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Madagascar

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.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 29.09.2020

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.09.2020

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.

Subscribers only Mining 24.09.2020

Rajoelina appoints advisor as head of his Covid remedy laboratory

President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina. © STR/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Business 24.09.2020

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.

Subscribers only Mining 18.09.2020

Jirama tries to clinch finance package for Sahofika dam

Subscribers only Energy, Business 14.09.2020

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.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 09.09.2020

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.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 07.09.2020

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

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.

Subscribers only Energy 01.09.2020

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.

Subscribers only Business 27.08.2020

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.

Subscribers only Politics 26.08.2020

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.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 19.08.2020

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.

Subscribers only Politics 21.07.2020

Defence Minister, General Richard Rakotonirina.

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.

Subscribers only Politics 14.07.2020

Air Madagascar has stopped paying Meridiam

Tensions between Madagascar's government and the consortium running the country's two main airports have been heightened by tax arrears going back for up to eight months.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 06.07.2020

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

As Senate president Rivo Rakotovao totters in his seat, the Madagascan head of state is offering deals to all the senators interested in the post. He has also been talking, however, to his two rivals, Hery Rajaonarimampianina and Marc Ravalomanana.

Subscribers only Politics 30.06.2020

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

Roger Kolo, a former political colleague of the current Senate president and leading opposition figure Rivo Rakotovao, is manoeuvring to take his place. He has been seeking the help of foreign embassies.

Subscribers only Politics 22.06.2020

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.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.06.2020

Defence minister Richard Rakotonirina halfway out the door?

With its minister considering stepping down, the Madagascan army's support for Andry Rajoelina is waning even though it played a key role in his first election victory in 2009.

Subscribers only Politics 12.06.2020

General Richard Rakotonirina, Minister of Defence.

Rajoelina's closest allies find Covid concoction hard to swallow

Businessmen Maminiaina Ravatomanga and Naina Andriantsitohaina are exasperated by the president's herbal cure for Covid-19 and are exploring other political avenues.

Subscribers only Politics 09.06.2020

President Andry Rajoelina at the launch of his herbal drink.

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.

Subscribers only Business 04.06.2020

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.

Subscribers only Politics 03.06.2020

Mayor of Antananarivo gets capital's waste disposal debt cancelled

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.

Free access Politics 29.05.2020

In Focus
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.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 25.05.2020

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.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 18.05.2020

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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

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?

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Madagascar

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

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

In Focus 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

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The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

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Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

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