By organizing early elections to take the opposition by surprise President France Albert René is trying to repeat the strategy which served him so well in the presidential election of September 2001
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As foreseen (ION 1014), the opposition National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) appointed Mwai Kibaki as candidate to run against Uhuru Kenyatta [...]
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The Bank of Africa (BOA) boasts a new director general in Madagascar, where it holds 25% of the banking market [...]
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Meeting in Ethiopia, the Alliance of Eritrean National Forces (AENF) named Abdella Idriss its president and Hiruy Tedla Bairou secretary [...]
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The new secretary general of the Alliance of Eritrean National Forces (AENF, see above) is the son of the first [...]
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Uhuru Kenyatta's nomination as the ruling Kanu party's presidential candidate has led to several realignments in the Kenyatta family.
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Although he was one of its architects in September 2000, Harish Boodhoo wants to demolish the ruling alliance by uniting the opposition.
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Marc Ravalomanana may treat his collaborators harshly, but usually the president remains loyal to his Tiko boys, those political officials [...]
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An association of Madagascar residents of Indo-Pakistani origin has been created on the Big Island by a new generation of Karana businessmen.
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MPs who wanted to make a collection in parliament for the victims of famine were turned down by parliament speaker Dawit Yohannes.
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Supposed to take place on October 24, the ceremony of the presentation of credentials of the Mauritius high commissioner to [...]
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The private visit to Egypt of the president of the autonomous island of Anjouan, in the company of several of [...]
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The year 2003 will be rich in meetings between South Africa and France. French foreign minister Dominique de Villepin will [...]
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By traveling to Switzerland this week, a country where the Mount Nuba peace accords were signed last January, Omar Hassan [...]
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According to a source in Uganda's finance ministry, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have asked the Kampala [...]
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Without even warning the Maputo government, the Portuguese authorities cut off the supply of Cahora Bassa electricity to Eskom of South Africa.
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Lately, Saudi groups have been multiplying stakes in Sudanese companies, sometimes in counterpart for non-reimbursed loans.
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The privatization of Dar es Salaam harbor's container terminal draws a negative review from the head of the Tanzania Harbours Authority.
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A report of UN experts on the pillaging of the DRC's resources has highlighted the role played by Zimbabwe's top officers.
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After 10 years of preparations and work, Moheli islanders discover that their "maritime access" is not a "real harbor".
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A South African bank is on the hunt for investment opportunities in Tanzania where several officials recently carried out a [...]
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In spite of 1.5 billion Malagasy francs ($1 = 6,714 Fmg) granted last year by then vice-prime minister Narisoa Rajanoraivony, [...]
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South Korea's Earth International Trading Company (EITC) has signed an agreement with a Ugandan mining company in order to export [...]
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The ruling party's deputy secretary general has taken over the [...]
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The new second councilor at France's embassy to Antananarivo comes [...]
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The acting president at the African Union, Amara Essy, named [...]
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Libya's new ambassador to Djibouti presented his credentials to President [...]
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Following the article on the creation of the Elecs company [...]
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Now that Kenya's unified opposition – uniting the traditional opponents [...]
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The leadership of the Ethiopian Democratic Party (the EDP is [...]
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In early October, the RoyalDutch/Shell company obtained four oil prospecting [...]
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A French cement-mixer has agreed to sell its 33% participation [...]
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Taking advantage of the Mauritian days event in Paris this [...]
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Having definitely turned towards new information technology with its purchase [...]
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For the first time, a woman has been appointed deputy [...]
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An African Regional Technical Assistance Center (Afritac) for eastern Africa [...]
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Suspended from his post by a court's decision last July [...]
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