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Diplomacy 24/02/2021

With no ambassadors in place, who is holding the fort at Rajoelina's key embassies?

Two years into his presidency, Andry Rajoelina has still not filled some the most important diplomatic appointments, leaving Madagascar without an ambassador to the US, the UN, or South Africa. [...]

Diplomacy 23/02/2021

Rajoelina's battle of wills with the World Bank puts aid programmes in danger

A growing number of differences between the World Bank and President Andry Rajoelina could end up costing the Madagascan government hundreds of millions of dollars. [...]

Business 17/02/2021

Despite Ghosn subplot, Ravatomanga remains loyal customer of Turkish aircraft brokers

Maminiaina Ravatomanga has officially cut ties with MNG Jet, a Turkish firm that leased the powerful Malagasy businessman's plane to the associates of Carlos Ghosn who helped the former Renault-Nissan CEO abscond from Japan. But his new partner, Black Eagle, descends from MNG Jet. [...]

Politics Business 16/02/2021

Former prime minister Roindefo Monja attempts a comeback as a promoter of trade with China

The reappearance in public of Roindefo Monja, former head of Andry Rajoelina's transition government, on 7 February was not the result of chance. [...]

Oil & gas 15/02/2021

From failed deal with Brunei to broker bickering: the Belo Profond sale fiasco

Marex Petroleum's attempt to divest itself of its assets in the Mozambique Channel has failed. [...]

Politics Diplomacy 12/02/2021

Jailed ex-minister and Ravatomanga accuser Rolly Mercia appeals to UN

Even though his appeal against his recent prison sentence is still underway in Madagascar, ex-communications minister Rolly Mercia, who cooperated with a French investigation into the activities of business magnate and presidential adviser Maminiaina Ravatomanga, has asked the United Nations Human Rights Committee to take up his case. [...]

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Breaking news 06/02/2021

Andry Rajoelina looks for a way to respond to the opposition's power drive

Breaking, published on 06/02/21, 7.00 a.m. - Without a prime minister and under heavy pressure from the opposition, the Madagascan president has turned to his closest advisers to help him find a way out of the impasse. [...]

73.5 kg of undeclared gold was discovered in an STA aircraft in Johannesburg on 1 January 2021.

Business Politics 05/02/2021

Civil aviation authority seeks to ground STA planes

The involvement of the extremely well-connected Services et transports aériens in the transporting of 73.5 kg of gold to South Africa has embarrassed the Madagascan government, which has asked its civil aviation authority to shut down the airline. [...]

Business 03/02/2021

Ravatomanga plays lychee puppet master

Madagascar's lucrative lychee exports are discreetly controlled by business magnate Maminiaina Ravatomanga, a long-time unofficial adviser to President Rajoelina but with whom he is now at odds. [...]

Business 28/01/2021

Repatriation plans could be stepping stone to Air Madagascar-Ethiopian Airlines alliance

After getting the cold shoulder from Paris, the national carrier Air Madagascar has turned to Ethiopian Airlines in the hope of forming a partnership that will help it stay afloat. [...]

Politics Business 22/01/2021

Clash between Rajoelina and advisor Ravatomanga shakes the island

The deepening but largely unacknowledged rift between President Andry Rajoelina and his omnipresent advisor, the businessman Maminiaina Ravatomanga, is having repercussions on the country's entire political apparatus as well as on key pillars of the economy. [...]

Business 20/01/2021

Gold smugglers used same plane as finance ministry

The arrest of three gold smugglers in South Africa earlier this month was a particularly unwelcome development for Rajoelina's government because the plane that flew them to Johannesburg is frequently used by the finance ministry. [...]

Business Oil & gas 18/01/2021

Madagascar Oil encroaches on Axian's turf

Madagascar Oil has won its first contract to supply fuel to electricity company Jirama, which has previously sourced almost exclusively from Axian. [...]

Politics 12/01/2021

Consultations a-go-go at the presidency to find a successor to Ntsay as prime minister

President Rajoelina is planning a government reshuffle at the end of January but the coastal elite is opposed to the replacement of Prime Minister Christian Ntsay by a Merina. [...]

Breaking news 09/01/2021

Rajoelina desperate to bring home the Madagascan gold smugglers arrested in South Africa

Breaking news published on 09/01/21, 8 a.m. - The Madagascan president is worried that the South African authorities could start investigating the clandestine exports of Madagascan gold to Dubai. As a result, he is pulling out all the stops to get the three suspects arrested in Johannesburg repatriated. [...]

The businessman and advisor to the Malagasy president, Maminiaina Ravatomanga.

Business 22/12/2020

Ravatomanga brings in ESL & Network to improve his image in France

Businessman Maminiaina Ravatomanga, a close adviser to Andry Rajoelina, has brought in Paris-based public relations company ESL & Network to improve his image with the French government and business community. [...]

Business Mining 18/12/2020

Rio Tinto connects up to CrossBoundary Energy's wind farms

Rio Tinto, which is one of the leading investors in Madagascar, will henceforward be getting its electricity from CrossBoundary Energy. [...]

Politics Infrastructures 11/12/2020

Ex-Jirama directors caught up in anti-corruption net

Antananarivo's anti-corruption unit has secured the arrest of several former top managers at the national electricity supplier Jirama, including the man whom its current CEO Vonjy Andriamanga wanted to appoint as his number two. But the affair has also drawn in the consortium SMTP owned by the industrialist Danil Ismaël. [...]

