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30/01/2010

THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1278

BUSINESS CIRCLES

Forum and tourism in Kuwait

As far as short term concrete investment projects in the Comoros are concerned, the economic forum held in Kuwait on 12 and 13 January had only lukewarm results. (...) [315 words] [4€]

30/01/2010

THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1278

POLITICS & POWER

A pusillanimous Speaker

Just as he is planning to have his presidential mandate extended beyond its normal term within the next few months, President Ahmad Abdallah Sambi not only needs a majority in Parliament, but also a Speaker of the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros who is at his beck and call. (...) [268 words] [4€]

30/01/2010

THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1278

POLITICS & POWER/ON THE LINE

Azali is starting to annoy Sambi in the Comoros

After the meeting with President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, that was held at his request on 6 January, former President Assoumani Azali went out on a crusade against the current President’s plan to extend his mandate beyond May 2010. (...) [148 words] [1.3€]

16/01/2010

THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1277

WHO'S WHO

Hamada Madi "Boléro"

The former Prime Minister of the Comoros, Moroni-born Hamada Madi “Boléro”, could soon be going to Georgia at the invitation of President Mikheil Saakachvili whom he has known since his youth. (...) [134 words] [4€]

16/01/2010

THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1277

BUSINESS CIRCLES

Bashar Kiwan, forum funder

Bashar Kiwan, the owner of the company Comoro Gulf Holding (CGH), is currently one of the largest donors to the regime in the Comoros of President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi. (...) [150 words] [4€]

16/01/2010

THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1277

POLITICS & POWER

Army attitude investigated

President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi initially stayed silent in the face of accusations of brutality by the Armée Nationale de Développement (AND) when it repressed the post-election unrest on 21 and 22 December in the Sima region on the island of Anjouan. (...) [267 words] [4€]

16/01/2010

THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1277

POLITICS & POWER/BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Moroni

Now that his partisans are the dominant force in Parliament of the Union of the Comoros and the Councils of the autonomous islands of Ngazidja and Anjouan, President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi wants to confirm the extension of his presidential mandate on a transitional basis until 2013. (...) [123 words] [1.3€]

25/12/2009

THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1276

POLITICS & POWER

A worrying election victory

The second round of voting for the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros, held on 20 December, was a resounding victory for the movement of President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi in Anjouan. (...) [368 words] [4€]

12/12/2009

THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1275

POLITICS & POWER

Sambi looks like winning his gamble

Although the official results have not yet been announced, the first round of the poll for the National Assembly of the Union and the three Island Councils on 6 December, placed the political movement of Ahmed Abdallah Sambi in pole position for a resounding victory in the second round of voting, to take place on 20 December. (...) [371 words] [4€]

28/11/2009

THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1274

POLITICS & POWER

Army chief stands up to Sambi

General Salim Amir, chief of the general chief of the Armée Nationale de Développement (AND), does not take matters of hierarchy and military discipline lightly. (...) [278 words] [4€]

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