   [$7]
SOMALILAND
Liban Mohamed Ashur
   Ever since President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud known as Silanyo appointed him chief of protocol to the presidency – a post not included in the constitution - in October 2010, Liban Mohamed  (...)  [199 words]   [$7]

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