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N°1237 - Paris,  26/04/2008    07/05/2008 - Somalia - Humanitarian workers in danger  07/05/2008 - Djibouti - Chinese aid “without strings” [Next issue on May 17] Francis Soler KENYA Editor in Chief Grand coalition or nest of vipers The appointment of a very large (almost 100 Members) coalition government between the two main rivals in the December 2007 presidential election, President Mwai Kibaki and his new Prime Minister Raila Odinga , will bring a temporary halt to their conflict. (...)   [753 words]  [$8,2] FREE ARTICLE All stops out to get Kony to sign   The Sudanese negotiator Riak Macher is trying a final attempt at mediation after the LRA leader refused to sign a peace agreement with Kampala at the last minute. (...)  [345 words]  [FREE] POLITICS & POWER MADAGASCAR The President is not sporting    The Malagasy Head of State is used to having everyone at his beck and call. So he did not appreciate Yannick Noah ’s “insult”.  (...)  [197 words]  [$4,7] BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Djibouti    The Consul of France in Luxembourg for the last four years is to leave the Grand Duchy (where he will be replaced by Stanislas Mrozek ) for the arid land of the Horn of Africa. (...)  [57 words]  [$1,5] Maputo    The son of Prime Minister Luisa Diogo together with another member of his family have just created the company Duplo D Lda , based in Boane and specialising in all kinds of agro-industrial activity. (...)  [61 words]  [$1,5] Victoria    The former Commissioner of Police André Kilindo , who is currently an advisor to President James Michel on security matters, could soon be in a bad position. (...)  [95 words]  [$1,5] Addis Ababa    Sudanese troops are stationed in Ethiopia on the banks of the Shinfa River in the west of the country and are preventing local inhabitants from going to the river or to work their fields. (...)  [98 words]  [$1,5] Port Louis    Philippe Hitié , the head of Summertimes and the Mauritius agent for Corsairfly and the Tui group, is believed to be about to form a partnership in the hotel business with Jean-Michel Pitot . (...)  [71 words]  [$1,5] MAURITIUS Recruiting members one by one    Paul Bérenger’s MMM party will not repeat last year’s exploit on May 1st and announce a spectacular series of new party members. Instead, it will consolidate its position ahead of the general election in 2010.  (...)  [239 words]  [$4,7] COMOROS ISLANDS Mohéli foils Sambi's ambitions    The Presidents of the autonomous islands of Mohéli and Ngazidja are opposing the President of the Union's desire to amend the constitution to stay in power.  (...)  [260 words]  [$4,7] ETHIOPIA The hunt for ONLF rebels is on    The Ethiopian government is counting on Somaliland and Puntland to help it rid itself of the ONLF rebels.  (...)  [213 words]  [$4,7] ON THE LINE MOZAMBIQUE A French rite Masonic lodge in Mozambique    Some Mozambican diplomats on post in Paris and Lisbon were discreetly alerted by advisors to President Armando Guebuza about the need to keep an eye on the moves afoot to create a French rites Masonic Lodge in Mozambique. (...)  [159 words]  [$1,5] COMOROS ISLANDS Jego and the Mayotte CCI miss each other    The visit to Paris last week of the chairman of Serge Castel , the chairman of the Mayotte Chambre de commerce et d’industrie (CCI), was not particularly successful. (...)  [180 words]  [$1,5] MADAGASCAR Ravalomanana's joyful return to Madagascar    The Madagascan President was in a very good mood when he got home after his official visit to Germany coupled with a short stop in France. (...)  [180 words]  [$1,5] MOZAMBIQUE Renamo pampers its former combatants in Mozambique    The former Mozambican rebel movement has decided to legalise its own association of veteran combatants discreetly created two years ago. (...)  [89 words]  [$1,5] MAURITIUS Dev Jokhoo’s ambitions in Mauritius    The head of the National Security Service (NSS), who has just been promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police, has now gone public about his ambition to become the next head of the Mauritius police force. (...)  [156 words]  [$1,5] ERITREA Washington backs opposition to hilt    Two recent meetings by American officials with Eritrean opposition leaders supported by Ethiopia are illustrative the diplomatic line being taken by the United States.  (...)  [256 words]  [$4,7] UGANDA All stops out to get Kony to sign    The Sudanese negotiator Riak Macher is trying a final attempt at mediation after the LRA leader refused to sign a peace agreement with Kampala at the last minute.  (...)  [345 words]  [FREE] COMOROS ISLANDS/FRANCE Misunderstandings still remain    The authorities of the Union have not withdrawn the ban on transporting Comoran illegal immigrants expelled from Mayotte to the three Comoros islands.  (...)  [349 words]  [$4,7] BUSINESS CIRCLES DJIBOUTI US advises on the business climate    A recent document entitled “Doing Business in Djibouti : 2008 Country Commercial Guide for US Companies” published by the Commercial Service of the US Department of Commerce devotes  (...)  [216 words]  [$4,7] COMPANIES PKF Consulting    SOMALIA   [114 words]  [$1,5] SC Grampet SA    MOZAMBIQUE   [62 words]  [$1,5] Green Resources ASA    TANZANIA   [102 words]  [$1,5] RPL    MADAGASCAR   [153 words]  [$1,5] Metal Concentrators Madagascar    MADAGASCAR   [48 words]  [$1,5] JC Grupo SA    MOZAMBIQUE   [110 words]  [$1,5] Heritage Oil    TANZANIA   [126 words]  [$1,5] Obtala Resources    TANZANIA   [124 words]  [$1,5] Euroconsult Mott MacDonald    SUDAN   [155 words]  [$1,5] Merrill Lynch    SOUTH AFRICA   [103 words]  [$1,5] SOUTH AFRICA The Shaik brothers sell a mine    Yunis and Shamin “Chippy” Shaik have sold their Mozambican mining company to the Canadian firm Pacific Wildcat Resources Corp.  (...)  [275 words]  [$4,7] MOZAMBIQUE A former minister on all fronts    Leonardo Simao has just created a new company registered at the same address as the Fundaçao Joaquim Chissano, of which he is the executive director.  (...)  [223 words]  [$4,7] MOZAMBIQUE Opinion polls made in Kenya    A Kenyan company, whose opinion polls ahead of the December 2007 general election were highly criticized in Nairobi, has now created a subsidiary in Maputo.  (...)  [160 words]  [$4,7] KENYA Kamlesh Pattni goes into jewellery    The businessman implicated in the Goldenberg scandal has come back to light with a project to transform precious stones imported raw from other countries in the region.  (...)  [248 words]  [$4,7] TANZANIA An almighty mish-mash    The investigation into the way the Kiwira coal mine was privatised in 2005 has turned out to be like a set of nested Chinese boxes. One disclosure frequently hides another.  (...)  [264 words]  [FREE] TANZANIA Rush to airport services    The end of the Swissport Tanzania Ltd monopoly has opened the door for new players in the area of passenger and baggage handling in the Tanzanian airports.  (...)  [180 words]  [$4,7] UGANDA Charles Mbire bowls over Gaddhafi    While on a visit to Kampala, the Libyan President preferred to stay with a Ugandan businessman rather than at a hotel. He wants to build a copy of this house in Libya.  (...)  [191 words]  [$4,7] WHO'S WHO MOZAMBIQUE Chassam Ali Ahmad    This Lebanese naturalised Belgian and now living in Mozambique where he is notably a partner in the firm Kudumba together with a Frelimo (ruling party) holding company (ION 1197)  (...)  [106 words]  [$4,7] MAURITIUS Cader Hosenally    When the coalition between the Labour Party (LP) and the Parti Mauricien Xavier Duval (PMXD) came to power in July 2005, Cader Hosenally , who is a member of the PMXD, had been  (...)  [136 words]  [$4,7] MADAGASCAR Braun Rakotoarison    Professor Braun Rakotoarison de Ruffin , of the University of Antananarivo, has just had a double promotion. A specialist in livestock farming, traceability of cattle and ruminant  (...)  [168 words]  [$4,7] UNITED STATES/ETHIOPIA Addisu Demissie    An American of Ethiopian extraction is one of the organisers of Hillary Clinton ’s campaign for the Democratic Party (DP) investiture for the forthcoming presidential election in  (...)  [128 words]  [$4,7] INDIA/MADAGASCAR Azad Singh Toor    The new Indian Ambassador to Madagascar, Azad Singh Toor , who will celebrate his 57th birthday in Antananarivo on 4 October, will have a priority of finding a new building to house  (...)  [188 words]  [$4,7] MOZAMBIQUE Teodato Hunguana    Prime Minister Luisa Diogo would seem to have been keeping a low profile since the last ministerial reshuffle. This has not stopped certain well-informed observers from considering  (...)  [177 words]  [$4,7]

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