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Tension mounts between Antananarivo and Paris

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French ambassador, Arnaud Guillois, the day of President Randrianirina's investiture, Antananarivo, 17 October 2025.
French ambassador, Arnaud Guillois, the day of President Randrianirina's investiture, Antananarivo, 17 October 2025. © Rafalia Henitsoa/Anadolu via AFP

The tone is hardening between the junta and the French embassy. Despite fraying bilateral relations, Paris is striving to maintain a delicate diplomatic balance with the country in order to counter Russia's ever-growing influence.

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