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| Madagascar Economy - Development | Environment - Nature Illegal logging "funding Madagascar coup govt" afrol News - Since the 2008 coup, forest conservation efforts in Madagascar have been reversed and illegal logging has grown into a major revenue source. The current government is said to be licensing exports of illegally logged wood to compensate its revenue shortfalls after donors pulled out. |
| Seychelles | South Africa Travel - Leisure | Economy - Development Seychelles, SA promote joint travel packages afrol News - Tourism boards in Seychelles and South Africa have teamed up to promote joint travel packages. European and American tourists are to be offered Seychelles beaches, South African safaris and the city of Cape Town in one package. |
Economy - Development | Politics Comoros secures record sums at donors' conference afrol News - At the closure of a donors' conference for Comoros in Doha, the archipelago secured aid worth US$ 540 million from Arab states and institutions. The amount is record high given a Comoran population of only 650,000 and an estimated total GDP of US$ 750 million. |
| East Africa | Indian Ocean Economy - Development | Environment - Nature Indian Ocean fisheries deal disappoints East Africa afrol News - Attempts to achieve a more environmentally sustainable regulation of fisheries in the Indian Ocean, in particular tuna catches off the East African coast, mostly failed during the annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) in Busan, Korea today. |
Economy - Development | Politics | Travel - Leisure Seychelles appoints ambassadors to boost tourism afrol News - The Seychelles Tourism Board has made a move to boost tourism flows in the country by formally appointing Tourism Ambassadors across the world. |
| Madagascar Politics | Society AU back in Madagascar’s boiling waters afrol News - The African Union is back in Madagascar to try and salvage the processes that will return the Indian Ocean Island to democratic rule. |
| Madagascar Politics | Society Rajoelina calls elections, tells mediators to back-off afrol News - Madagascar's president, Andry Rajoelina, has called for parliamentary elections early next, saying it is the only way out of the political crisis that has gripped the Indian Ocean Island since January this year. |
| Seychelles Politics | Economy - Development | Environment - Nature | Society Seychelles appeals for small islands' right to exist afrol News - Seychelles President James Michel has appealled to world leaders for the protection of the right of small island states to exist, at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Seychelles Economy - Development | Society Seychelles rejects financial piracy allegations afrol News - The Seychelles government has rejected allegations recently posted on the net under the headline "Lawsuit Charges Seychelles Government With Financial Piracy." |
| Madagascar Economy - Development | Society | Environment - Nature UN makes $6 million for Madagascar’s cyclone forecasts afrol News - The United Nations humanitarian agencies have launched an appeal today for $6 million to help the people of Madagascar brace against the impact of a wave of intense cyclones forecasted to hit the Indian Ocean nation in the coming months. |
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