N°1325 - Paris,  01/28/2012
 
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Francis Soler
ETHIOPIA Editor in Chief
Insecurity rules on the steps of the empire
After two decades in power, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has still not been able to bring a lasting peace to certain of the country’s peripheral regions and establish regional administrations that are considered legitimate by the local populations. (...)   [728 words]   [$11,2]
KENYA
Base Titanium at the starting-blocks
  The exploitation of mineral sands at Kwale on the Kenyan coast could finally begin in the middle of next year, after being postponed several times – provided it doesn’t encounter any new problems with the local communities and all the subcontractors meet their deadlines for work on site and on the access roads. (...)
POLITICS & POWER
REUNION ISLAND
Nassimah Dindar joins Bayrou
   The chair of the Reunion Island General Council, Nassimah Dindar, decided a while ago that she was going to call her supporters to vote for François Bayrou, the candidate of the centre party MoDem, in the French presidential election in April and May.  (...)  [186 words]   [$7]

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Maputo    The couple consisting of Asaraf Abdul Satar and his wife Rosmina Issufaly Ibramugy Satar, are to go into mining prospecting. (...)  [97 words]   [$2,1]
Antananarivo    General Bruno Clément Bollée, the head of cooperation and security for the French foreign affairs ministry, is to go to Madagascar at the end of January or early February. (...)  [62 words]   [$2,1]
Antananarivo    The influential secretary general to the presidency, Haja André Resampa, is working hard to ensure that the opponents to the President of the High Authority for Transition (HAT), Andry Rajoelina, do not benefit from any indulgence from Prime Minister Omer Beriziky. (...)  [131 words]   [$2,1]
Djibouti    The Yemen-based lawyer Mujeeb Al Rahman Saad Mohamed Harmal, has just founded a firm in Djibouti called Unimark pour la Propriété Intellectuelle. (...)  [69 words]   [$2,1]
MAURITIUS
Rama Sithanen's come-back
   Ousted in May 2010 by Pravind Jugnauth, the former finance minister Rama Sithanen is back, with better feelings towards Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam.  (...)  [260 words]   [$7]
DJIBOUTI
Charly takes up home at Kempinski
   A controversial French-Moroccan businessman, Ahmed ‘Charly’ Chaker, has rediscovered his family roots in Djibouti and is spending more and more time there.  (...)  [215 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Ravalomanana's new friends
   Two Zimbabwean advisors have taken the upper-hand on Marc Ravalomanana, displacing the South Africans who had hitherto been the former President’s driving force.  (...)  [201 words]   [$7]

ON THE LINE
MAURITIUS
he business side of X.L Duval's trip to Europe
   The Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Xavier Luc Duval, took advantage of his visit to London, Paris and Brussels last week to see several heads of companies, in addition to his meetings with British and French officials. (...)  [242 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
FFKM calms play in Madagascar
   The federation of Christian churches in Madagascar, FFKM should be able to restore its image somewhat, following its change of chairman on 20 January. (...)  [190 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Diplomatic visit to Madagascar may be postponed
   The joint trip to Madagascar that was to take place on 10 and 11 February by the French Minister for Cooperation Henri de Raincourt, and the European development commissioner Andris Piebalgs, may be briefly postponed. (...)  [122 words]   [$2,1]
COMOROS ISLANDS
Ulemas apply pressure on President of Comoros
   The President of the Union of the Comoros, Ikililou Dhoinine, is under considerable pressure from the Ulemas on two matters of society: (...)  [207 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Yusuf revamps his radio stations
   The defence minister Mohamed Yusuf is putting the finishing touches to his radio stations ahead of the forthcoming elections.  (...)  [164 words]   [$7]
KENYA
ICC upsets electoral order
   The decision by the International Criminal Court to indict Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto has caused an upheaval on the Kenyan political scene.  (...)  [353 words]   [$7]
UGANDA
Few takers for NRM conclave
   More than half the MPs in Yoweri Museveni’s ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) snubbed a “retreat” it held in January.  (...)  [181 words]   [$7]
ETHIOPIA
The local leaders are beyond control
   The Somali Regional State is turning a deaf ear to the recommendations made by the House of Federations.  (...)  [190 words]   [$7]
BUSINESS CIRCLES
KENYA
Base Titanium at the starting-blocks
   The exploitation of mineral sands at Kwale on the Kenyan coast could finally begin in the middle of next year, after being postponed several times – provided it doesn’t encounter any  (...)  [216 words]   FREE

