Sudan's political opposition is doing the splits, torn between the support from various godfathers in the region. Egypt, once a pariah in the opposition's eyes, is again a choice ally following the government's decision to support the United Nations Security [.
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As French junior cooperation minister Jacques Godfrain was in Mozambique this week on an official visit and despite some recent [...]
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A difficult legal battle looks to be ahead in order to recover the 800 million rupees (US$37 million) invested by [...]
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The Ugandan government has worked out a US$2.3 billion master plan to rehabilitate the country's road network over ten years. [...]
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The International Development Association, a subsidiary of the World Bank, has carefully tied up the credit line it is considering [...]
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Speaking at a Paris news conference on September 5, Mauritian prime minister Navin Ramgoolam denied there was any truth in [...]
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A World Bank consultative group meeting on Uganda is expected to be held in Paris on November 21. The Ugandan [...]
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Parallel with the signature of an economic policy framework paper and a letter of intent in mid-August by prime minister [...]
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The Mozambican company Lomaco, a consortium comprising the British multinational [...]
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The Comoros Islands government has reduced Customs taxes and simplified [...]
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The Malagasy parliament last month examined a Bill which aims [...]
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Mauritius Marine Authority is considering the construction of a new [...]
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Under the patronage of Yemeni head of state Ali Abdallah Saleh and thanks to the good offices of the pacifist [...]
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The announcement by the Sudanese army spokesman, general Ahmed As Sanussi Ahmed, on August 27 that an "attempted coup d'état [...]
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The South African authorities have provoked the fury of their opposite numbers in Mozambique by deciding to demand 110 rands [...]
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Former Kenyan secret service agent Valentinus Ohuru Kodipo (aka lieutenant Abdul Kadir Arap Kigen) was expected to be interviewed by [...]
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Iranian head of state Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsandjani was in Kenya this week to begin an African tour which should [...]
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Djibouti's foreign minister Mohamed Moussa Chehem on August 21 terminated the tenure of Ahmed Omar as ambassador to France. Chargé [...]
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The Democratic Party (opposition) headed by former president James Mancham has rejected an offer by the former principal secretary in [...]
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The Higher Constitutional Court beat head of state Albert Zafy in the last straight by handing down a judgement early [...]
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Rama Sithanen, a finance minister under former prime minister Anerood [...]
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Tens of thousands of civil servants who have been on [...]
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Uganda's minister of state for foreign affairs responsible for international [...]
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Mike Muller, deputy director general of South Africa's department of [...]
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The Italian government is beginning to firm up its decision to get a foothold in Somalia once again after eighteen [...]
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Two US congressmen, Democrat (Washington State) Jim McDermott and Republican (Illinois) Philip Crane have launched an initiative in Congress proposing [...]
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As Ireland is currently chairman of the European Union, Irish development minister Ms. Joan Burton will preside over the meeting [...]
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The misfortunes of the former finance minister Rundheersingh Bheenick, who was obliged to resign last month, can be put down [...]
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Brazilian head of state Fernando Cardoso is due to make [...]
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At the end of his official visit to France, Mauritian [...]
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The president of the opposition movement RENAMO has been invited [...]
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After being entrusted with the functions of head of state [...]
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On the eve of another round of talks in Paris [...]
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