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Business Ports and airports 06/07/2020

Air Madagascar has stopped paying Meridiam

An Air Madagascar Airbus A340-300. ©Air Madagascar

Politics 30/06/2020

Rajoelina tries to saw through the branch Rivo Rakotovao is sitting on

Politics 22/06/2020

Roger Kolo seeks foreign diplomatic backing for assault on last anti-Rajoelina bastion

Business Power 16/06/2020

Rajoelina forces Eiffage's hand over Sahofika dam tariffs and concession duration

Even though works are set to start in the coming months, President Andry Rajoelina is backing the Eiffage-led consortium into a corner, demanding negotiations be reopened into the price of electricity that the Sahofika dam will generate. [...]

Politics 12/06/2020

Defence minister Richard Rakotonirina halfway out the door?

General Richard Rakotonirina, Minister of Defence. ©Ministère de la défense de Madagascar/Youtube

Politics 09/06/2020

Rajoelina's closest allies find Covid concoction hard to swallow

President Andry Rajoelina at the launch of his herbal drink. ©©presidence.gov.mg

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Business 04/06/2020

Air Madagascar's planes nowhere to be seen

On the verge of collapse, Air Madagascar's two main aircraft are grounded. But President Rajoelina wants to take a page from Ethiopian Airlines' book and relaunch his national carrier with a new focus on cargo. [...]

Politics 03/06/2020

Rajoelina's display of independence from IMF

The Malagasy president has been making a show of his - relative - independence from the International Monetary Fund while the institution expresses its concerns over how slowly the government has been disbursing its Covid-19 emergency fund. [...]

Politics 29/05/2020

Mayor of Antananarivo gets capital's waste disposal debt cancelled Free

Naina Andriantsitohaina made cleaning up the city his campaign pledge. The presidential palace has obligingly helped by making a gift of waste disposal vehicles while the finance ministry has wiped out the municipal waste disposal company's debts. [...]

Focus Politics Ports and airports 25/05/2020

Rajoelina expedites investigation into Meridiam airports concession to try to topple Rakotovao

In the midst of a major power struggle with Senate President Rivo Rakotovao, the government is pressing forward with investigations into the concession he awarded to French investment group Meridiam to operate the country's two main airports. [...]

Business Power 18/05/2020

Aggreko gets its power plant back but Jirama yet to pay its bills

The UK generator supplier is about to recover its Noor II plant that the government seized in October. Jirama, however, is dragging its feet over settling Aggreko's invoices. [...]

Politics 15/05/2020

Andry Rajoelina's 'Marshall Plan' struggles to raise enough money

Even though Madagascar's economic recovery plan was finalised on 7 May, the government is dragging its heels to announce it. Why the delay? President Andry Rajoelina has gathered less than half of the funds needed. [...]

Politics 13/05/2020

Rajoelina's allies try to topple senate leader, the last opposition man standing

Senate President Rivo is the only leading politician who still stands up to President Andry Rajoelina. The ruling party has him in its sights. [...]

Business 08/05/2020

International SOS and Amarante busy on both sides of Mozambique Channel

The French emergency services companies, International SOS and Amarante, aim to use Madagascar and La Réunion as bases for their operations in the Indian Ocean [...]

Guess what ? 08/05/2020

Haymaking Free

Which Malagasy businessman became king of clinical waste removal during the Covid-19 pandemic? [...]

President Andry Rajoeline at the launch of his herbal drink.

Diplomacy 05/05/2020

Religious congregations not convinced by Rajoelina's Covid-19 miracle cure

Both Jesuits and FJKM Protestants have dismissed the Malagasy president's miraculous herbal remedy, a cure he is hoping will help him win back popularity. [...]

Spotlight Business 29/04/2020

Rajoelina's tug-of-war over post-Covid-19 business climate

Worried the country could be facing a deep social crisis, President Andry Rajoelina wants to whip the economy back into shape but he is having trouble convincing Madagascan businesses of his plan of attack. [...]

Business 23/04/2020

Government security concerns behind hurried lifting of lockdown

The Madagascan government has become concerned about the economic consequences and the political instability that the lockdown could create. [...]

Business 17/04/2020

India's Airtel determined to be part of optical fibre duopoly

Plans to bring a second operator on to the optical fibre market, which have been in preparation for many months, have given wings to Orange and Airtel. [...]

