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Madagascar

Unsold vanilla stocks pile up as presidential election approaches

Madagascar is sitting on around 4,500 tonnes of unsold vanilla pods, but there are few buyers despite falling prices. Importers are betting on this downward trend continuing and waiting for the result of the upcoming election.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 20.10.2023

Rajoelina short-circuits Volobe dam public-private partnership

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina in Paris, 23 June 2023. © Lewis Joly/Pool/AFP

Subscribers only Infrastructure 18.10.2023

Concerns over pro-Rajoelina bias of constitutional court

Madagascar's highest court is at the heart of a political crisis in the run-up to next month's first round of voting. Its nine judges are viewed as being too close to the head of state.

Subscribers only Politics 12.10.2023

Madagascar presidential elections warm up on football pitch

The Malagasy Football Federation will choose its next president on 14 October. It's a highly politicised affair, coming less than a month before the first round of the country's presidential elections.

Subscribers only Politics 11.10.2023

Ex-Rajoelina aide's associate pleads guilty in Gemfields case

In a sudden turn of events that could tarnish the Malagasy president, Romy Voos Andrianarisoa's French associate, Philippe Tabuteau, who was arrested with the Malagasy official in London in August, has pleaded guilty before the Southwark Crown Court for attempted corruption of the mining company Gemfields.

Subscribers only Mining 09.10.2023

Ivorian businessman Koné Dossongui moves into Madagascan cement

A few months ago, Société de ciment de Madagascar, a subsidiary of banker Bernard Koné Dossongui's Atlantic Financial Group, moved into the cement business, creating competition for Cementis.

Subscribers only Business 05.10.2023

Inner circles
Rajoelina's infighting advisers pursue their own business interests

Andry Rajoelina relies on a handful of loyal followers, some of whom have backed him since the coup that first brought him to power in Madagascar in 2009. But his inner circle, whose members use their positions to pursue their own business interests, is riven by internecine battles.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 29.09.2023

Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo on 26 June 2023.

Mamy Ravatomanga, the powerful businessman who also holds Ivorian nationality

Madagascan businessman Maminiaina Ravatomanga has secretly had an Ivorian passport for several months.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.09.2023

Rajoelina to announce candidacy for reelection on 6 September

After casting doubt in recent weeks, President Andry Rajoelina will announce his candidacy for re-election on 6 September. He is expected to face two former presidents, Marc Ravalomanana and Hery Rajaonarimampianina.

Subscribers only Politics 31.08.2023

President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina at the Elysee Palace, Paris, 22 June 2023.

Rio Tinto and Antananarivo finally seal the deal on QMM tax treaty renewal

The Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto has just secured the renewal of its tax agreement for a 25-year period, in exchange for paying more significant tax contributions to the Madagascan state.

Subscribers only Mining 23.08.2023

Ravatomanga key to Ivorian banker Koné Dossongui's success

The Ivorian businessman Bernard Koné Dossongui has been able to count on Maminiaina Ravatomanga's Madagascar contacts to help him expand his empire there.

Subscribers only Finance, West Africa 21.08.2023

French foreign ministry gives €1m to rapper Orelsan for Ony project

The French rapper is to receive nearly €1m from the French government for his cultural project, which will be based in Madagascar's capital.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 17.08.2023

EDF poised to join Volobe dam project

French energy giant EDF is expected to invest in the forthcoming Volobe dam. It would join ranks with CGHV, a conglomerate made up of Axian and Africa50 which signed a concession contract for the project in late May, after seven years of negotiations with Antananarivo.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 28.07.2023

Closed-door negotiations continue over second convicted coup plotter

While President Andry Rajoelina agreed to Philippe François' transfer to France last month, he is taking a much tougher stance on his co-convict, French-Madagascan national Paul Rafanoharana.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.07.2023

French soldiers excluded from independence day parade

Present in Antananarivo for a week, the French military contingent was only informed at the last minute that it would not be taking part in the parade to mark the 63rd anniversary of Madagascan independence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.07.2023

Rio Tinto poised to sign off on new QMM deal

The amended operating convention of Rio Tinto subsidiary QMM has been approved by the Madagascan authorities. Following renewed social unrest at the Fort-Dauphin site in recent weeks, they are hoping it will now get a favourable reception from Rio's mineral sands division in Canada.

