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Chinese company wins new $15m road contract

China's Zhongmei Engineering Group has won a World Bank-funded $15m contract to renovate part of the national road between Antananarivo and Toliara.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 06.11.2024

APG Network behind Emirates' new flight to Antananarivo

The Dubai-based airline is working with the Madagascan subsidiary of French company APG - very present in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean - to operate four flights a week to Antananarivo.

Subscribers only Business 04.11.2024

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Return of royal skull may coincide with Macron's Madagascar visit

Andry Rajoelina and Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris, 26 July 2024. © Valentine Chapuis/AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.10.2024

Beijing picks up two €60m road contracts

China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co has won another road construction contract.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 17.10.2024

QMM suspends paying out dividend to sovereign wealth fund deemed unfit for purpose

Rio Tinto's Madagascan subsidiary, which mines ilmenite in the south of the island, has had to postpone paying out a $12m dividend for 2023 to the country's new Sovereign Wealth Fund as it does not meet the proper conditions.

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2024

Private sector calls out Rajoelina over VAT refunds

Companies in the Antananarivo free zone are calling on the president to immediately reimburse more than €40m in unpaid VAT refunds, dating as far back as 2022.

Subscribers only Business 11.10.2024

French foreign ministry audits rapper Orelsan's incubator project

It is not the first time the British consultancy has worked for the ministry.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 10.10.2024

President Rajoelina hires French PR firm 35°Nord

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has since last month been using Paris-based 35°Nord, which was founded and is run by Philippe Perdrix and Romain Grandjean, to handle his international communications.

Subscribers only Politics 09.10.2024

Cable car kerfuffle: Colas and Poma clash with Andry Rajoelina

A consortium made up of French firms Colas and Poma has begun talks with the authorities on the construction of Antananarivo's cable car's second line. But uncertainties over its route and budget are getting in the way.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 08.10.2024

Paris keeps Antananarivo waiting over Diego-Suarez naval base refit

Paris wants to receive a letter of intent before releasing the funds.

Subscribers only Defence, Infrastructure 04.10.2024

Rajoelina mulls suspension of coup colonels

Two high-ranking officers sentenced to a one-year suspended prison term for undermining state security recently appeared before the army's disciplinary board, which decided to suspend them for six months. But the president has yet to confirm their suspension.

Subscribers only Defence 26.09.2024

Still no AFCON 2025 home games for national football team

Without a Confederation of African Football-approved ground to use for their home games, Madagascar's men's team will once again be playing an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier 'away' in Morocco.

Subscribers only Politics 24.09.2024

Augentic and Thales compete for Prodigy contracts worth €24m

Several players in the new information technologies sector are in the running to win two contracts to develop digital governance and identity management in Madagascar.

Subscribers only Business 19.09.2024

Major construction companies line up to rebuild road to Sahofika dam

Seven companies are already eyeing the just-launched call for tenders to renovate the route to Madagascar's largest electricity production project.

Free access Infrastructure, Energy 18.09.2024

Onive river, in the highlands of Madagascar, in 2014.

AU Commission: Madagascan candidate in France for 19th Francophonie Summit

Former minister of finance and foreign affairs Richard Randriamandrato will be at the Cité Internationale de la Langue Française in Villers-Cotterêts, northern France, on 4-5 October for the 19th Francophonie Summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.09.2024

Rajoelina beefs up ties with Rabat

The Madagascan President has chosen Johary Rajobson, who is familiar with the twists and turns of domestic politics, as his ambassador in Morocco.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.09.2024

Public spending watchdog accuses government of secrecy over Covid-19 crisis

In a report published in early August, the Madagascar Court of Auditors claimed that President Andry Rajoelina failed to apply the recommendations it made regarding his government's handling of the Covid-19 public health crisis.

Subscribers only Politics 26.08.2024

Andry Rajoelina, in September 2021, at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Andry Rajoelina to attend OIF summit

Though the president of Madagascar did not make it to the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the landing in Provence, France, he will attend the next OIF Summit, which will take place north of Paris on 4-5 October.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.08.2024

Football federation makes Comorians and Madagascans play away from home

The first and second days of the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be played neither in Antananarivo nor in Iconi.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 23.08.2024

Ex-foreign minister Randriamandrato targets top African Union job

Having been nominated as a candidate to chair the African Union Commission at the last minute by President Rajoelina, the former minister is about to embark on a major African tour to garner support.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.08.2024

Former Madagascan foreign minister Richard Randriamandrato.

