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Madagascar

New ambassador to the US faces raft of challenges

Former minister Lantosoa Rakotomalala, who was appointed by President Andry Rajoelina, has been tasked with strengthening trade relations when Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.01.2025

Army chief confines his troops

On the head of state's orders, the army chief of staff has ordered all units to be ‘confined to the barracks’. With growing discontent among the population due to the high cost of living, the Madagascan president fears the outbreak of a mutiny.

Subscribers only Defence 15.01.2025

Senior foreign ministry official under suspicion of gold trafficking

Since the arrest of a man with a diplomatic bag containing 53kg of gold ingots, there has been no sign of Julien Fanambinana Soananata.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.01.2025

An undated handout photo released in London on 20 February 2024 showing the Madagascan President's former chief of staff Romy Andrianarisoa. © National Crime Agency/AFP

Former Rajoelina aide tiptoed back home two months ago

Though she only announced it last week, Romy Voos Andrianarisoa, the president's former chief of staff who was sentenced in the UK for bribery, then freed and expelled from the country, has actually been back home since October.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 23.12.2024

The Anosibe central market in Antananarivo, on 8 November 2018. © Marco Longari/AFP

Inner circles
Ex-president's network boosted son's bid for Antananarivo mayoralty

Former president Marc Ravalomanana and his wife have both served as mayor of Madagascar's capital. Now their son Tojo is going for the job. He made good use of his famous surname and his parents' political connections while on the campaign trail.

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2024

Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina at the World Government Summit in Dubai on 13 February 2024. © Ryan Lim/AFP

IMF delays $103m loan to Antananarivo for failing to make petrol price adjustments

The International Monetary Fund believes that Christian Ntsay's government has not met the commitments it promised, particularly with regard to setting up a mechanism to adjust prices at petrol pumps, and so could miss out on millions of dollars.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 19.11.2024

AU chair candidate Randriamandrato continues his African tour

Richard Randriamandrato, the Madagascan candidate for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission, is planning a tour of the continent early this month to gather support for his candidacy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.01.2025

Rajoelina meets UAE property tycoon over luxury island resort

Mohamed Alabbar, the head of Dubai's leading property developer Emaar Properties, has his eyes on the pristine Mitsio archipelago, north of the island of Nosy Be, where he wants to build a luxury holiday resort.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 19.12.2024

The drivers behind Base Toliara mine project revival

Andry Rajoelina suspended the ilmenite megaproject in 2019 under pressure from local communities, but this time it enjoys solid local support.

Subscribers only Mining 18.12.2024

Freemasons: Madagascar's GLNM strengthens ties with France

The National Grand Lodge of Madagascar has strengthened its ties in France, adding further weight to its recently elected Grand Master, Tiana Rasamimanana, a prominent Madagascan entrepreneur who wears many hats.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 16.12.2024

National mediation platform gains second wind after election

The grouping former speaker of the National Assembly Christine Razanamahasoa and the executive committee of the Council of Christian Churches of Madagascar set up for the 2023 election has been turned into a think tank of politicians and intellectuals.

Subscribers only Politics 04.12.2024

Mobile money companies alert moneylenders

The main mobile money companies in Madagascar consider a new tax bill to be 'inefficient' and 'dangerous' and are calling upon the IMF and the AfDB for help.

Subscribers only Finance 02.12.2024

World Bank postpones $100m budget support

With Andry Rajoelina's government failing to meet the requisite conditions, the World Bank, like the IMF, has postponed its budget support until the first quarter of 2025.

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.2024

Telecoms: Axian lined up for $127m in World Bank loans

The directors of the World Bank's International Finance Corporation will vote on 19 December on two loans for two Axian Telecom subsidiaries.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 27.11.2024

Elon Musk's Starlink gets helping hand in Antananarivo

The contacts of its local boss Tom Cushman have proven extremely useful.

Subscribers only Business 22.11.2024

Paris's heritage ambassador off to Antananarivo

Former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez will travel to Madagascar next month.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.11.2024

Outsider Razafinjoelina faces stiff fight in Antananarivo mayoralty race

With the help of a tightly-knit team, the opposition candidate is trying to hold his own against two contenders backed by current president, Andry Rajoelina, and former head of state Marc Ravalomanana respectively.