Subscribers only Mining 12.07.2023

The restaurateur behind Corsair's return

The French airline could have not made its return to Madagascan soil on 28 June without the intervention of Franck Legrand, a dual nationality citizen close to Andry Rajoelina who is the owner of a restaurant popular among the Antananarivo political and business elite.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 06.07.2023

Antananarivo ignores ICSID ruling

The World Bank's arbitration tribunal, which previously ordered Madagascar to pay out €6.9m to two Belgian investors, has dashed off a letter reminding the government of its obligations.

Subscribers only Politics 30.06.2023

Apollo 21 case: former French army colonel handed over to France

Alert published on 23/06/23 at 17.25 - Philippe François, one of the two French defendants in the alleged coup attempt against Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, was secretly transferred to French soil on 23 June. His co-defendant is still in detention on the island.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 23.06.2023

STA, Aéromarine and Assist Aviation fall from grace

Several airline companies in Madagascar have been subjected to a barrage of inspections since the start of the year. At least three have had their operating certificates suspended.

Subscribers only Business 22.06.2023

Rajoelina played quiet role in choice of national football team manager

The Barea will be coached by Romuald Rakotondrabe, whose appointment was pushed through by Minister of Sports André Haja Resampa and President Andry Rajoelina. With a presidential poll just months away, Rajoelina hopes to make the most of Rakotondrabe's popularity with the country's fans.

Subscribers only Politics 14.06.2023

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) during the match between Madagascar and DR Congo at the Alexandria Stadium in the Egyptian city on 7 July 2019.

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Unsold vanilla stocks pile up as presidential election approaches

Rajoelina short-circuits Volobe dam public-private partnership

Concerns over pro-Rajoelina bias of constitutional court

Madagascar presidential elections warm up on football pitch

Ex-Rajoelina aide's associate pleads guilty in Gemfields case

Ivorian businessman Koné Dossongui moves into Madagascan cement

Inner circles
Rajoelina's infighting advisers pursue their own business interests

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Rajoelina to announce candidacy for reelection on 6 September

Rio Tinto and Antananarivo finally seal the deal on QMM tax treaty renewal

Ravatomanga key to Ivorian banker Koné Dossongui's success

French foreign ministry gives €1m to rapper Orelsan for Ony project

EDF poised to join Volobe dam project

Closed-door negotiations continue over second convicted coup plotter

French soldiers excluded from independence day parade

Rio Tinto poised to sign off on new QMM deal

The restaurateur behind Corsair's return

Antananarivo ignores ICSID ruling

Apollo 21 case: former French army colonel handed over to France

STA, Aéromarine and Assist Aviation fall from grace

Rajoelina played quiet role in choice of national football team manager

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Unsold vanilla stocks pile up as presidential election approaches

Rajoelina short-circuits Volobe dam public-private partnership

Concerns over pro-Rajoelina bias of constitutional court

Madagascar presidential elections warm up on football pitch

Ex-Rajoelina aide's associate pleads guilty in Gemfields case

Ivorian businessman Koné Dossongui moves into Madagascan cement

Inner circles Rajoelina's infighting advisers pursue their own business interests

Mamy Ravatomanga, the powerful businessman who also holds Ivorian nationality

Rajoelina to announce candidacy for reelection on 6 September

Rio Tinto and Antananarivo finally seal the deal on QMM tax treaty renewal

Ravatomanga key to Ivorian banker Koné Dossongui's success

French foreign ministry gives €1m to rapper Orelsan for Ony project

EDF poised to join Volobe dam project

Closed-door negotiations continue over second convicted coup plotter

French soldiers excluded from independence day parade

Rio Tinto poised to sign off on new QMM deal

The restaurateur behind Corsair's return

Antananarivo ignores ICSID ruling

Apollo 21 case: former French army colonel handed over to France

STA, Aéromarine and Assist Aviation fall from grace

Rajoelina played quiet role in choice of national football team manager

Rajoelina brings in another French spin doctor

Government to give Rio Tinto's QMM more time to negotiate a new tax and customs convention

China's foreign minister expected in Kenya

Parliament prepares for final vote on mining code reform

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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

Inner circles
Rajoelina's infighting advisers pursue their own business interests