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Spotlight | Madagascar
An unfortunate conflict

A legal dispute between a French firm and a state-owned Malagasy firm could severely damage the image and financial reputation of the country [...]

Published on 07.12.2002 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Madagascar Businessmen in despair

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South Africa COAL FOR REUNION

Madagascar TRADE DELEGATION MEETS FRENCH BUSINESSMEN

Southern Africa FRENCH ENTREPRENEURS MISSION TO THE REGION

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | Madagascar
An unfortunate conflict

Madagascar
Businessmen in despair

Africa
BRITISH MISSION

Mauritius
PRETORIA BLOCKS PARIS

Spotlight | Africa
CRITICAL IOC BALANCE SHEET

Reunion island
REGIONAL TRADE SHRINKS

France, Sudan
ANTOINE CHAMBORD

Spotlight | Mauritius
THE MILLS OF DISCORD

Madagascar
LET'S GET THE EX-MINISTER

Spotlight | The Indian ocean islands
BITTER-SWEET VANILLA

Spotlight | Madagascar
THE OUTSTANDING EXTERNAL DEBT

Spotlight | Southern Africa, The Indian ocean islands
INDIAN OCEAN: A NEW REGIONAL DEAL

South Africa
COAL FOR REUNION

Madagascar
TRADE DELEGATION MEETS FRENCH BUSINESSMEN

Southern Africa
FRENCH ENTREPRENEURS MISSION TO THE REGION