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précédent Archive n° 1280  - 27/02/2010 suivant   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]   [$9,5] POLITICS & POWER MAURITIUS 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]   [$9,5] BEHIND CLOSED DOORS KENYA Nairobi  [102 words]   [$1,8] DJIBOUTI Djibouti  [95 words]   [$1,8] MADAGASCAR Antananarivo  [114 words]   [$1,8] ETHIOPIA Addis Ababa  [72 words]   [$1,8] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] ON THE LINE DJIBOUTI Berlin to open an embassy in Djibouti  [140 words]   [$1,8] MADAGASCAR Is Camille Vital on the way out in Madagascar?  [104 words]   [$1,8] KENYA American ambassador to leave his post in Kenya in June  [230 words]   [$1,8] MADAGASCAR Philippe Leclerc’s account to TGV in Madagascar  [116 words]   [$1,8] ETHIOPIA Doubts about the number of voters in Ethiopia  [159 words]   [$1,8] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] COMPANIES MOZAMBIQUE R.J. Burnside  [106 words]   [$1,8] MADAGASCAR United Technologies  [119 words]   [$1,8] MADAGASCAR Tecma  [127 words]   [$1,8] MOZAMBIQUE Puma Energy Moçambique  [103 words]   [$1,8] KENYA SABMiller  [123 words]   [$1,8] KENYA Nakumatt  [63 words]   [$1,8] SOUTH AFRICA Agama Energy  [103 words]   [$1,8] DJIBOUTI Wijaya Baru Global Berhad  [113 words]   [$1,8] MOZAMBIQUE BCI-Fomento  [106 words]   [$1,8] MOZAMBIQUE NGN Moçambique  [78 words]   [$1,8] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] MADAGASCAR Sonapar’s delicate matters    The national participation company has a number of delicate matters under negotiation.  (...)  [148 words]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] 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]   [$5,4] KENYA Chirau Ali Mwakwere    The Kenyan Minister for Transport, Chirau Ali Mwakwere, is going through the darkest hours in his political career.  (...)  [227 words]   [$5,4]   précédent Archive n° 1280  - 27/02/2010 suivant

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