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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. [...]

Focus Politics 23/11/2020

Madagascar's luxury golf courses offer a fairway to power

The Golf Club du Rova hosted the final stage of the Staysure Tour in 2019. ©Madagascar National Tourism Board/Twitter

Business Ports and airports 11/11/2020

ADP and Rajoelina clash over airport security provider

The new international terminal in Ivato, November 2019. ©Ravinala-airports

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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Business 27/10/2020

Ravatomanga's discreet associate back in business

José Andrianasolo, a long-standing partner of well-known businessman and friend of President Rajoelina, Maminiaina Ravatomanga, has recently returned to sectors he knows well - tourism and oil transport. [...]

Business Mining 23/10/2020

After Aggreko and BP withdraw, Rio Tinto is the last man standing

Commercial ties between the United Kingdom and Madagascar are continuing to shrink and Rio Tinto, the last British flagship present in Madagascar, is struggling to remain on good terms with the administration of President Andry Rajoelina. [...]

Mining 16/10/2020

Tokyo and Seoul on different tracks over Ambatovy nickel mine

After Canada's Sherritt, the longtime operator of Ambatovy's nickel-cobalt mine, threw in its hand in August, the two remaining shareholders differ on the way forward: armed with the government's blessing, Japan's Sumitomo is all-in for the long-haul, but South Korea's Kores is already looking for a way to fold. [...]

Business Oil & gas 13/10/2020

State fails in bid to supplant private sector over fuel imports

Almost a year after Andry Rajoelina's government set up State Procurement of Madagascar to centralise fuel imports, oil companies are still running the show. [...]

Politics Defence 08/10/2020

Culmen International to strategically advise Madagascan navy

Comme l'avait anticipé Africa Intelligence (09/09/20), Culmen International a remporté le 28 septembre le marché de mise à disposition d'un conseiller stratégique pour la marine malgache. [...]

Mining Politics 29/09/2020

Rajoelina rewrites mining code behind closed doors

The highly volatile reform of the country's mining code led by Minister Fidiniavo Ravokatra should be over by December. [...]

Diplomacy 28/09/2020

Rajoelina, French ambassador fail to bury the hatchet

Despite a meeting between Ambassador Christophe Bouchard and President Andry Rajoelina, relations between Paris and Antananarivo remain frosty. [...]

Mining 24/09/2020

Washington highlights child labour in mica mines to strike blow against Beijing

The Trump administration is financing a project to tackle child labour in Madagascar's mica mines, confronting Beijing, the main buyer of the mineral, on a sensitive human rights issue. [...]

President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina.

Business 24/09/2020

Rajoelina appoints advisor as head of his Covid remedy laboratory

Gambling his international image on the properties of the anti-Covid infusion that he has been promoting relentlessly, Andry Rajoelina has parachuted an ally, Holijaona Raboana, in as head of Pharmalagasy, the laboratory that will make the miracle product. [...]

Mining 18/09/2020

Lazarosy Mining gives American mining veteran Tom Cushman new lease of life

Registered in Mauritius on 14 September 2020, Lazarosy Mining (the Malagasy name for the biblical figure Lazarus) boasts among its board members the American-British duo Tom Cushman and John Ffooks. [...]

Business Power 14/09/2020

Jirama tries to clinch finance package for Sahofika dam

The 192-MW Sahofika hydro project has hit new bumps on its development road, this time over the PPA. [...]

Politics Defence 09/09/2020

Culmen International bids for US contract to reorganise the Madagascan navy

The United States is to call in private contractors to draft a new strategy for the Madagascan navy. In this way, it hopes to obtain strategic support in the Indian Ocean and steal a march on France in an area where the European country has traditionally played a dominant role. [...]

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina and World Bank President David Malpass in April 2019.

Business Power 07/09/2020

Rajoelina plays Jirama peacemaker to keep donors sweet

Andry Rajoelina has personally intervened to defuse the conflict between Jirama's board and its managing director, Vonjy Andriamanga. The president cannot afford any missteps as the World Bank prepares a major new package for Madagascar. [...]

