THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER # 1036 - 29/03/2003

MOZAMBIQUE Guebuza's Firm Ideas The probable rise to power of Frelimo's secretary general, Armando Guebuza, during the 2004 presidential elections will produce a notable change in the Mozambican regime. (...). [Total : 645 Words]. (8,2USD) 15 2

MADAGASCAR The CNAS Reorganizes The Conseil national de sécurité (CNAS, modeled after the United States' National Security Council), charged with preserving social peace, personal security, and the integrity of national heritage, is waiting for the ministers' council to adopt the nomination decree for its permanent office. (...). [Total : 230 Words]. (4,7USD) MADAGASCAR Jacques Sylla in the Spotlight in Lyon During his private visit to Lyon from March 21 to 23 at the invitation of the city's socialist mayor, Gérard Collomb, the Malagasy prime minister barely had time to explore the city in which his daughter is studying. (...). [Total : 413 Words]. (4,7USD) 4 SOMALILAND A Seat for Three The April 13 presidential elections in Somaliland will unfold between three candidates with support from three distinct ethnic groups. The current president, Daher Riyale Kahin, who rose to power after the death of his predecessor, Mohamed Ibrahim Egal, will be the Udhub (the pillar) ruling party's candidate. (...). [Total : 205 Words]. (4,7USD) 14 SOUTH AFRICA Another Unpleasant Affair Just after Tony Yengeni, the former head of the African National Congress's (ANC, ruling party) parliamentary group, was sentenced last week to four years of prison for getting a 47% discount on the price of a Mercedes (he appealed the ruling), another affair could embarrass the ruling party. (...). [Total : 262 Words]. (4,7USD) COMOROS ISLANDS Chaotic Situation in Moroni An boundless strike unleashed by teachers a month and a half ago has reached a snag over the problem of the government's conflict, weighing down the political and social climate on the islands of Ngazidja and Mohéli. (...). [Total : 284 Words]. (4,7USD)

MAURITIUS Mookeshwarsing Gopal The Mauritius Export Processing Zone Association (MPEZA), has a new president, Mookeshwarsing Gopal, who succeeds Louis Lai Fat Fur. Gopal, 52, has a B-Com (Honors) from the University of New Delhi, and has been the chairman of the company Southern Textile Ltd for 18 years. (...). [Total : 109 Words]. (4,7USD) 15 ETHIOPIA Mulugeta GebreHiwot A veteran of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF, hard core in power in Addis Ababa), didn't attend the recent leaders' meeting of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) ruling coalition. (...). [Total : 137 Words]. (4,7USD) SOUTH AFRICA Danisa Baloyi Danisa Baloyi, a confident businesswomen who likes being called ?doctor? due to her doctorate in International Education and Development from Columbia University (New York), is one of South Africa's black business leaders. (...). [Total : 225 Words]. (4,7USD) 2 DJIBOUTI Ahmed Samireh Omar Djibouti has had a new mayor, Ahmed Samireh Omar, since last week. He was named by the ministers' council, the commissioner of the Republic, and the head of the district of Djibouti; and will replace Daher Ismail Kahin, who had been head this post since 1998. (...). [Total : 166 Words]. (4,7USD)