New boss for Ravinala Airports

A French national will shortly be taking over the helm of Ravinala Airports, which manages Antananarivo's Ivato and Nosy Be Island airport terminals.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 19.08.2024

In absence of deal with France's EDF, Volobe dam project delayed again

The dam project, which Andry Rajoelina has been struggling to keep alive for close to 10 years, still needs a new shareholder.

Subscribers only Energy 29.07.2024

EU cancels Madagascar tender over non-compliance

The head of cooperation at the European delegation in Antananarivo has cancelled a call for tenders for the EU's €40m 'Tou.te.s redevables' project over non-compliance.

Subscribers only Politics 26.07.2024

Chinese firms monopolise roadworks

August will see the start of major new road projects, all of them to be carried out by Chinese operators following international tenders.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 25.07.2024

Island nation's renewable energy producers court Andry Rajoelina

The newly-founded Madagascar Renewable Energy Association wants to persuade Madagascar's president to do more with clean energy.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 16.07.2024

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Madagascar

Chinese company wins new $15m road contract

APG Network behind Emirates' new flight to Antananarivo

Spotlight
Return of royal skull may coincide with Macron's Madagascar visit

Beijing picks up two €60m road contracts

QMM suspends paying out dividend to sovereign wealth fund deemed unfit for purpose

Private sector calls out Rajoelina over VAT refunds

French foreign ministry audits rapper Orelsan's incubator project

President Rajoelina hires French PR firm 35°Nord

Cable car kerfuffle: Colas and Poma clash with Andry Rajoelina

Paris keeps Antananarivo waiting over Diego-Suarez naval base refit

Rajoelina mulls suspension of coup colonels

Still no AFCON 2025 home games for national football team

Augentic and Thales compete for Prodigy contracts worth €24m

Major construction companies line up to rebuild road to Sahofika dam

AU Commission: Madagascan candidate in France for 19th Francophonie Summit

Rajoelina beefs up ties with Rabat

Public spending watchdog accuses government of secrecy over Covid-19 crisis

Andry Rajoelina to attend OIF summit

Football federation makes Comorians and Madagascans play away from home

Ex-foreign minister Randriamandrato targets top African Union job

New boss for Ravinala Airports

In absence of deal with France's EDF, Volobe dam project delayed again

EU cancels Madagascar tender over non-compliance

Chinese firms monopolise roadworks

Island nation's renewable energy producers court Andry Rajoelina

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Madagascar

Chinese company wins new $15m road contract

APG Network behind Emirates' new flight to Antananarivo

Spotlight Return of royal skull may coincide with Macron's Madagascar visit

Beijing picks up two €60m road contracts

QMM suspends paying out dividend to sovereign wealth fund deemed unfit for purpose

Private sector calls out Rajoelina over VAT refunds

French foreign ministry audits rapper Orelsan's incubator project

President Rajoelina hires French PR firm 35°Nord

Cable car kerfuffle: Colas and Poma clash with Andry Rajoelina

Paris keeps Antananarivo waiting over Diego-Suarez naval base refit

Rajoelina mulls suspension of coup colonels

Still no AFCON 2025 home games for national football team

Augentic and Thales compete for Prodigy contracts worth €24m

Major construction companies line up to rebuild road to Sahofika dam

AU Commission: Madagascan candidate in France for 19th Francophonie Summit

Rajoelina beefs up ties with Rabat

Public spending watchdog accuses government of secrecy over Covid-19 crisis

Andry Rajoelina to attend OIF summit

Football federation makes Comorians and Madagascans play away from home

Ex-foreign minister Randriamandrato targets top African Union job

New boss for Ravinala Airports

In absence of deal with France's EDF, Volobe dam project delayed again

EU cancels Madagascar tender over non-compliance

Chinese firms monopolise roadworks

Island nation's renewable energy producers court Andry Rajoelina

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Return of royal skull may coincide with Macron's Madagascar visit