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Politics Business 24/03/2023

Rajoelina switches PR agency

J5 Co, an agency specialising in handling communications for governments, is taking over from ESL & Network as Andry Rajoelina's PR adviser in the run-up to Madagascar's presidential election.

Politics 21/03/2023

Christian churches council to supervise national consultation

The organisation grouping Madagascar's four biggest Christian churches has agreed to supervise pre-election dialogue in the island nation. It plans to hold a series of forums and to deploy observers to try to ensure the upcoming presidential polls are trouble-free.

Politics 15/03/2023

Backroom adviser Romy Voos Andrianarisoa returns to the Iavoloha Palace

The appointment in early March of Romy Voos Andrianarisoa as President Andry Rajoelina's chief of (civilian) staff provoked surprise in Antananarivan political circles.

Mining Politics Business 14/03/2023

Would-be president Siteny's Russian business ties

Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, who is running for president, can count on his economic links with the family of Marius Vizer, who heads the International Judo Federation and is close to Vladimir Putin.

Diplomacy 10/03/2023

Mohammed VI expected in Madagascar after Senegal visit

Morocco's Mohammed VI is expected to travel to Madagascar next week, the king's first visit to the country since 2016

Politics 08/03/2023

Rajoelina's reshuffle ruffles generals' feathers

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina. © Lafargue Raphael/ABACA via Reuters Connect

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Diplomacy 06/03/2023

Scattered Islands and Apollo 21 on French foreign minister's Madagascar agenda

Catherine Colonna is scheduled to make a lightning visit next month to Antananarivo, where, as well as signing aid agreements, she is due to discuss two thorny subjects with President Andry Rajoelina.

French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, in Brazil, 8 February 2023.

Infrastructure Politics Business 01/03/2023

Gérard Perceau, the French advisor who has President Rajoelina's ear

In four years, former Bouygues executive Gérard Perceau has become a key figure in negotiations on major infrastructure projects between the state of Madagascar and its technical and foreign financial partners.

Politics 27/02/2023

Churches in Madagascar enter presidential campaign

Protestants and Catholics in Madagascar have already gotten involved in politics in the run-up to November's election. The former deliver sermons attacking President Andry Rajoelina's record, while the latter - with the exception of the ex-archbishop of Antananarivo - cultivate their good relations with the government.

Politics Diplomacy 23/02/2023

UN reluctant to fund presidential election Free

A confidential United Nations report has recommended against funding the upcoming ballot in Madagascar for fear of compromising its reputation and credibility.

Diplomacy 20/02/2023

Malagasy government struggling to reassure international community on presidential election

Prime Minister Christian Ntsay met last Friday with all foreign diplomats in Antananarivo to reassure them regarding the staging of the country's next presidential election. But doubt lingers and the international community is still tense due to the election's so far poor organisation.

The Prime Minister of Madagascar Christian Ntsay arrives at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on the 11th of November 2019.

Mining 17/02/2023

Rio Tinto argues its case with Raojelina

The January meeting between the mining giant's chairman, Dominic Barton, and the Madagascan president may result in both sides backing off a little. Rio Tinto is seeking to defuse tensions as it negotiates the renewal of its Fort Dauphin licence.

Mining Diplomacy 09/02/2023

Madagascar keeps low profile at Mining Indaba conference

Madagascar is not attending the major mining conference Investing in African Mining Indaba on 6-8 February in South Africa, for the second year in a row. The country's current business climate is not particularly conducive to investments.

Commodity traders 08/02/2023

Angry French vanilla exporters seek help from Paris

Major French traders are up in arms about the latest measures put in place by Madagascar's vanilla regulatory board, and have written to French Trade Minister Olivier Becht to ask for his help.

Energy 30/01/2023

Madagascar's inertia and French law scupper east Mozambique Channel exploration

Oil exploration in Madagascan waters and in the French-administered Scattered Islands has stalled. One of the latest offshore blocks waiting consent, Belo Profond, will be returned to Madagascar in July 2023 before any drilling has begun.

The French-controlled Juan de Nova Island, in the Mozambique Channel.

Mining 25/01/2023

Can Rio Tinto do without QMM?

The tax treaty between Madagascar and QMM has been extended until May to give the two parties time to strike a new agreement. The new chairman of the Rio Tinto board is due to arrive in Madagascar today to try to win over the Rajoelina government.

SpotlightPolitics 24/01/2023

Rajoelina cold-shouldered by international lenders over election financing

After having had their fingers burned in 2018, the international financial institutions are reluctant to finance the presidential elections due in nine months. The electorial commission is asking for $33m, which is $18m more than five years ago.

A polling station in Antananarivo during the second round of the presidential election, 18 December 2018.

Infrastructure Business 18/01/2023

Madagascar's Teknet eyes up Djibouti market

The Malagasy group is hoping to tap into Djibouti's need for sensitive infrastructure security services to lay down lasting roots in the country.

