In the name of pragmatism, President Marc Ravalomanana systematically surrounds himself with foreign advisors, each specialising in their respective domain. Two years after coming to power, he admitted to having 17 foreign advisors, 7 of which are German and one [.
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Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) sent a delegation in mid August to Berbera to examine the town’s port facilities and the state [...]
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The Libyan authorities are intending to build a new embassy building in Addis Ababa and are to issue a restricted [...]
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The Portuguese secretary of State for international development, Joao Cravinho Junior, has decided to reorganise the way his country co-operates [...]
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A delegation of Indian officials should go to Port Louis on 9 and 10 September to discuss a Comprehensive economic [...]
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The Civic United Front (CUF, opposition) candidate for the presidential election in Zanzibar, Seif Sharif Hamad, has issued a call [...]
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The shortage of oil products has profited certain businessmen close to the seat of power. They have been buying fuel [...]
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Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam is about to designate several new ambassadors to Europe. He will also settle the controversial issue over the director of L'Express as a candidate for the post of ambassador in Paris.
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The government of the Union is to put an electoral bill before the Federal Parliament soon, in preparation for next year’s expected presidential election.
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Changes in the military hierarchy have led to four generals who had been put into retirement finding new jobs at the head of State companies.
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An officer in the Ethiopian intelligence services who has defected has made serious accusations against his country’s government.
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A new airline began operating at the beginning of the month between Kenya and South Sudan. It targets the thousands [...]
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An American chamber of commerce has just seen the light of day in Nairobi. The Indian Ocean Newsletter investigates.
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A Norwegian who had been granted a licence to search for oil by the authorities in Hargeisa has ended up behind bars in Oslo.
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The authorities of the Comoros are to put two matters before the board of the Banque Centrale des Comores when it meets in Paris on 12 September.
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After three years of conflict with another bank, NBC has accepted to pay its dues just before its managing director's car was to be impounded by the court.
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Exploring for oil in Lake Albert is beginning to look more and more like a lure. Over $50 million has already been invested, but so far nothing economically viable has been found.
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The Economic Conduct Inspectorate is investigating Mzi Khumalo’s decision to register Metallon Corporation on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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The South African director of the firm Foreign Patient Assistance (FPA), Paul da Silva has just reached an agreement with [...]
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The firm Britannia Bulk registered in the Seychelles has hired the London law practice Shaw and Croft to plead its [...]
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The Canadian mining company Nevsun Resources Ltd, which is prospecting for gold on its Bisha licence in West Eritrea, has [...]
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Tommy Oliphant, chairman of the Airports Co (ACSA), clearly wanted to avoid a conflict of interest when he decided not [...]
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An official of the Australian mining company Iluka Resources Ltd, Peter Goldrick, who was in Madagascar in May, is expected [...]
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The managing director of the United Insurance Company of Ethiopia (Unic), Iyesuswork Zafu has just been elected Chairman of the [...]
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The advisor to the new Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam in charge of new information and communication technology (ITC) is a [...]
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An agreement between the group Fraise et Fils and the Malagasy ministry of public works has enabled the recent "transfer" [...]
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A group of white Dutch farmers plundered by Zimbabwe during [...]
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The firm Chudi Communication Consult, headed by Chudi Ukpabi, is [...]
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The American Federation of Labour & Congress of Industrial Organisations [...]
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The Minister of Energy and Mines, Donat Randriamahefaparany, has recruited [...]
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Last month, the President of the Tigray Development Association (TDA) [...]
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The President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia, [...]
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC, part of the World Bank [...]
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The Malaysian firm Pharmaniaga has just registered a new subsidiary [...]
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The route between Antananarivo and Bangkok, which began service in [...]
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The President Elect of the brand new Council of States [...]
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The former Mayor of Curepipe and ex-Minister of Housing, Amédée [...]
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A former advisor of the former Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth [...]
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US ambassador to South Africa for just one year, Jendayi [...]
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