Mining 27/11/2020

Ex-Rio Tinto execs orchestrate Akora Resources stock exchange listing

Australia's Akora Resources, a newcomer to the African iron ore market, is seeking to shift up a gear on its Bekisopa project in Madagascar. It is planning to get itself listed on the Sydney stock exchange in early December in order to finance exploration operations led by veterans from Rio Tinto. [...]

Business Diplomacy 26/11/2020

Ambassador Higuchi firing on all cylinders to unblock Japanese investments

Concerned for the future of the Ambatovy mine and JICA-funded Port Toamasina expansion, Japanese ambassador Yoshihiro Higuchi has gone knocking on nearly every door in the Rajoelina administration. [...]

The Golf Club du Rova hosted the final stage of the Staysure Tour in 2019.

Focus Politics 23/11/2020

Madagascar's luxury golf courses offer a fairway to power

Unlike in the rest of Africa, where golf is often seen as a leftover from the colonial period, Madagascar's political and business elites like to meet up over a round of golf. Andry Rajoelina's government has taken advantage of this parallel power structure to build up a solid support network. [...]

The new international terminal in Ivato, November 2019.

Business Ports and airports 11/11/2020

ADP and Rajoelina clash over airport security provider

Ravinala, the consortium led by Aéroports de Paris that runs the airports serving Antananarivo and Nosy Be, wants the government to ditch CSPI-M as these facilities' security provider. [...]

Politics 04/11/2020

Ravatomanga goes hand in hand with minister Hajo for Senate race

Businessman Maminiaina Ravatomanga is getting involved in the senatorial elections on behalf of the party of president Andry Rajoelina, with whom he is close. In Fianarantsoa, he is trying to secure a comfortable victory for TV Plus CEO Nicolas Rabemananjara. [...]

Politics 03/11/2020

General and 2009 coup architect Dolin Rasolosoa makes moves for senate comeback

Dolin Rasolosoa, the former chief of army staff and head of the transitional senate, may now be keeping a low profile but he still has the ear of members of president Andry Rajoelina's cabinet. His grand plan is to use these connections to return to the senate. [...]

Business Mining 30/10/2020

Rajoelina and Ravatomanga determined to push through new mining code

Less than two months from the deadline the government has set itself to introduce a new mining code, the issue of the taxes to be levied on the industry has still not been resolved with the private sector. [...]

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With no ambassadors in place, who is holding the fort at Rajoelina's key embassies?

Rajoelina's battle of wills with the World Bank puts aid programmes in danger

Despite Ghosn subplot, Ravatomanga remains loyal customer of Turkish aircraft brokers

Former prime minister Roindefo Monja attempts a comeback as a promoter of trade with China

From failed deal with Brunei to broker bickering: the Belo Profond sale fiasco

Jailed ex-minister and Ravatomanga accuser Rolly Mercia appeals to UN

Andry Rajoelina looks for a way to respond to the opposition's power drive

Civil aviation authority seeks to ground STA planes

Ravatomanga plays lychee puppet master

Repatriation plans could be stepping stone to Air Madagascar-Ethiopian Airlines alliance

Clash between Rajoelina and advisor Ravatomanga shakes the island

Gold smugglers used same plane as finance ministry

Madagascar Oil encroaches on Axian's turf

Consultations a-go-go at the presidency to find a successor to Ntsay as prime minister

Rajoelina desperate to bring home the Madagascan gold smugglers arrested in South Africa

Ravatomanga brings in ESL & Network to improve his image in France

Rio Tinto connects up to CrossBoundary Energy's wind farms

Ex-Jirama directors caught up in anti-corruption net

Ex-Rio Tinto execs orchestrate Akora Resources stock exchange listing

Ambassador Higuchi firing on all cylinders to unblock Japanese investments

Madagascar's luxury golf courses offer a fairway to power

ADP and Rajoelina clash over airport security provider

Ravatomanga goes hand in hand with minister Hajo for Senate race

General and 2009 coup architect Dolin Rasolosoa makes moves for senate comeback

Rajoelina and Ravatomanga determined to push through new mining code

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With no ambassadors in place, who is holding the fort at Rajoelina's key embassies?

Rajoelina's battle of wills with the World Bank puts aid programmes in danger

Despite Ghosn subplot, Ravatomanga remains loyal customer of Turkish aircraft brokers

Former prime minister Roindefo Monja attempts a comeback as a promoter of trade with China

From failed deal with Brunei to broker bickering: the Belo Profond sale fiasco

Jailed ex-minister and Ravatomanga accuser Rolly Mercia appeals to UN

Andry Rajoelina looks for a way to respond to the opposition's power drive

Civil aviation authority seeks to ground STA planes

Ravatomanga plays lychee puppet master

Repatriation plans could be stepping stone to Air Madagascar-Ethiopian Airlines alliance

Clash between Rajoelina and advisor Ravatomanga shakes the island

Gold smugglers used same plane as finance ministry

Madagascar Oil encroaches on Axian's turf

Consultations a-go-go at the presidency to find a successor to Ntsay as prime minister

Rajoelina desperate to bring home the Madagascan gold smugglers arrested in South Africa

Ravatomanga brings in ESL & Network to improve his image in France

Rio Tinto connects up to CrossBoundary Energy's wind farms

Ex-Jirama directors caught up in anti-corruption net

Ex-Rio Tinto execs orchestrate Akora Resources stock exchange listing

Ambassador Higuchi firing on all cylinders to unblock Japanese investments

Madagascar's luxury golf courses offer a fairway to power

ADP and Rajoelina clash over airport security provider

Ravatomanga goes hand in hand with minister Hajo for Senate race

General and 2009 coup architect Dolin Rasolosoa makes moves for senate comeback

Rajoelina and Ravatomanga determined to push through new mining code

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