Mining 09/01/2023

Ambatovy fine-tunes its industrial strategy

The Malagasy mining and industrial consortium wants to make the most of its upturn in profits from rising global nickel and copper prices. It has spoken with the ministry of industry and trade to learn of the terms required for building a new refinery.

Mining 06/01/2023

Base Resources presses Rajoelina for green light to mine Toliara Sands

The Australian firm's boss Tim Carstens is hopeful that he will soon be allowed to start mining the Toliara Sands deposit in Ranobe, where operations have been suspended for over three years.

Politics 03/01/2023

Rajoelina refuses to accept Central Bank Governor's resignation

The rumour of the resignation of Henri Rabarijohn, Governor of the Central Bank of Madagascar, had been circulating for weeks, and was eventually announced by some Malagasy media, however he remains in his job.

Mining 21/12/2022

Mining code fails to make it on to the parliamentary agenda

Reform of the Madagascan mine code has been put back until the next parliamentary session in May 2023. The bill failed to find a consensus as tensions persisted on certain points.

Diplomacy 20/12/2022

Paris and Antananarivo hold discreet talks about French convicted Apollo 21 coup plotter

France wants Madagascar to repatriate one of its former senior army officers jailed for trying to overthrow Andry Rajoelina last year.

SpotlightPolitics 13/12/2022

Ex-presidents Rajaonarimampianina and Ravalomanana hatch anti-Rajoelina alliance

Hery Rajaonarimampianina and Marc Ravalomanana have been discreetly working on an electoral pact. They struck a deal in principle last month and may reach out to other opposition leaders in Madagascar to take on an electoral system that is very firmly in the hands of the current president.

Former Malagasy presidents Hery Rajaonarimampianina and Marc Ravalomanana.

Mining 08/12/2022

Kraoma's chrome plans stymied by politics

Ferrum Mining's abandonment of a project to revive a state flagship has led to the suspension of all activity. At the heart of the dispute between the Russian firm and Antananarivo is the company's inability, since Andry Rajoelina's election, to access permits with high chromium potential.

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Rajoelina switches PR agency

Christian churches council to supervise national consultation

Backroom adviser Romy Voos Andrianarisoa returns to the Iavoloha Palace

Would-be president Siteny's Russian business ties

Mohammed VI expected in Madagascar after Senegal visit

Rajoelina's reshuffle ruffles generals' feathers

Scattered Islands and Apollo 21 on French foreign minister's Madagascar agenda

Gérard Perceau, the French advisor who has President Rajoelina's ear

Churches in Madagascar enter presidential campaign

UN reluctant to fund presidential election Free

Malagasy government struggling to reassure international community on presidential election

Rio Tinto argues its case with Raojelina

Madagascar keeps low profile at Mining Indaba conference

Angry French vanilla exporters seek help from Paris

Madagascar's inertia and French law scupper east Mozambique Channel exploration

Can Rio Tinto do without QMM?

Rajoelina cold-shouldered by international lenders over election financing

Madagascar's Teknet eyes up Djibouti market

Ambatovy fine-tunes its industrial strategy

Base Resources presses Rajoelina for green light to mine Toliara Sands

Rajoelina refuses to accept Central Bank Governor's resignation

Mining code fails to make it on to the parliamentary agenda

Paris and Antananarivo hold discreet talks about French convicted Apollo 21 coup plotter

Ex-presidents Rajaonarimampianina and Ravalomanana hatch anti-Rajoelina alliance

Kraoma's chrome plans stymied by politics

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Backroom adviser Romy Voos Andrianarisoa returns to the Iavoloha Palace

Would-be president Siteny's Russian business ties

Mohammed VI expected in Madagascar after Senegal visit

Rajoelina's reshuffle ruffles generals' feathers

Scattered Islands and Apollo 21 on French foreign minister's Madagascar agenda

Gérard Perceau, the French advisor who has President Rajoelina's ear

Churches in Madagascar enter presidential campaign

UN reluctant to fund presidential election Free

Malagasy government struggling to reassure international community on presidential election

Rio Tinto argues its case with Raojelina

Madagascar keeps low profile at Mining Indaba conference

Angry French vanilla exporters seek help from Paris

Madagascar's inertia and French law scupper east Mozambique Channel exploration

Can Rio Tinto do without QMM?

Rajoelina cold-shouldered by international lenders over election financing

Madagascar's Teknet eyes up Djibouti market

Ambatovy fine-tunes its industrial strategy

Base Resources presses Rajoelina for green light to mine Toliara Sands

Rajoelina refuses to accept Central Bank Governor's resignation

Mining code fails to make it on to the parliamentary agenda

Paris and Antananarivo hold discreet talks about French convicted Apollo 21 coup plotter

Ex-presidents Rajaonarimampianina and Ravalomanana hatch anti-Rajoelina alliance

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