The nomination of Armando Emidio Guebuza as Frelimo secretary general is the first step in a script that should bring him to succeed Joaquim Chissano.
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The career diplomat who is take over the helm of the American embassy in Kampala carried out most of his [...]
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Ousted from the archipelago: such is the fate of the Mahé representative of Traum Inselm, the tour operator which sells [...]
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An ambassador nearing retirement has been chosen by President Joaquim Chissano to represent Maputo in Berlin. Antonio Correia Fernandes Sumbana [...]
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Mayotte's local leader of the main party in France's ruling coalition has good chances of being elected in the second [...]
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The presidents of the Comoro Union and Grande Comore island are still quarrelling over who has authority over the administration [...]
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In his 2002-2003 budget, Mauritius's finance minister will attempt to conciliate a trio of rather contradictory objectives.
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A league of 70 NGOs has taken aim at an oil company in Sudan, but without much luck of bringing its action to fruit.
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For several weeks, the Dutch holding of Sudanese businessman Mohamed Ibrahim has been engaged in a tug-of-war with the Tanzanian [...]
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"Loan conventions" have been signed between officials of President Ravalomanana's security department and Malagasy companies.
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The Frenchman heading a small company in Madagascar is attempting to obtain the necessary authorization to move his factory to Mayotte.
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The company which purchased the Solima refinery in Madagascar made the best offer to Mauritius's State Trading Corporation (STC) for [...]
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Last week, the contract for the construction of a Tekeze hydroelectric dam was granted by the Ethiopian Electric and Power [...]
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With fuel and gas becoming rare because of Madagascar's political crisis, the state's water and electricity company has taken several [...]
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Since May 27, Tanzanian authorities have banned three large fishing boats from fishing shrimp in their territorial waters in order [...]
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The ruling party's political commissioner is to investigate into some local leaders' practice of artificially ballooning the numbers of Zanu-PF members.
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According to its diplomatic clashes with its neighbours, each country in the region is making use of its rivals' rebellious groups.
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On the occasion of its 1000th issue, The Indian Ocean Newsletter looks to the future with a fresh presentation and [...]
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An ardent follower of transcendental meditation, President Joaquim Chissano is getting interested in Japan's Soka Gakkai sect.
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The president of Anjouan island has taken his distances with the union government of President Assoumani Azali.
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Because it is apprehensive that Daniel arap Moi may use the event to prolong his presidential term, the European Union [...]
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Returning from a recent visit to Khartoum, mayor Awil Ilmi Abdallah of Hargeisa (the Somaliand capital) gave an outline of [...]
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Contacted in Kampala this week, a high-ranking member of the chiefs of staff of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) [...]
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A new head of the civil service is to replace [...]
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Division General Behajaina becomes the top deputy to the head [...]
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Formerly the director of the ministry's technical and education division, [...]
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In lawsuits for defamation he has won over the two [...]
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Dismissed last year because Prime Minister Meles Zenawi suspected him [...]
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The Madagascar senate's deputy speaker, named under former President Didier [...]
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A Zimbabwean airline which failed to take off last year [...]
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Named during the era of Didier Ratsiraka, the head of [...]
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During an operation that smacks strongly of speculation, an American [...]
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While he had been invited by Organisation of African Unity [...]
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Last week's mission to Addis Ababa by four International Civil [...]
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In its annual report, due to appear on June 18, [...]
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