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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Ethiopia, Libya
No NGOs in the Name of Kadhafi

In recent months, the Ethiopian government has been extremely attentive to anything going on in the Muslim community in order [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.09.2002

Sudan, Uganda
Museveni Heads to Khartoum for a Bashir Bash

Eight years after his first visit, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is considering an official visit to Sudan before the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.09.2002

Ethiopia
Mengistu Makes More Waves

A book on former President Mengistu Haile Mariam has become both a printing success and a source of controversy.

Subscribers only Politics 13.09.2002

Tanzania
Test of Strength with MSI/Detecom

The OAU's former secretary general is a target of Tanzanian union members who reproach him with favoring a foreign company.

Subscribers only 13.09.2002

Burundi, Kenya
Burundi Steams Ahead of Kenya

During the second coffee-tasting slam held by the Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA) in Nairobi between August 29 and [...]

Subscribers only 13.09.2002

Tanzania
SAB and Guinness Merger Gets Green Light in Tanzania

The Tanzanian authorities finally gave their green light to the agreement between South African Breweries (henceforth SABMiller) and Guinness concerning [...]

Subscribers only 13.09.2002

Uganda | FOOD INDUSTRIES
Uganda Prepares to Privatize Dairy Firms

The Ugandan government has mandated two firms to prepare the privatization of the state's Dairy Corp (DCL). Disposing of two [...]

Subscribers only 13.09.2002

Anjouan | BANKING
Anjouan Wants Competition to Go Forward

In last month's issue, the information bulletin of the Anjouan island's presidency fired a broadside against the banking monopoly of [...]

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Ethiopia | NORAD
In the Heart of a Polemic over Ethiopian Judge

Exiled Ethiopian opponents blasted the state's Norwegian Agency for Development [...]

Subscribers only 13.09.2002

Sudan, Uganda | HCR
Debate over the Transfer of Sudanese Refugees in Uganda

The Ugandan authorities and the United Nations' High Commissioner for [...]

Subscribers only 13.09.2002

Somalia | IGAD
Somalia Conference Is – Hold Your Breath – Rescheduled

In spite of the Kenyan government's announcement that the Somalian [...]

Subscribers only 13.09.2002

France, United Kingdom | PARIS/LONDON
Former Colonial Rivals Exchange Diplomats

For the past few years, the foreign ministries of France [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.09.2002

Sudan
The Real Figure for Oil Revenue

An American research institute that advised both the Sudanese government and rebel movement in u the south on a share-out of oil revenue came up with a detailed figure for Sudan's reserves and potential revenue for its crude.

Subscribers only Energy 10.09.2002

Tanzania
Finishing Line in Sight for Songo

The contract for the construction of Tanzania's Songo Songo gas project will be decided next month. Two companies are in the running for the contract.

Subscribers only Energy 10.09.2002

Sudan
Merowe Construction Set for 2003

Work on the Mewrowe dam, a project that got off the ground with loans from four development funds in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.09.2002

Sudan | SUDAPET
Contacts with Vitol

A delegation from the London trading company Vitol headed by its African specialist, Enrique Castano, travelled to Khartoum last week [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.09.2002

Uganda
Talks on Bujagali

The Uganda government sent energy minister Syda Bbumba and the director of the Uganda Electricity Company, Eriasi Kiyemba to Washington [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.09.2002

Germany, Sudan | LAHMEYER INTERNATIONAL
Supervising a Tender in Sudan

The German firm Lahmeyer International has been asked by Sudan [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.09.2002

Kenya
Joseph Kinyua

Like his predecessor Mwaghazi Mwachofi, the finance ministry's new permanent secretary is a technocrat with experience in international finance institutions. [...]

Subscribers only 06.09.2002

East Africa, France
Jean-Christophe Belliard

The previous deputy director for the French foreign ministry's central and eastern Africa department, Gérard Sambrana, having finally managed to [...]

Subscribers only 06.09.2002

Ethiopia
Kedebe Temesgen

Last week, the board of the Bank of Abyssinia, one of Ethiopia's private banks, promoted vice-president Tekle Alemneh to the [...]

Subscribers only 06.09.2002

Kenya
Political Battle Heats Up

The project of President Daniel arap Moi to have the son of legendary President Jomo Kenyatta ordained as the ruling [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.09.2002

Kenya
MPs Oppose Privatization

Several opposition MPs have been moving heaven and earth to try and prevent a state firm from being sold at too low a price.

Subscribers only 06.09.2002

Uganda
For a Few Million Dollars More

The finance ministry has started to apply pressure on the head of state to appeal a commercial court decision it considers highly unfair.

Subscribers only 06.09.2002

Uganda
The Bank of Uganda's deputy governor is to replace Richard Kaijuka at the World Bank

The deputy executive director of the World Bank in charge [...]

Subscribers only 06.09.2002

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