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THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1326 - 11/02/2012
KENYA
NSIS protects the Kenyan government data centres
The National Security Intelligence Services (NSIS) of Kenya has been given a new role: (...)  [72 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1326 - 11/02/2012
SOUTH AFRICA
European support for white South African farmers
The Vice-President of the Transvaal Agricultural Union (TAU), Henk van de Graaf, last week filed two complaints with the International Criminal Court (ICC) for “crimes against humanity” against certain leaders of the African National Congress (ANC, ruling party in South Africa). (...)  [197 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1326 - 11/02/2012
SOMALILAND
A new head of the army in Somaliland
Mohamed Hassan Abdullah, known as Jidhif, did not last long as the head of the Somaliland army. (...)  [161 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1325 - 28/01/2012
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]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1325 - 28/01/2012
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]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1324 - 14/01/2012
DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA
Djibouti President wants to secure his troops in Somalia
. President Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) of Djibouti took all possible precautions before sending a second contingent of 200 Djibouti soldiers to Somalia, to comply with the wishes of Amisom and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Mogadishu. (...)  [218 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1324 - 14/01/2012
ETHIOPIA
Mengistu Haile Mariam’s book is no success
?. Published last month, but only became available in the United States a few days ago, the memoires of the former Ethiopian President Mengistu Haile Mariam who has been living in exile in Zimbabwe for two decades, is not doing at all well among the Ethiopian Diaspora. (...)  [121 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1323 - 24/12/2011
KENYA/SOMALIA
Kenyan army does not want to be accountable to Amisom
Although Kenya has decided to join the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), its army is refusing to place itself under the orders of a Ugandan commander in charge of Amisom troops, General Fred Mugisha. (...)  [146 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1323 - 24/12/2011
SOUTH SUDAN
An archbishop denounces corruption in Juba
In the 6-page Christmas pastoral newsletter, dated 25 December and of which The Indian Ocean Newsletter has obtained a copy, the Archbishop of Juba, Paolino Lukudu Loro, provides an update on the situation in South Sudan. (...)  [108 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1322 - 10/12/2011
SOUTH SUDAN
South Sudan shows little concern for diplomatic protocol
Foreign diplomats stationed in Juba have little opportunity to appreciate the qualities of the foreign minister of South Sudan, Deng Alor Kuol. (...)  [246 words]   [$2,1]
 
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1326 - 11/02/2012
DJIBOUTI
Djibouti President's method of settling a dispute
During December 2011, a Djibouti opposition bulletin recounted an incident in which President Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) overrode a court decision that had gone against the MP Abdourahman Hassan Rayaleh, a devoted loyalist. (...)  [175 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1326 - 11/02/2012
KENYA
Head of KERRA under observation in Kenya
The Indian Ocean Newsletter has learnt that the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) has begun to investigate the CEO of the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA), Mwangi Maingi. (...)  [128 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1325 - 28/01/2012
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]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1325 - 28/01/2012
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]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1324 - 14/01/2012
SOMALIA
Satellite images reveal Somalian piracy boom
. The British think tank Chatham House published a report with a very explicit title on 12 January: (...)  [205 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1324 - 14/01/2012
DJIBOUTI
The sponsors of independent candidates in Djibouti election
. The level of abstention will be the most significant element in the January 20 local elections, as it is boycotted by the opposition and will pit candidates from the governing UMP coalition against freelancers. (...)  [209 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1323 - 24/12/2011
SEYCHELLES
Two leaders for the Seychelles opposition
After a legal battle lasting several weeks, David Pierre, the leader of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), the only opposition party to participate in the parliamentary election at the end of September, was admitted as a Member of the Seychelles Parliament last week. (...)  [175 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1323 - 24/12/2011
COMOROS ISLANDS
Comoros Supreme Court looking for pied-à-terre
More than four months after their appointment, the judges of the Supreme Court have still not persuaded the Comoros government to find them a place to work. (...)  [132 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1323 - 24/12/2011
KENYA
Where is the comptroller of the State House in Kenya?
The fate of Nelson Githinji is still uncertain. He was quietly dismissed from his post of Comptroller of the State House last month, following differences with the First Lady Lucy Kibaki, although this has never been officially confirmed by the Kenyan authorities. (...)  [186 words]   [$2,1]
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n°1322 - 10/12/2011
MADAGASCAR
An American's misadventures in Madagascar
The American businessman John Ferry will think twice before he goes to Antananarivo again after what happened to him when he arrived in the country at the end of November at the same time as Tojo Ravalomanana, the son of ousted President Marc Ravalomanana. (...)  [293 words]   [$2,1]

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