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Francis Soler
MAURITIUS Editor in Chief
Berenger and Ramgoolam obliged to unite?
In spite of the rift of distrust that has separated them since their ruling coalition broke up in 1997, the present Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party (LP), Navin Ramgoolam and the leader of the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM, opposition), Paul Berenger, could form an alliance ahead of the general election due to be held later this year. (...)   [756 words]   [$11,2]
UGANDA
LRA in the news again
  Officials from Uganda, DRC and the Central African Republic, have just met to exchange information on the LRA and other rebel movements. (...)
POLITICS & POWER
MOZAMBIQUE
American frigates snubbed
   Certain American experts and high-ranking officers in Africa Command (Africom) are distrustful of the government of President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique (ION 1276), and vice versa.  (...)  [204 words]   [$7]

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Nairobi    President Mwai Kibaki has let go his personally accredited doctor, Dan Gikonyo, and has put his health into the hands of the Kenyan army doctors. (...)  [102 words]   [$2,1]
Djibouti    About 70 policemen were sacked a few months ago, mainly Issas who were considered insufficiently obedient to the present authority, and some Afars. (...)  [95 words]   [$2,1]
Antananarivo    There is more than one Gilbert in Madagascar. Contrary to what we stated in ION 1279, Gilbert Tahitsy is not the head of the Office Malgache d’études et de régulation des télécoms (Omert). (...)  [114 words]   [$2,1]
Addis Ababa    The words uttered by the Deputy Prime Minister Addisu Legesse during a recent meeting of his office sound almost like a confession. (...)  [72 words]   [$2,1]
UGANDA
LRA in the news again
   Officials from Uganda, DRC and the Central African Republic, have just met to exchange information on the LRA and other rebel movements.  (...)  [286 words]   FREE
TANZANIA
Mark Mwandosya vs Dawasco
   The selection of a new chief executive officer for Dawasco is blocked because of a standoff with the Minister, Mark Mwandosya.  (...)  [221 words]   [$7]
DJIBOUTI
Legal FRUD says “yes but”
   The legal FRUD is backing Ismail Omar Guelleh’s plan for a third mandate, but wants a constitutional referendum.  (...)  [178 words]   [$7]

ON THE LINE
DJIBOUTI
Berlin to open an embassy in Djibouti
    The German authorities have become fed up with running their country's participation in the fight against terrorism and marine piracy off the coast of Somalia from their embassy in Ethiopia. (...)  [140 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Is Camille Vital on the way out in Madagascar?
    The Prime Minister Camille Vital is still angry because this week he had a Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs imposed on him in the person of Vice Admiral Hyppolite Raharison Ramaroson, who detests him. (...)  [104 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
American ambassador to leave his post in Kenya in June
    According to a source at the US embassy in Nairobi, the American Ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger, is expected to leave his post in June. (...)  [230 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Philippe Leclerc’s account to TGV in Madagascar
    Philippe Leclerc, the chairman of Orizon Finance and advisor to Andry Rajoelina known as TGV, the President of the High Authority for Transition (HAT), has gone to Antananarivo to give his account of the approaches he made to the Venice Commission (ION 1279). (...)  [116 words]   [$2,1]
ETHIOPIA
Doubts about the number of voters in Ethiopia
    The exact number of people truly registered on the electoral lists for the next general election is a closely guarded secret in Ethiopia. (...)  [159 words]   [$2,1]
SEYCHELLES
A sheikh who is starting to irritate
   The privileged treatment meted out to the reigning Prince of Abu Dhabi has not only irritated the Seychelles opposition. The inhabitants of La Misere village have also become furious after a pollution incident.  (...)  [320 words]   [$7]
COMOROS ISLANDS
Said Larifou takes the debate to Addis
   The general secretary of an opposition group went to Addis Ababa to warn the African Union about President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi.  (...)  [354 words]   [$7]
EAST AFRICA/EUROPEAN UNION
Ineffective regional integration aid
   A recent audit by the EU Audit Commission for the period 2002 – 2009 found that the support of the European Development Fund (EDF) was ineffective.  (...)  [248 words]   [$7]
BUSINESS CIRCLES
KENYA
Land Bank gets off to a bad start
   The idea of buying land from individuals so as to build up a portfolio of terrain for the government’s future projects has got off to a bad start.  (...)  [218 words]   [$7]

COMPANIES
MOZAMBIQUE
R.J. Burnside
 [106 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
United Technologies
 [119 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Tecma
 [127 words]   [$2,1]
MOZAMBIQUE
Puma Energy Moçambique
 [103 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
SABMiller
 [123 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Nakumatt
 [63 words]   [$2,1]
SOUTH AFRICA
Agama Energy
 [103 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
Wijaya Baru Global Berhad
 [113 words]   [$2,1]
MOZAMBIQUE
BCI-Fomento
 [106 words]   [$2,1]
MOZAMBIQUE
NGN Moçambique
 [78 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Lobby campaign over land leases
   The firm Kaplan&Stratton Advocates is waging war against the measures in the planned new constitution restricting foreigners’ access to land.  (...)  [275 words]   [$7]
KENYA
Ethnic fight at the Post Bank
   Following the election of Mwai Kibaki, the Kikuyu took over at the Post Bank, then in a Kalenjin stronghold. They are now being accused of ethnic discrimination.  (...)  [201 words]   [$7]
EAST AFRICA
IFC to fund digital TV
   Several African countries are to switch to digital TV by 2015. A Swedish private company is at the starting blocks in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, with funds from the IFC!  (...)  [210 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
The Indians want to hunt in packs
   The State company Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation has found a private Indian partner with good contacts in Maputo so it can get mining franchises.  (...)  [266 words]   [$7]
MAURITIUS
MUA wants to acquire La Prudence
   Mauritius Union Assurance Ltd has informed the Stock Exchange of Mauritius that negotiations are under way for it to purchase La Prudence Mauricienne Assurances Ltée  (...)  [216 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Investors from Marseilles in bio-fuel
   The firm NEO SA has had an unlucky experience in bio-fuel in Madagascar. But this has not put another investor from Marseilles against entering the sector.  (...)  [244 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Sonapar’s delicate matters
   The national participation company has a number of delicate matters under negotiation.  (...)  [148 words]   [$7]

WHO'S WHO
UNITED STATES/MOZAMBIQUE
Joe Sive
   The California-based African Investment Fund (AIF) has just signed a deal with the State-owned company Petromoc to participate in funding a pipeline from Mozambique to South Africa  (...)  [139 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
Patrick Lawless
   The mining company Noventa, which wants to revive the tantalum mine in Marrupino (Zambezia), doesn’t know which way to turn to improve its relations with the Mozambican authoritie  (...)  [236 words]   [$7]
KENYA
Wilfred Kiboro
   As well as being chairman of the board of the Nation Media Group (NMG), to which he was appointed last year, Wilfred Kiboro, NMG’s former CEO, has just been attributed a new funct  (...)  [183 words]   [$7]
ETHIOPIA
Million Assefa
   The legal advisor to the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE, central bank) Million Assefa has been officially accused by the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission of being involved in  (...)  [175 words]   [$7]
KENYA
Chirau Ali Mwakwere
   The Kenyan Minister for Transport, Chirau Ali Mwakwere, is going through the darkest hours in his political career.  (...)  [227 words]   [$7]

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