The brand-new government formed by prime minister Emmanuel Rakotovahiny on November 10 ran blindly into a brick wall within fifteen minutes of being set up. Alain Ramaroson, a counsellor to head of state Albert Zafy and head of the political [.
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The Franco-Mauritian Hein De Charmoy family, which owns one of the most attractive pieces of real estate on the island, [...]
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Negotiations between the International Development Association (a World Bank subsidiary) and the Ethiopian government on financial packages for two major [...]
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A number of trade shows are scheduled for Kenya in 1996 as usual each year, starting with the Kenya Motor [...]
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The agreement between the Mozambican government and US company Enron Corporation on exploiting natural gas from the Pande gas field, [...]
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The South African government's decision to stave off opening up the electricity distribution sector to foreign investors, setting it back [...]
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A new round of discussions between Zimbabwe's secretary for industry and trade Kelebeti Nkomani and South Africa's chief director for [...]
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US food giant Heinz Foods has confirmed that it is taking over the Seychelles state-owned tuna canning plant, Conserveries de [...]
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Uganda Commercial Bank is to issue 52 billion Uganda shillings (US$52 million) worth of bonds. According to top bank management [...]
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Caisse Française de Développement is expected to approve in mid-December the award of a new credit line of FFr.150 million [...]
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Following a Bill approved by parliament in June, Comoros prime [...]
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The Ethiopian Privatization Agency announced in Addis Ababa last week [...]
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French flag carrier Air France moves back into Entebbe following [...]
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Work by Zimbabwe's Mintech and South Africa's Mechem on clearing [...]
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The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development recently made a [...]
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As forecast (ION N° 688), a representative of the European Union (currently chaired by Spain) met a senior official of [...]
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Preparations for Mozambique's local elections are still sparking problems between the Mozambican government and the country's European and US fund [...]
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The Seychelles national assembly this week amended the country's constitution for the third time in two years to open the [...]
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Kenyan attorney general Amos Wako was at his most reassuring in meeting Western diplomats in Nairobi at the beginning of [...]
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Prime minister Anerood Jugnauth this week asked head of state Cassam Uteem to dissolve the Mauritian national assembly on November [...]
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The Comoros Islands capital last week had the signal honour of two prime ministers holding two cabinet meetings, simultaneously and [...]
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The report of the French national assembly's defence commission tabled last month by Michel Voisin, a Union de la Démocratie [...]
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A peaceful march organized by Zimbabwe's leading human rights body, Zimrights, to denounce recent police errors (ION N° 693), degenerated [...]
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The South African National Defence Force annual report for FY [...]
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The Tanzanian High Court on November 13 rejected a plea [...]
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Europe-based human rights associations concerned over the fate of Ethiopian [...]
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Madagascar's new budget, finance and planning minister, Jean Claude Raherimanjato (see "Zafy's government" on page 1) owes his nomination to [...]
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The Djibouti council of ministers on October 31 appointed Mohamed Gumaneh Girreh paymaster general, replacing Nouh Omar Miguil who has [...]
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Former Mauritian ambassador to Belgium (until July 1, 1993) Raymond Chasles is believed to be in an uncomfortable situation in [...]
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Pakistan's newly-appointed high commissioner to Mauritius recently presented his Letters of Credence to head of state Cassam Uteem. Born in [...]
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Portugal's head of state will make an official visit to [...]
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Eritrea's foreign minister was in Djibouti this week. After their [...]
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The Iranian head of state will make an official visit [...]
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The prefect (senior civil servant) of Reunion Island (ION N° [...]
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Zimbabwe's head of state will make an official visit to [...]
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Leader of Northern Frontier District Liberation Front and its political [...]
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