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French diplomat to head up EU delegation in Madagascar

In post since 2018, the European Union's Italian ambassador in Antananarivo, Giovanni Di Girolamo, will be stepping down this summer.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.04.2022

Rajoelina spurned by potential presidential candidate Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko

Malagasy MP Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko. © Siteny Foundation/Facebook

Subscribers only Politics 27.04.2022

Andry Rajoelina's centralised style of government comes under fire from his own majority

As the 2023 presidential elections approach and head of state Andry Rajoelina prepares to run for a new term, his highly centralised style of government is increasingly running into criticism from the MMM party.

Subscribers only Politics 13.04.2022

With ex-president Rajaonarimampianina long gone, his supporters are tearing each other apart

Rivo Rakotovao, a member of former president Hery Rajaonarimampianina's party, has been trying to get Mohamed Rachid to step down as the party's national secretary general, but so far the latter has resisted.

Subscribers only Politics 11.04.2022

Canopy Energy attempts to relaunch solar power project

A delegation from the French company Canopy Energy recently visited Madagascar to try to unblock a solar power plant project.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 29.03.2022

China's CR18 wins bid for south-eastern access road

Construction giant China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co (CR18), which was competing against four other companies (three Chinese groups and Sogea Satom), has won the tender launched by the Malagasy Road Agency for the first works on the RNT12A road.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 28.03.2022

France dispatches Gen Thierry Marchand to revive sluggish security cooperation

During his visit to Madagascar, the French director of security and defence cooperation tried to breathe new life into the partnership between the two countries. Maritime projects launched by the US and Japan are also moving at a slow pace.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 23.03.2022

General Thierry Marchand, with lieutenant-colonel Henry-Sébastien Dupety and defense minister general Richard Rakotonirina.

Andry Rajoelina's presidency under scrutiny from the European Union

The EU delegation in Antananarivo is set to hire several consultants to carry out studies on Madagascar's government. In a document seen by Africa Intelligence, the diplomatic mission already deems the Malagasy state to be "ineffective and inefficient".

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.03.2022

Under pressure from social media, Andry Rajoelina prepares a reshuffle

Only seven months after the August 2021 reshuffle, Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina has announced his intention to alter the government team. Most of the ministers that could be on their way out have recently been attacked or exposed in scandals on social media.

Subscribers only Politics 11.03.2022

Inner circles
Seven months after attempted coup, Rajoelina keeps faith with his security chiefs

Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina is continuing to rely on the same small group of individuals who were handling security questions before the mid-2021 attempted coup. He nevertheless launched a radical reorganisation of the army before the would-be putschists were arrested.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 04.03.2022

Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina and National Defence Minister Richard Rakotonirina (left) at the inauguration of the Iakora Forward Operating Base in May 2021.

Andry Rajoelina expected in Paris to talk business

The Madagsacan leader, who has frequently met with French entrepreneurs in the past, is expected in Paris on 18 February where he will attend a private dinner hosted by the Institut Choiseul think tank.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 11.02.2022

After World Bank sanctions, Meridiam increases its stake in Ravinala Airports

Following World Bank sanctions on three of the four shareholders of Ravinala Airports (ADP International, Colas and Bouygues), the capital of this consortium, which manages the new Ivato airport and Nosy Be airport, has been being shaken up in favour of the only shareholder to have escaped sanctions, namely the Meridiam fund.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 08.02.2022

Washington to resurrect Diego-Suarez naval base in wake of Suez Canal blockage

Last year's Suez Canal blockage, which brought world trade to a standstill, highlighted Madagascar's importance as a maritime traffic hub, a realisation that has rekindled the desire to improve the country's shipping infrastructure.

Subscribers only Defence, Infrastructure, Diplomacy 04.02.2022

Will Meridiam run Ivato airport's new terminal alone?

The restructuring of the capital of the consortium Ravinala Airports, which manages Ivato's airport new terminal, should speed up following a 4 January move by the World Bank, anticipated by Africa Intelligence, to sanction the French construction companies Bouygues and Colas as well as Groupe ADP, all three of which are shareholders in the consortium.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 10.01.2022

Martial artists square up in presidential pre-campaign

Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko is still a member of Andry Rajoelina's presidential majority in parliament, but he is a cause of concern for the head of state. Rajoelina worries that the man who recently became head of the African Judo Union may have his eyes on the presidency in the 2023 elections.

Subscribers only Politics 06.01.2022

Malagasy MP Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, President of the African Judo Union.

World Bank wraps up corruption investigation into Ivato airport

The first few months of the new terminal at Ivato, built and managed by a consortium of Aéroports de Paris, the Meridiam fund and the Bouygues and Colas construction groups, are expected to be disrupted by the findings of an investigation by the World Bank's anti-corruption unit, a branch of which was involved in financing the project.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 04.01.2022

Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy's subtle mix of leisure and politics in Africa

Breaking news published on 29/12/21 at 09:50 - After celebrating his 66th birthday in Rwanda, French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy returned to the continent to spend Christmas in Madagascar. Both trips were private, but Sarkozy's tight connections to African rulers certainly came in handy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.12.2021

Ivato airport inauguration carefully crafted to reconcile president's office with Meridiam and ADP

Great care is being taken over the organisation of Ivato airport terminal's inauguration ceremony, which should end two years of hostilities between Madagascar's president and Ravinala consortium, a joint venture between France's Meridiam infrastructure fund and Groupe ADP.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 07.12.2021

Castel could lose Coca-Cola bottling licence

Castel offshoot Brasseries Star Madagascar's bottling licence with Coca Cola will expire in a few months but the US beverage company is hesitant to renew the deal, which could deprive Castel and its partner, the Malagasy state, of important revenues.

