Your account has been succesfully created.

EN FR

Madagascar

Media war between R. Rakotomanga and ex-Treasury boss

Barely a few months after launching three new newspapers in early February – the two dailies Sakamalaho and Mon Journal, [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.07.2016

Delays build up ahead of imminent APF session

With just a week to go until the 42d session [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.07.2016

Pressed by the IMF, Jirama braces itself for change

With the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying it will grant further assistance to the Malagasy government only if the national [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.06.2016

Spotlight
Negotiations with IMF: the countdown has started for the regime

Antananarivo and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) both congratulated themselves on reaching an agreement on 8 June on the principle of implementing a plan for the economy until 2019. But things are far less rosy in the wings, particularly for [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2016

Ivato hotel could go under Moroccan management

The saga over the contract to run the five-star hotel in Ivato has gone through yet another development. The French [...]

Subscribers only Business 17.06.2016

United Nations investigates rosoewood traffic

Two experts mandated by the United Nations Office on Drugs [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2016

Is Jirama board chairman prepared to accept reforms?

The obligation to implement reforms demanded by the IMF in [...]

Subscribers only Business 17.06.2016

Prospective ambassadors lying in wait

While no ambassador has been appointed in the two and a half years since Hery Rajaonarimampianina became president, the new [...]

Subscribers only Politics 03.06.2016

Tiko and CCI-A boss involved in skirmish

The standoff has begun between former President Marc Ravalomanana and the new chairwoman of the Antananarivo chamber of trade and [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.06.2016

Faratiana Tsihoara, a well-connected government secretary general

At 35, the new secretary general of the government, Eugène Faratiana Tsihoara, has become a key person in the entourage [...]

Subscribers only 03.06.2016

New defence minister takes special care of relations with France

The Malagasy minister for defence, General Béni Xavier Rasolofonirina, chose [...]

Subscribers only Politics 03.06.2016

Aggreko bangs its fists on the table

Exasperated by finance ministry’s inability to pay its arrears, the [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.06.2016

Telma wants to connect OIF

With his telecommunications empire expanding rapidly in the Indian Ocean [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.06.2016

Orange names new managing director to succeed Barré

The dispute which has pitted Orange Madagascar against Madagascar's Autorite de Regulation des Technologies de Communication (Artec) has finally claimed [...]

Subscribers only 20.05.2016

State rivalry on the Belo Profond oil block

One of first matters the items on the agenda of the appointed (mid-April) Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Ying Vah [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.05.2016

Jirama issues highly discreet call for tenders

The Indian Ocean Newsletter has learnt that the water and electricity utility Jirama wrote to K-Energie, Enelec, Henri Fraise Fils [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.05.2016

Is an early presidential election likely?

Aware that his popularity is at its lowest level, President [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.05.2016

Document
No end to the standoff between Orange and Artec

The dispute between Orange Madagascar and the Malagasy telecoms regulator [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.05.2016

New oil minister Ying Vah Zafilahy had strong backers

Madagascar’s strategic resources minister (covering oil and mines), Joeli Lalaharisaina, fell victim to his reputation as a technocrat. He was [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.05.2016

Sterling turns back on Ambilobe

After pulling out of block C-3 in Mauritania in February, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.05.2016

The new Prime Minister forms his teams

The new Prime Minister, Olivier Solonandrasana Mahafaly (ION 1425), is gradually forming his cabinet while juggling his time between the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.05.2016

Patrick Sevaistre has to boost Malagasy private sector

The European Union has hired the French consultant Patrick Sevaistre to head a team to propose a development support and [...]

Subscribers only 06.05.2016

Tata family suffers from the departure of Jean Ravelonarivo

The departure of Jean Ravelonarivo from his post of Prime [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.05.2016

Turkish Airlines consigns its cargo to a local firm

Turkish Airlines has contracted the management of its cargo to [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.05.2016

Lalaharisaina's goodbye present to miners

Named the new minister in the president’s office for mines and oil, Ying Vah Zafilahy has every intention of pressing [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.05.2016

Create a notification

Madagascar Picto Synthese

Don't miss a single headline. Sign up to receive weekly summaries of our coverage of Madagascar.

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

Madagascar

Media war between R. Rakotomanga and ex-Treasury boss

Delays build up ahead of imminent APF session

Pressed by the IMF, Jirama braces itself for change

Spotlight
Negotiations with IMF: the countdown has started for the regime

Ivato hotel could go under Moroccan management

United Nations investigates rosoewood traffic

Is Jirama board chairman prepared to accept reforms?

Prospective ambassadors lying in wait

Tiko and CCI-A boss involved in skirmish

Faratiana Tsihoara, a well-connected government secretary general

New defence minister takes special care of relations with France

Aggreko bangs its fists on the table

Telma wants to connect OIF

Orange names new managing director to succeed Barré

State rivalry on the Belo Profond oil block

Jirama issues highly discreet call for tenders

Is an early presidential election likely?

Document
No end to the standoff between Orange and Artec

New oil minister Ying Vah Zafilahy had strong backers

Sterling turns back on Ambilobe

The new Prime Minister forms his teams

Patrick Sevaistre has to boost Malagasy private sector

Tata family suffers from the departure of Jean Ravelonarivo

Turkish Airlines consigns its cargo to a local firm

Lalaharisaina's goodbye present to miners

Create a notification

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Indigo Publications' websites

Ibrahim Traoré

Virtus Minerals

Paul Kagame

Savannah Energy

Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Madagascar

Media war between R. Rakotomanga and ex-Treasury boss

Delays build up ahead of imminent APF session

Pressed by the IMF, Jirama braces itself for change

Spotlight Negotiations with IMF: the countdown has started for the regime

Ivato hotel could go under Moroccan management

United Nations investigates rosoewood traffic

Is Jirama board chairman prepared to accept reforms?

Prospective ambassadors lying in wait

Tiko and CCI-A boss involved in skirmish

Faratiana Tsihoara, a well-connected government secretary general

New defence minister takes special care of relations with France

Aggreko bangs its fists on the table

Telma wants to connect OIF

Orange names new managing director to succeed Barré

State rivalry on the Belo Profond oil block

Jirama issues highly discreet call for tenders

Is an early presidential election likely?

Document No end to the standoff between Orange and Artec

New oil minister Ying Vah Zafilahy had strong backers

Sterling turns back on Ambilobe

The new Prime Minister forms his teams

Patrick Sevaistre has to boost Malagasy private sector

Tata family suffers from the departure of Jean Ravelonarivo

Turkish Airlines consigns its cargo to a local firm

Lalaharisaina's goodbye present to miners

Create a notification

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Spotlight
Negotiations with IMF: the countdown has started for the regime

Document
No end to the standoff between Orange and Artec