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Aggreko to become first foreign operator to jump ship?

The requisitioning of the Noor II power station by the Ministry of Energy, ordered on 24 October, has ultimately pulled [...]

Subscribers only Energy, Business 17.01.2020

Mamy Ravatomanga to return to Air Mad?

The president's director of communications, Rinah Rakotomanga, seems to have [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.01.2020

Spotlight | Document
Axian's fibre optic dominance wanes

Amid behind-the-scenes manoeuvring, the telecommunications sector has become a battleground for competing commercial interests. Telecom Malagasy Mobile (Telma), a subsidiary of Hassanein Hiridjee's Axian, is in the process of losing both its monopoly in the fibre optic market and its [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.12.2019

Joël Randriamandranto wary of imminent cabinet reshuffle

The minister of transport and tourism Joël Randriamandranto dusted off the project to upgrade Tolagnaro in late November in the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.12.2019

Oil firms stand in for SPM and award contract to one of their own

The Madagascan government is intending to import oil itself in order to control prices via the SPM, but for the time being the oil companies are calling the shots…

Subscribers only Business 27.12.2019

Mamy Ravatomanga tees up for Rova golf club

Since his good friend Andry Rajoelina was elected president, Maminiaina Ravatomanga aka Mamy has been omnipresent in the Madagascan business [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.12.2019

Yves Schneller sidelined by Ravatomanga?

The French former banker Yves Schneller recently complained in private that he personally lost out in the takeover of the [...]

Subscribers only 27.12.2019

Naina Andriantsitohaina's garbage trucks arrive just in time

President Andry Rajoelina's personal friend, the Madagascan businessman Maminiaina Ravatomanga [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.12.2019

EIB in emergency Jirama bailout

Of late, the European Union (EU) has been much exercised [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.12.2019

GMM is further grist to Malik Karmaly's mill

Instead of diversifying his business, the CEO of Habibo Group, [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.12.2019

Minister of mines on shaky ground

In the corridors of the Iavoloha palace, the advisors of President Andry Rajoelina, aka TGV, are whispering about a potentially [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.12.2019

Vecturis and Madarail bank on Holcim

Belgium's Vecturis, the operator of Madarail, is hoping the cement firm Holcim will compensate for the downturn in business occasioned by Kraoma's struggles.

Subscribers only Business 13.12.2019

Orlando Robimanana returns to political scene

For the last month, the director-general of the Madagascan Treasury [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.12.2019

Marc Ravalomanana burdened again by Tiko's woes

The former Madagascan president Marc Ravalomanana, who in an apparent [...]

Subscribers only Business 13.12.2019

Stéphanie Delmotte strikes out on her own after advising Rajoelina

Though she is no longer President Andry Rajoelina's chief of [...]

Subscribers only Business 13.12.2019

Valar seeks to drum up business in Antananarivo

Gabriel Oser is keen to offer his security consulting services [...]

Subscribers only Business 13.12.2019

Government wants to raise its share of mining output and royalties

As much as for its novel approach as for the lack of prior consultation before the draft, the Malagasy government's [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

BP: final days for last major in exploration?

As Africa Energy Intelligence understands, BP should shortly announce its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.12.2019

BP: final days for last major in exploration?

As Africa Energy Intelligence understands, BP should shortly announce its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.12.2019

Finance minister tries to hang on to his portfolio

The minister of finance, Richard Randriamandrato, is no longer in the good books of Andry Rajoelina. The president had to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.11.2019

Mamy Ravotomanga hooked up to Blueline's fibre?

Awaiting the sector's liberalisation, Orange and Airtel are concerned about Blueline's capital movements.

Subscribers only Business 29.11.2019

Jirama not so good at playing hardball

The Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina, aka TGV, remains concerned about the future of Jirama, which he pledged to ‘take in [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 29.11.2019

Japanese ambassador voices concerns

The announcements in November that the project of Australia's Base [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.11.2019

Ejected from Réunion, Johny Morel takes over Domaine d'Ilo

On 21 November, the Reunion business leader Johny Morel took [...]

Subscribers only Business 29.11.2019

China's Elate Holdings seeks new graphite products

To meet Chinese industrials' growing demand for graphite, Elate Holdings has decided to diversify the type of products it buys in Madagascar.

Subscribers only Mining 26.11.2019

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Madagascar

Aggreko to become first foreign operator to jump ship?

Mamy Ravatomanga to return to Air Mad?

Spotlight | Document
Axian's fibre optic dominance wanes

Joël Randriamandranto wary of imminent cabinet reshuffle

Oil firms stand in for SPM and award contract to one of their own

Mamy Ravatomanga tees up for Rova golf club

Yves Schneller sidelined by Ravatomanga?

Naina Andriantsitohaina's garbage trucks arrive just in time

EIB in emergency Jirama bailout

GMM is further grist to Malik Karmaly's mill

Minister of mines on shaky ground

Vecturis and Madarail bank on Holcim

Orlando Robimanana returns to political scene

Marc Ravalomanana burdened again by Tiko's woes

Stéphanie Delmotte strikes out on her own after advising Rajoelina

Valar seeks to drum up business in Antananarivo

Government wants to raise its share of mining output and royalties

BP: final days for last major in exploration?

BP: final days for last major in exploration?

Finance minister tries to hang on to his portfolio

Mamy Ravotomanga hooked up to Blueline's fibre?

Jirama not so good at playing hardball

Japanese ambassador voices concerns

Ejected from Réunion, Johny Morel takes over Domaine d'Ilo

China's Elate Holdings seeks new graphite products

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Madagascar

Aggreko to become first foreign operator to jump ship?

Mamy Ravatomanga to return to Air Mad?

Spotlight | Document Axian's fibre optic dominance wanes

Joël Randriamandranto wary of imminent cabinet reshuffle

Oil firms stand in for SPM and award contract to one of their own

Mamy Ravatomanga tees up for Rova golf club

Yves Schneller sidelined by Ravatomanga?

Naina Andriantsitohaina's garbage trucks arrive just in time

EIB in emergency Jirama bailout

GMM is further grist to Malik Karmaly's mill

Minister of mines on shaky ground

Vecturis and Madarail bank on Holcim

Orlando Robimanana returns to political scene

Marc Ravalomanana burdened again by Tiko's woes

Stéphanie Delmotte strikes out on her own after advising Rajoelina

Valar seeks to drum up business in Antananarivo

Government wants to raise its share of mining output and royalties

BP: final days for last major in exploration?

BP: final days for last major in exploration?

Finance minister tries to hang on to his portfolio

Mamy Ravotomanga hooked up to Blueline's fibre?

Jirama not so good at playing hardball

Japanese ambassador voices concerns

Ejected from Réunion, Johny Morel takes over Domaine d'Ilo

China's Elate Holdings seeks new graphite products

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

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

Spotlight | Document
Axian's fibre optic dominance wanes