The US$30 million credit line which the World Bank concessional lending affiliate International Development Association (IDA) just approved for Eritrea is a spunky shot-in-the-arm for its ports of Assab and Massawa in their cut-throat competition with Port Autonome International de [.
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The European Union general accounting office has slammed the "lack of transparency" in Calls for bids issued and tenders received [...]
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Madagascar's external debt, which has been on a constant upward spiral since 1990, is nowhere near being wrapped up. The [...]
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After having been blocked in January because of differences on the terms laid down (ION N° 750 and 751), the [...]
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The seminar on Southern Africa, held in the French Senate on November 27 with many representatives of French firms (ION [...]
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Recent developments, such as the participation in the Malaysian holding company Westmont in Uganda Commercial Bank (UCB), have come along [...]
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Following French flag carrier Air France, which halted its Paris-Moroni route in December 1996, it's the turn of charter airline [...]
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A Kampala meeting of France's East Africa-based embassy trade advisers and representatives of companies working in the region was the [...]
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Office Général de l'Air (OGA), the French state-owned company for [...]
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The Swiss supervisory firm COTECNA, which was contracted to supervise [...]
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Cargo Handling Corporation (CHC), which has held a handling monopoly [...]
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Michael Foster, exploration manager of the British mining company Reunion [...]
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French hotel multinational Accor is "very satisfied" with the launch [...]
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Prime minister Navin Ramgoolam on November 24 suspended Raj Dayal as police commissioner after a long-running dispute (ION N° 787) [...]
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French ambassador to the Comoros Islands Gaston Le Paudert has been standing poised since this week as a mediator between [...]
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The Kenyan government's decision on November 26 to legalize the opposition party Safina (founded two years ago by conservationist Richard [...]
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The brothers Abouzeid, Luc (whose real name is Malik) and Ahmed (who is of Lebanese origin), who are officials of [...]
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The spots had hardly been switched off the "Miss World" beauty contest on the Seychelles last Saturday than smouldering rows [...]
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The United States is mounting a veritable diplomatic ballet across Africa next month, including Indian Ocean several countries. A first [...]
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Madagascar's state-owned petroleum utility Solima is envisaging getting into an investment of 4 billion Malagasy francs (about FFr.5 million) in [...]
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Confirmed in his armchair of foreign minister following the recent government reshuffle in Lisbon, Jaime Gama was able to fly [...]
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Head of state Mohamed Taki Abdul Karim's adviser Said Hilali [...]
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The French Communist MP (and chairman of the Franco-Ethiopian friendship [...]
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United Opposition secretary general Roger Mancienne has got his party's [...]
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Portugal's new ambassador to the Republic of South Africa has [...]
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US president Bill Clinton's special envoy for the encouragement of [...]
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Western military sources report that an attack on the southern [...]
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The official of Fédération des Français d'Origine Arabe et Musulmane (FFOAM), Luc Daniel Abouzeid, who with his brother Ahmed, recently [...]
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In the framework of diplomatic appointments decided in mid-November by head of state Daniel arap Moi (ION N° 788), Kipkorir [...]
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This young executive of Dinka origin is the latest rising star in Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA). A son of [...]
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Portugal's secretary of state for internal administration Luis Amado has been appointed secretary of state for foreign affairs and development [...]
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