Subscribers only Politics 12.11.2024

Next Indian Ocean Commission summit pencilled in for April

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina recently proposed several dates in April 2025 to his fellow heads of state for the 5th Summit of the Indian Ocean Commission and now awaits confirmation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.11.2024

Madagascan private sector set to reap benefits as first ambassador heads to Rabat

Madagascar's leading employers' group has been calling for stronger economic ties with Morocco for years. The imminent opening of an embassy in Rabat will come as music to its ears.

Free access Business 08.11.2024

Chinese company wins new $15m road contract

China's Zhongmei Engineering Group has won a World Bank-funded $15m contract to renovate part of the national road between Antananarivo and Toliara.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 06.11.2024

APG Network behind Emirates' new flight to Antananarivo

The Dubai-based airline is working with the Madagascan subsidiary of French company APG - very present in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean - to operate four flights a week to Antananarivo.

Subscribers only Business 04.11.2024

Spotlight
Return of royal skull may coincide with Macron's Madagascar visit

France looks set to return what is believed to be the skull of the Sakalava king Toera, beheaded in 1897 by French colonial troops, more than 20 years after Madagascar first asked for it. It hopes the restitution can coincide with President Macron's visit to the country next year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.10.2024

Andry Rajoelina and Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris, 26 July 2024.

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New ambassador to the US faces raft of challenges

Army chief confines his troops

Senior foreign ministry official under suspicion of gold trafficking

Former Rajoelina aide tiptoed back home two months ago

Inner circles
Ex-president's network boosted son's bid for Antananarivo mayoralty

IMF delays $103m loan to Antananarivo for failing to make petrol price adjustments

AU chair candidate Randriamandrato continues his African tour

Rajoelina meets UAE property tycoon over luxury island resort

The drivers behind Base Toliara mine project revival

Freemasons: Madagascar's GLNM strengthens ties with France

National mediation platform gains second wind after election

Mobile money companies alert moneylenders

World Bank postpones $100m budget support

Telecoms: Axian lined up for $127m in World Bank loans

Elon Musk's Starlink gets helping hand in Antananarivo

Paris's heritage ambassador off to Antananarivo

Outsider Razafinjoelina faces stiff fight in Antananarivo mayoralty race

Next Indian Ocean Commission summit pencilled in for April

Madagascan private sector set to reap benefits as first ambassador heads to Rabat

Chinese company wins new $15m road contract

APG Network behind Emirates' new flight to Antananarivo

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Return of royal skull may coincide with Macron's Madagascar visit

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Private sector calls out Rajoelina over VAT refunds

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Madagascar

New ambassador to the US faces raft of challenges

Army chief confines his troops

Senior foreign ministry official under suspicion of gold trafficking

Former Rajoelina aide tiptoed back home two months ago

Inner circles Ex-president's network boosted son's bid for Antananarivo mayoralty

IMF delays $103m loan to Antananarivo for failing to make petrol price adjustments

AU chair candidate Randriamandrato continues his African tour

Rajoelina meets UAE property tycoon over luxury island resort

The drivers behind Base Toliara mine project revival

Freemasons: Madagascar's GLNM strengthens ties with France

National mediation platform gains second wind after election

Mobile money companies alert moneylenders

World Bank postpones $100m budget support

Telecoms: Axian lined up for $127m in World Bank loans

Elon Musk's Starlink gets helping hand in Antananarivo

Paris's heritage ambassador off to Antananarivo

Outsider Razafinjoelina faces stiff fight in Antananarivo mayoralty race

Next Indian Ocean Commission summit pencilled in for April

Madagascan private sector set to reap benefits as first ambassador heads to Rabat

Chinese company wins new $15m road contract

APG Network behind Emirates' new flight to Antananarivo

Spotlight Return of royal skull may coincide with Macron's Madagascar visit

Beijing picks up two €60m road contracts

QMM suspends paying out dividend to sovereign wealth fund deemed unfit for purpose

Private sector calls out Rajoelina over VAT refunds

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Inner circles
Ex-president's network boosted son's bid for Antananarivo mayoralty

Spotlight
Return of royal skull may coincide with Macron's Madagascar visit