Power 01/09/2020

Volobe mega dam audit hot potato

The IFC, the dam's largest backer, is being extremely cautious about financing the hydropower project led by French group Colas. [...]

Business 27/08/2020

Rajoelina's advisor misses out on top job at Air Mad

Now that Madagascar's national social insurance fund has taken over Air Austral's stake in Air Madagascar, the national airline is preparing to appoint a new chief executive to bolster its freight activities and establish a partnership with Ethiopian Airlines. [...]

Politics 26/08/2020

Why did PM Ntsay sack his chief of staff?

Close to the Minister of Education ejected from office earlier this month, Nandrasana Rasolo, Prime Minister Christian Ntsay's chief of staff, first learned of his dismissal by hearing the name of his successor. [...]

Business Mining 19/08/2020

Indian doctor Vikram Patil seeks fortune in Madagascar's mines

Prospere Ventures chairman, Vikram Patil, both doctor and businessman, has already established secure contacts within the Malagasy government to help boost his mining prospects in the country. [...]

Defence Minister, General Richard Rakotonirina.

Politics 21/07/2020

Army ready to serve as last line of defence against Covid-19 health and security threats

Defence minister Richard Rakotonirina has been playing an increasingly important role in the government's response to the Covid-19 health emergency. The powers of the army, which is under his control, now look set to be considerably extended. [...]

Politics 14/07/2020

Justice minister Andriamahefarivo jostled by his secretary general

Justice minister Johnny Andriamahefarivo has repeatedly come under attack from his secretary general Herilaza Imbiky. The two are not short of subjects to fight about. [...]

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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

Ravatomanga's discreet associate back in business

After Aggreko and BP withdraw, Rio Tinto is the last man standing

Tokyo and Seoul on different tracks over Ambatovy nickel mine

State fails in bid to supplant private sector over fuel imports

Culmen International to strategically advise Madagascan navy

Rajoelina rewrites mining code behind closed doors

Rajoelina, French ambassador fail to bury the hatchet

Washington highlights child labour in mica mines to strike blow against Beijing

Rajoelina appoints advisor as head of his Covid remedy laboratory

Lazarosy Mining gives American mining veteran Tom Cushman new lease of life

Jirama tries to clinch finance package for Sahofika dam

Culmen International bids for US contract to reorganise the Madagascan navy

Rajoelina plays Jirama peacemaker to keep donors sweet

Volobe mega dam audit hot potato

Rajoelina's advisor misses out on top job at Air Mad

Why did PM Ntsay sack his chief of staff?

Indian doctor Vikram Patil seeks fortune in Madagascar's mines

Army ready to serve as last line of defence against Covid-19 health and security threats

Justice minister Andriamahefarivo jostled by his secretary general

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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

Ravatomanga's discreet associate back in business

After Aggreko and BP withdraw, Rio Tinto is the last man standing

Tokyo and Seoul on different tracks over Ambatovy nickel mine

State fails in bid to supplant private sector over fuel imports

Culmen International to strategically advise Madagascan navy

Rajoelina rewrites mining code behind closed doors

Rajoelina, French ambassador fail to bury the hatchet

Washington highlights child labour in mica mines to strike blow against Beijing

Rajoelina appoints advisor as head of his Covid remedy laboratory

Lazarosy Mining gives American mining veteran Tom Cushman new lease of life

Jirama tries to clinch finance package for Sahofika dam

Culmen International bids for US contract to reorganise the Madagascan navy

Rajoelina plays Jirama peacemaker to keep donors sweet

Volobe mega dam audit hot potato

Rajoelina's advisor misses out on top job at Air Mad

Why did PM Ntsay sack his chief of staff?

Indian doctor Vikram Patil seeks fortune in Madagascar's mines

Army ready to serve as last line of defence against Covid-19 health and security threats

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