Ever since he returned to Madagascar last October after five years in exile in South Africa, former president Marc Ravalomanana has made no secret about what he wants to do: return to politics and revive his industrial group Tiko.
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The Dubai holding company headed by Ibrahim Saeed Ahmad Lootah finds itself in dire financial straits. After profiting from sweetheart deals, Lootah has fallen foul of the president.
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Local oligarchs are scooping up land in oil regions, to the detriment of foreign groups, and this despite a flurry of complaints.
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The Grupo Namatil, a firm in which Casimiro Nhussi, brother of Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi has held a stake since [...]
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A textile plant at Mwanza in the region of Nyamagana, Mwatex, is close to shutting down. Its owners, Barkat Ladhani [...]
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Mandrindra Andrianjanake, chief of the Vakinankaratra region in Madagascar (its capital is Antsirabe, the country’s third largest city) and the [...]
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Without competitive bidding, the American junior is expected to shortly start operating the blocks of Nigeria’s Sapetro oil company.
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According to a government source, Abdirashid Duale, boss of the [...]
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The Indian Ocean Newsletter has been told by an inside [...]
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The son of Frelimo luminary and retired general Alberto Chipande, [...]
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The Ugandan tycoon Habib Kagimu, the spearhead of Libyan economic [...]
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Paulo Auade Jr, son of the governor of Tete province, [...]
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The new CEO of the National Media Group (NMG), Joe [...]
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Air Djibouti made its first flight in early September. Profiting [...]
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The Djibclean company headed by successful businessman Yacin Aouled Farah [...]
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The Grupo Videre owned by a former minister and member [...]
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The Chinese firm AVIC International is in talks with Zanzibar’s [...]
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Fertiplant East Africa is expected to get a major leg-up [...]
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The German firm EHA Hoffman, which landed a contract worth [...]
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