COMPANIES
DJIBOUTI
Djibstep Research Center
 [90 words]   [$2,1]
DJIBOUTI
Ocean Group
 [77 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
S Cube
 [101 words]   [$2,1]
MAURITIUS
MCFI/Star Cement
 [202 words]   [$2,1]
MAURITIUS
Veling Ltd
 [91 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Diamond Cement Madagascar
 [159 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Forever Living Products
 [108 words]   [$2,1]
SEYCHELLES
Air Seychelles
 [133 words]   [$2,1]
UGANDA
Electro-Maxx
 [162 words]   [$2,1]
KENYA
Sanghi Cement puts its foot in it
   The Indian company Sanghi Cement is at the centre of a conflict between the Kenyan government and the board of East African Portland Cement Co.  (...)  [276 words]   [$7]
SEYCHELLES
Ramadoss wants to take on Joe Albert
   The businessman Vaithinasamy Ramadoss bought a boat to compete with Joe Albert in inter-island transport.  (...)  [234 words]   [$7]
SEYCHELLES/REUNION ISLAND
Air Austral throws in the towel
   Air Austral of Reunion Island has been requested by Air Seychelles to operate flights between Paris and Mahé from the end of March. But why did it decline this proposal?  (...)  [164 words]   [$7]
MAYOTTE ISLAND
Laying in wait for Qatari fund
   The Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Co., a subsidiary of the sovereign fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), is to send a delegation to Mamoudzou soon.  (...)  [245 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
SRDI’s rivals come into the open
   Now that the security contract for Madagascan airports previously awarded to the Luxembourg company SRDI has been frozen, other firms want a piece of the action.  (...)  [246 words]   [$7]
TANZANIA
Nakumatt’s gauntlet
   The Kenyan retail chain Nakumatt has had to wait for a long time before being able to operate in Tanzania. Its first store has turned out to be a disappointment for consumers.  (...)  [192 words]   [$7]
ETHIOPIA
Foreign debt goes sky high
   The HIPC initiative brought the Ethiopian foreign debt down in 2008. But since then, it has taken off again, particularly in the second half of 2011.  (...)  [192 words]   [$7]

WHO'S WHO
FRANCE/MADAGASCAR
Jean-Marc Châtaigner
   The French Ambassador in Antananarivo, Jean-Marc Châtaigner, is unlikely to be present at the forthcoming elections in Madagascar, as he would have liked.  (...)  [151 words]   [$7]
FRANCE/MADAGASCAR
André Fillet
   The CEO of the group Hydelec Madagascar, the Frenchman André Fillet, is having a hard time gathering the funding for his project to build a hydro-electric power station at Sahofika,  (...)  [204 words]   [$7]
KENYA
Aden Mohamed
   After unsuccessfully vying for the post of commissioner general of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA, the job in fact went to John Njiraini, as The Indian Ocean Newsletter had forecast  (...)  [186 words]   [$7]
KENYA
David Matsanga
   The Ugandan David Matsanga has just joined the campaign team working to get Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta elected in the presidential election to be held at the end of 2012  (...)  [189 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Harry Laurent Rahajason
   The Minister for Communication Harry Laurent Rahajason’s excessive zeal in defending the President of the High Authority for the Transition (HAT), Andry ‘TGV’ Rajoelina, has backfired  (...)  [210 words]   [$7]


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