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TGV, Mamy, Edgard, Naina and Ylias are in Insiders Madagascar

The Indian Ocean Newsletter team has just put the finishing touches to the latest of its Insiders Madagascar series. This [...] (187 words)

Published on 26/04/2013 at 22:03 GMT

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Ylias Akbaraly, businessman with a world eye view

With his Franco-Malagasy nationality, his Karana Indian origins, his Italian wife and Indian overseas citizenship, Ylias Akbaraly is a businessman with an international outlook. He was trained by his father, who was born as he was in Madagascar and who founded Société Industrielle des Produits de Madagascar (Sipromad) in the 1970s.

Insiders MADAGASCAR 19/03/2013

Naina Andriantsitohaina, the politically wary descendent of a business dynasty

Naina Andriantsitohaina is very much the modern entrepreneur. Born in 1963, he likes to drive around Antananarivo on a motor bike. In 2009, he took over the family business from his father, Jean-Charles Andriantsitohaina, and today heads companies in a variety of sectors, supported by family members and long-standing collaborators.

Insiders MADAGASCAR 18/02/2013

Edgard Razafindravahy, a businessman tempted by politics

The current chairman of the Antananarivo special delegation (municipal authority), Edgard Razafindravahy, is a businessman who flirted with politics in dilettante manner in the 1990s. Since then, although he is attracted by supreme office, he has never dared to launch into an electoral battle.

Insiders MADAGASCAR 04/02/2013

Mamy Ravatomanga, businessman and "éminence grise"

Entrepreneur Maminiaina "Mamy" Ravatomanga, whose business has been booming in recent years, is an unwavering supporter and unofficial adviser of transition president Andry "TGV" Rajoelina. The two men were brought together in 2008 when their respective companies were having problems as a result of fiscal investigations initiated by the entourage of the then president, Marc Ravalomanana.

Insiders KENYA 21/01/2013

Raila Odinga, president in waiting

After having come close to beating Mwai Kibaki in the December 2007 presidential election, Raila Odinga looks to be favourite to win the next one, the first round of which is set to take place in March 2013.

Insiders MADAGASCAR 08/01/2013

Andry Rajoelina, the billboard king turned president

Andry Rajoelina, who has been president of Madagascar's High Transitional Authority since March 2009, is Africa's youngest head of state. The controversial circumstances of his accession to high office have tainted his lightning political ascension, however, and earned him the hostility of part of the international community.

Insiders KENYA 07/01/2013

Samuel Kamau Macharia, a media magnate

Samuel Kamau Macharia reigns today over a media empire. As the owner of a television channel and a number of local language radio stations, he is one of the key players in the Kenyan media sector and one of the richest people in the country.

Insiders KENYA 18/12/2012

Uhuru Kenyatta, scion of a powerful family

As the son of Jomo Kenyatta, father of the Kenyan nation and founder of a veritable dynasty, Uhuru Kenyatta has, theoretically, the resources to match his ambitions, thanks to the vast family fortune amassed by his father and managed by his younger brother Muhoho.

Insiders KENYA 05/12/2012

Chistopher Kirubi, the DJ businessman

Among Kenya's most influential businessman, one stands out for his eccentricity and the sheer scale of his fortune. Christopher Kirubi, who is septuagenarian and a DJ, is Kenya's second wealthiest man after Uhuru Kenyatta and the 31st richest man in Africa, according to US magazine Forbes.

Insiders KENYA 15/11/2012

Jimnah Mbaru, Nairobi's Warren Buffet

Jimnah Mbaru has been head of the Dyer & Blair investment bank, which today is highly prosperous, since 1983. He also has a substantial portfolio of shares in other flourishing companies. Born in 1947, he figures among the richest businessmen in Kenya and his success has earned him such nicknames as "the Warren Buffet of Africa" or "the godfather of investment banking".

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