Politics 27/03/2020

UNESCO stands up to Andry Rajoelina

On 24 February, the director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Mechtild Rössler, wrote a forthright letter to Madagascar's representative [...]

Politics 27/03/2020

When CENI ordered 1.85 million extra electoral ID cards

Duplicate Madagascan identity card numbers, the revelation of which cost [...]

Business Power 27/03/2020

Jirama opts for over-the-counter arrangements

With the situation critical regarding the distribution of water and electricity in the country, the government has decided to untie [...]

Business 27/03/2020

Ylias Akbaraly's pan-African broadcasting ambitions

Having already set up Mali's television network, the Franco-Madagascan Ylias Akbalaryis looking to expand his interests in Luanda but is still struggling to take over Africanews in Congo. [...]

Business Power 27/03/2020

AfDB begins connecting Tana to Tamatave with PRIRTEM

Following the lead of the World Bank, which allocated $150 [...]

Business Document 27/03/2020

Is Amarante really in charge of CSPI Madagascar?

In the previous issue of the Indian Ocean Newsletter, we [...]

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ALL ARTICLES MADAGASCAR

Air Madagascar has stopped paying Meridiam

Rajoelina tries to saw through the branch Rivo Rakotovao is sitting on

Roger Kolo seeks foreign diplomatic backing for assault on last anti-Rajoelina bastion

Rajoelina forces Eiffage's hand over Sahofika dam tariffs and concession duration

Defence minister Richard Rakotonirina halfway out the door?

Rajoelina's closest allies find Covid concoction hard to swallow

Air Madagascar's planes nowhere to be seen

Rajoelina's display of independence from IMF

Mayor of Antananarivo gets capital's waste disposal debt cancelled Free

Rajoelina expedites investigation into Meridiam airports concession to try to topple Rakotovao

Aggreko gets its power plant back but Jirama yet to pay its bills

Andry Rajoelina's 'Marshall Plan' struggles to raise enough money

Rajoelina's allies try to topple senate leader, the last opposition man standing

International SOS and Amarante busy on both sides of Mozambique Channel

Haymaking Free

Religious congregations not convinced by Rajoelina's Covid-19 miracle cure

Rajoelina's tug-of-war over post-Covid-19 business climate

Government security concerns behind hurried lifting of lockdown

India's Airtel determined to be part of optical fibre duopoly

UNESCO stands up to Andry Rajoelina

When CENI ordered 1.85 million extra electoral ID cards

Jirama opts for over-the-counter arrangements

Ylias Akbaraly's pan-African broadcasting ambitions

AfDB begins connecting Tana to Tamatave with PRIRTEM

Is Amarante really in charge of CSPI Madagascar?

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ALL ARTICLES MADAGASCAR

Air Madagascar has stopped paying Meridiam

Rajoelina tries to saw through the branch Rivo Rakotovao is sitting on

Roger Kolo seeks foreign diplomatic backing for assault on last anti-Rajoelina bastion

Rajoelina forces Eiffage's hand over Sahofika dam tariffs and concession duration

Defence minister Richard Rakotonirina halfway out the door?

Rajoelina's closest allies find Covid concoction hard to swallow

Air Madagascar's planes nowhere to be seen

Rajoelina's display of independence from IMF

Mayor of Antananarivo gets capital's waste disposal debt cancelled Free

Rajoelina expedites investigation into Meridiam airports concession to try to topple Rakotovao

Aggreko gets its power plant back but Jirama yet to pay its bills

Andry Rajoelina's 'Marshall Plan' struggles to raise enough money

Rajoelina's allies try to topple senate leader, the last opposition man standing

International SOS and Amarante busy on both sides of Mozambique Channel

Haymaking Free

Religious congregations not convinced by Rajoelina's Covid-19 miracle cure

Rajoelina's tug-of-war over post-Covid-19 business climate

Government security concerns behind hurried lifting of lockdown

India's Airtel determined to be part of optical fibre duopoly

UNESCO stands up to Andry Rajoelina

When CENI ordered 1.85 million extra electoral ID cards

Jirama opts for over-the-counter arrangements

Ylias Akbaraly's pan-African broadcasting ambitions

AfDB begins connecting Tana to Tamatave with PRIRTEM

Is Amarante really in charge of CSPI Madagascar?

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