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Madagascar

Who introduced Houcine Arfa to the president?

With the French judiciary now involved and an investigation by Bianco (Bureau independant anti-corruption) under way, further twists can be [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.02.2018

Spectrum ready to open new promising basin in the east

According to our sources, Norwegian geophysical firm Spectrum will being [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2018

Who else has their eyes on the top job?

While attention has focused on the three leading contenders in this year's presidential election (the incumbent Hery Rajaonarimampianina and his [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.01.2018

Marex set to inherit Sapetro's licences

With the Nigerian oil company on the verge of pulling out, the American junior is looking forward to expanding its assets.

Subscribers only Business 19.01.2018

Claude Collin revives Madagascan freemasonry

Ever since his first visit to Madagascar in 2013 (ION 1354), Claude Collin, the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme [...]

Subscribers only 19.01.2018

Anaclet Imbiky, the thorn in the regime's side

The magistrate Anaclet Imbiky, who served as justice minister under Didier Ratsiraka, is causing President Hery Rajaonarimampianina's government a lot [...]

Subscribers only 19.01.2018

State picks French firm to handle new visa system

As of January 1, foreign tourists planning to travel to Madagascar will first need to apply for an electronic visa [...]

Subscribers only 12.01.2018

A former presidential adviser escapes in a pirogue!

There has been a dramatic new twist in the affair of the 'mysterious prisoner of Tsiafahy', which the Indian Ocean [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.01.2018

Jirama gives itself a makeover with a new head of PR

With a view to enhancing its image, the national electricity [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.01.2018

A former PM pays a visit to the Ennahdha Islamists in Tunisia

Monja Roindefo, the right-hand man of the former president of [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.01.2018

I&P bolsters its team in Antananarivo

The impact investing firm Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P), set up [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.01.2018

Sam Malin helps Global Li-Ion reboot Andasibe graphite

Vancouver-based junior Global Li-Ion Graphite Corp, which aims to revive the Andasibe graphite mine in eastern Madagascar, is being helped [...]

Free access Mining 26.12.2017

Marrakesh rolls out the red carpet for Andry Rajoelina

The former president of the Transition, Andry Rajoelina, was a pampered guest at the China-Africa Investment Forum held in Marrakesh [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.12.2017

A French firm wins the Nosy Be power contract

The Madagascan authorities have awarded the solar power plant contract to a French firm.

Subscribers only Business 15.12.2017

Will Lydia Boarlaza survive at Madagascar Oil?

The discreet businesswoman Lydia Boarlaza has gradually become a central figure in the oil and mining sectors in Madagascar. She [...]

Subscribers only Business 15.12.2017

Oil companies feel the squeeze

The government and the donors are set to force the oil distributors to reduce their profit margins. Cue panic in the sector!

Subscribers only Business 15.12.2017

Further government action needed to secure the national borders

The Madagascan branch of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) [...]

Subscribers only Business 15.12.2017

Sipromad nurtures its Moroccan networks

The former president of the Transition, Andry Rajoelina, was not [...]

Subscribers only Business 15.12.2017

Ambatovy claims win over public works magnate Khoury and co

On December 4, public works and engineering concern Consolidated Contractors Co (CCC), founded by engineers of Palestinian origin, tycoon Said [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.12.2017

Shishir Poddar banking on Vatomina graphite

Indian businessman Shishir Kumar Poddar plans to have the mining junior he directs, Tirupati Graphite Plc, make its first public [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.12.2017

Gilbert Dailly, the presidential adviser who has become indispensable

The Frenchman Gilbert Dailly, a special adviser to President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, has become an essential lynchpin in the presidential entourage [...]

Subscribers only 01.12.2017

Emmanuel Cotsoyannis sets his sights on Madagascan SMEs

The Franco-Madagascan businessman Emmanuel Cotsoyannis, who grew up in Madagascar and returned to live there a decade ago, is busy [...]

Subscribers only 01.12.2017

A new investor takes a liking to IOT's sea cucumbers

Jaco Chan Kit Waye, the founder and executive director of [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.12.2017

Air Madagascar underplays its debts as it seeks funds

The formation on 20 November of Air Madagascar's new board [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.12.2017

An Iranian minister can't resist Acipenser's caviar

With Acipenser poised to export its first consignment of caviar [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.12.2017

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