Subscribers only Business 03.12.2021

Rajoelina steers delicate ambassador recruitment process

Madagascar's foreign affairs minister has launched a recruitment drive for ambassadors, but he wants to be sure that certain diplomats loyal to the Head of State are among the successful applicants.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.12.2021

The president of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina.

Sipromad wins €1m court case against Naguib Sawiris' Euronews

After lengthy proceedings, a Paris court has ruled in favour of Madagascan company Sipromad in the dispute pitting it against Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris' Euronews TV channel, over the failed takeover of Africanews in 2019.

Subscribers only Business 30.11.2021

Ylias Akbaraly (left), owner of the company Sipromad, and the Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris (right).

Rajoelina negotiates compromise with Meridiam-owned Ravinala Airports

After giving it the cold shoulder for two years, the Madagascan presidency is about to put an end to hostilities with French consortium Ravinala Airports. The group, which manages Ivato and Nosy Be airports, is a joint-venture between Aéroports de Paris and the Meridiam infrastructure fund.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 16.11.2021

Orthodox patriarchs battle for Africa in Madagascar

The war between Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria over Ukraine, which has been ongoing since 2019, has spread to the African continent. Theodore II, with whom Moscow has broken all ties, controls all Orthodox churches on the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.11.2021

Rajoelina seeks backing for wife's ethanol goals at COP26

Like his central African peers, President Andry Rajoelina was in Glasgow to promote his forests' potential as a carbon sink, but he also used the opportunity to raise funds for solutions to replace charcoal with ethanol, a project dear to his wife Mialy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.11.2021

Andry Rajoelina and his wife, Mialy Rajoelina.

CB World Trade Natural Energy's African ventures on road to nowhere

The beleaguered US junior, which holds an exploration licence in Madagascar for offshore block Belo Profond Nord, is yet to drill a single hole and owes debt to a DRC creditor whose family is claiming its dues.

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2021

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Madagascar

French diplomat to head up EU delegation in Madagascar

Rajoelina spurned by potential presidential candidate Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko

Andry Rajoelina's centralised style of government comes under fire from his own majority

With ex-president Rajaonarimampianina long gone, his supporters are tearing each other apart

Canopy Energy attempts to relaunch solar power project

China's CR18 wins bid for south-eastern access road

France dispatches Gen Thierry Marchand to revive sluggish security cooperation

Andry Rajoelina's presidency under scrutiny from the European Union

Under pressure from social media, Andry Rajoelina prepares a reshuffle

Inner circles
Seven months after attempted coup, Rajoelina keeps faith with his security chiefs

Andry Rajoelina expected in Paris to talk business

After World Bank sanctions, Meridiam increases its stake in Ravinala Airports

Washington to resurrect Diego-Suarez naval base in wake of Suez Canal blockage

Will Meridiam run Ivato airport's new terminal alone?

Martial artists square up in presidential pre-campaign

World Bank wraps up corruption investigation into Ivato airport

Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy's subtle mix of leisure and politics in Africa

Ivato airport inauguration carefully crafted to reconcile president's office with Meridiam and ADP

Castel could lose Coca-Cola bottling licence

Rajoelina steers delicate ambassador recruitment process

Sipromad wins €1m court case against Naguib Sawiris' Euronews

Rajoelina negotiates compromise with Meridiam-owned Ravinala Airports

Orthodox patriarchs battle for Africa in Madagascar

Rajoelina seeks backing for wife's ethanol goals at COP26

CB World Trade Natural Energy's African ventures on road to nowhere

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Madagascar

French diplomat to head up EU delegation in Madagascar

Rajoelina spurned by potential presidential candidate Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko

Andry Rajoelina's centralised style of government comes under fire from his own majority

With ex-president Rajaonarimampianina long gone, his supporters are tearing each other apart

Canopy Energy attempts to relaunch solar power project

China's CR18 wins bid for south-eastern access road

France dispatches Gen Thierry Marchand to revive sluggish security cooperation

Andry Rajoelina's presidency under scrutiny from the European Union

Under pressure from social media, Andry Rajoelina prepares a reshuffle

Inner circles Seven months after attempted coup, Rajoelina keeps faith with his security chiefs

Andry Rajoelina expected in Paris to talk business

After World Bank sanctions, Meridiam increases its stake in Ravinala Airports

Washington to resurrect Diego-Suarez naval base in wake of Suez Canal blockage

Will Meridiam run Ivato airport's new terminal alone?

Martial artists square up in presidential pre-campaign

World Bank wraps up corruption investigation into Ivato airport

Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy's subtle mix of leisure and politics in Africa

Ivato airport inauguration carefully crafted to reconcile president's office with Meridiam and ADP

Castel could lose Coca-Cola bottling licence

Rajoelina steers delicate ambassador recruitment process

Sipromad wins €1m court case against Naguib Sawiris' Euronews

Rajoelina negotiates compromise with Meridiam-owned Ravinala Airports

Orthodox patriarchs battle for Africa in Madagascar

Rajoelina seeks backing for wife's ethanol goals at COP26

CB World Trade Natural Energy's African ventures on road to nowhere

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Inner circles
Seven months after attempted coup, Rajoelina keeps faith with his security chiefs