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Francis Soler
SUDAN Editor in Chief
Secession in the South, coup in the North
In the minds of those who brokered the 2005 peace agreement, the national election in April 2010 should have had a calming effect ahead of the South Sudan self-determination referendum in 2011. This scenario has now gone adrift, because there is no doubt at all as to what the outcome of the referendum will be: (...)   [776 words]   [$11,2]
KENYA
Uhuru Kenyatta vs Raila Odinga
  Uhuru Kenyatta, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, has declared war against Prime Minister Raila Odinga, in order to defend his privileges. (...)
POLITICS & POWER
MADAGASCAR
Diplomat returns privately
   The former chargée d’affaires of the French embassy in Antananarivo, Marie Claire Girardin, who acted as interim ambassador for several months in 2009 before she was recalled to Paris, has finally been won over by the charm of the country.  (...)  [251 words]   [$7]

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Djibouti    The chairman of the Africa committee of Medef International and CEO of Gras Savoye (insurance), Patrick Lucas, does not regret taking an interest in Djibouti these last few years. (...)  [101 words]   [$2,1]
Antananarivo    The creation of a Masonic NGO was announced during the Rencontres Humanistes et Fraternelles Africaines et Malgaches (Rehfram) meeting which has just ended in Antananarivo. (...)  [105 words]   [$2,1]
Addis Ababa    The Ethiopian government is currently negotiating with donors about its conditions for accepting the presence of international observers during the next elections. (...)  [162 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Uhuru Kenyatta vs Raila Odinga
   Uhuru Kenyatta, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, has declared war against Prime Minister Raila Odinga, in order to defend his privileges.  (...)  [260 words]   FREE
KENYA
Lease for Italian base renegotiated
   Negotiations are under way for a ten year renewal of the lease for the Italian space station at Malindi.  (...)  [202 words]   [$7]
SEYCHELLES
Tourist industry’s new reps
   Some new trade attachés and tourism “ambassadors” have been designated to attract new visitors.  (...)  [216 words]   [$7]

ON THE LINE
MOZAMBIQUE
José Socrates goes on a rep's trip to Mozambique
    Re-elected in the September 2009 election, but without a majority in Parliament in Lisbon, Portugal's Socialist Prime Minister José Socrates is to go on a real trade rep to Mozambique from 3 to 5 March. (...)  [148 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Serge Ranaivo thinking of his future in Madagascar
    The minister for youth and sport, who is a friend of the President of the High Authority for Transition (HAT) Andry Rajoelina, no doubt knows that he doesn’t have a future as a member of the government. (...)  [139 words]   [$2,1]
COMOROS ISLANDS
President Sambi draws a blank at the AU
    It was in vain that the Comorian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Djaffar, made his efforts in the wings of the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa at the beginning of February, to try to stop his country from being listed among the African countries in crisis. (...)  [229 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
Djibouti opposition remobilizes
    The Alliance Républicaine pour le Développement (ARD, the political party of the late Ahmed Dini) will hold a meeting in Djibouti on 25 and 26 February to try to inject fresh impetus into the opposition for the 2011 election. (...)  [135 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Madagascar contacts the Venice Commission
    A representative of the President of the High Authority for Transition (HAT), Andry Rajoelina, accompanied with the Frenchman Philippe Leclerc, are expected to go Strasburg on 12 February to contact the European Commission for Democracy through Law, better known as the Venice Commission. (...)  [94 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Conflict in the information ministry
   The control of the new government publication Kenya Today is at the centre of a battle between two heavyweights in the ministry for information.  (...)  [276 words]   [$7]
SOMALIA
French private companies on deck
   French law does not yet authorise private military companies. A small firm has therefore devised a system enabling it to act from abroad.  (...)  [279 words]   [$7]
COMOROS ISLANDS
Sambi still annoyed with General Amir
   The President of the Comoros is still looking out for the right time to replace the head of the AND.  (...)  [219 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Minister rebels against Rajoelina
   The minister for foreign affairs has resigned, due to his disagreement with the President of the High Authority.  (...)  [139 words]   [$7]
BUSINESS CIRCLES
ETHIOPIA
Gilgel Gibe II still blacked out
   As The Indian Ocean Newsletter disclosed last week (see alert sent to subscribers on 05 February 2010), the largest hydro-electric dam in Ethiopia, Gilgel Gibe II, is still out of  (...)  [278 words]   [$7]

COMPANIES
MADAGASCAR
Total
 [191 words]   [$2,1]
MOZAMBIQUE
United Bank for Africa
 [45 words]   [FREE]
MAURITIUS
HSBC Bank
 [73 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
Alessi Group
 [116 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
Safintra
 [109 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
SABMiller
 [116 words]   [$2,1]
ERITREA
Nevsun Resources Ltd
 [156 words]   [$2,1]
MOZAMBIQUE
Monte Binga Segurança
 [111 words]   [$2,1]
TANZANIA
Double Tree Hilton
 [91 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
BIDCO
 [119 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
New banks on the doorstep
   Three new banks, two of which are run under Islamic principles, are soon to open their doors in Djibouti city.  (...)  [324 words]   [$7]
TANZANIA
Nuctech vs Smiths Heimann
   A Chinese company is extracting its revenge in Dar es Salaam after it was penalised in Brussels due to a complaint from Smiths Heimann.  (...)  [194 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
Pateguana riding high
   The son of Francisco Pateguana, the former governor of Inhambane, has just founded several companies.  (...)  [150 words]   [$7]
KENYA
G4S cleans up in Nairobi
   The security firm G4S which has been the victim of several thefts, is to restructure its top executive in Nairobi.  (...)  [160 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
French firms affected by the crisis
   French firms vary in their reaction to the crisis, depending on their sector of activity and how long they have been in operation.  (...)  [367 words]   [$7]
TANZANIA
IFC to aid Nyerere Foundation
   A Chinese company is planning to build the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation House in Dar es Salaam through the help of a loan from the IFC.  (...)  [226 words]   [$7]
MAURITIUS
Duval let down by Virgin
   Xavier-Luc Duval presented Virgin Atlantic’s service to Mauritius as a personal triumph. He is now embarrassed because this service is to be suspended.  (...)  [150 words]   [$7]

WHO'S WHO
FRANCE/MADAGASCAR
Jean-Louis Jolivet
   The deputy director of the security firm Geos Europe has all the zeal of a man who is new to the job.  (...)  [134 words]   [$7]
UGANDA
Elly Tumwine
   A new mission has just been confided to General Elly Tumwine as part of a programme to restructure the operation of the intelligence services in Uganda.  (...)  [350 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Gilbert Tahitsy
   The head of the Office Malgache de la Régularisation des Télécommunications (OMERT), Gilbert Tahitsy, has so far been unlucky in his attempts to get his hands on the FM pirate radio  (...)  [157 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
Daude Nhaca Guebuza
   While his uncle Armando Guebuza was being re-elected President of Mozambique last year, Daude Idrisse Nhaca Guebuza was busy attending to his business.  (...)  [123 words]   [$7]
CANADA/ETHIOPIA
John Baird
   The Canadian Minister for Transport, John Baird, went on a lightning visit to Addis Ababa on 10 February to meet Bashir Makhtal in his prison cell and argue his case with the Ethiopian  (...)  [171 words]   [$7]

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