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Spotlight | Madagascar
Who will Andry Rajoelina govern with?

Whether it was old friends, loyal allies in his Mapar party or last-minute converts to his cause, Andry Rajoelina, aka TGV, had to cast his net wide to erase the memory of his previous stint in power (2009-2013) and triumph [...]

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A well-oiled media machine
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Augustin Andriamanoro
Camille Vital
Christine Razanamahasoa
David
Dera
Favima
Franck Legrand
Gilles Razafintsalama
Groupement des entreprises de Madagascar
Hajo Andrianainarivelo
Hery Rajaonarimampianina
Hery Rasoamaromaka
Jacaranda de Madagascar
Jean Omer Beriziky
Jean Ravelonarivo
Jeune patronat malgache
Joel Randriamandranto
Lanto Rakotomanga
Le Rossini
Maminiaina Ravatomanga
Mapar
Mialy Rajoelina
Michele Ratsivalaka
Mishou Randimbiarisoa
Naina Andriantsitohaina
Ndrina Ralaimanisa
Office national du tourisme de Madagascar
Rajaonsons
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Rinah Rakotomanga
Roberto Tinoka
Roland Ratsiraka
Rova Travel Tours
Sahondra Rabenarivo
Sodiat
Taloumis
TGV
Thierry Rajaona
Valerie
Viva
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Rajoelina puts his people in new vanilla body to take control of the sector

By appointing government figures to the recently established Comité de la Vanille de Madagascar, President Andry Rajoelina is seeking to get a grip on a sector that has been in turmoil for several months. We spill the beans on who's in the new entity.

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Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina in October 2021.

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Finance minister's advisor fishes for foreign investors

Tsialiva Rajaobelina is as discreet as the other aides in economy and finance minister Richard Randriamandrato's office, but he is nonetheless a savvy businessman. He now plans to become a consultant for foreign investors interested in the island state.

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Jailed ex-minister and Ravatomanga accuser Rolly Mercia appeals to UN

Even though his appeal against his recent prison sentence is still underway in Madagascar, ex-communications minister Rolly Mercia, who cooperated with a French investigation into the activities of business magnate and presidential adviser Maminiaina Ravatomanga, has asked the United Nations Human Rights Committee to take up his case.

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Gold smugglers used same plane as finance ministry

The arrest of three gold smugglers in South Africa earlier this month was a particularly unwelcome development for Rajoelina's government because the plane that flew them to Johannesburg is frequently used by the finance ministry.

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ADP and Rajoelina clash over airport security provider

Ravinala, the consortium led by Aéroports de Paris that runs the airports serving Antananarivo and Nosy Be, wants the government to ditch CSPI-M as these facilities' security provider.

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The new international terminal in Ivato, November 2019.

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Ravatomanga's discreet associate back in business

José Andrianasolo, a long-standing partner of well-known businessman and friend of President Rajoelina, Maminiaina Ravatomanga, has recently returned to sectors he knows well - tourism and oil transport.

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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.

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Naina Andriantsitohaina still in charge of foreign affairs?

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Staunch government backing for new Tana mayor Andriantsitohaina

The businessman and ex-foreign minister Naina Andriantsitohaina has been able [...]

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Lanto Rakotomanga to launch I Take public transport app

The MP Lanto Rakotomanga, who is a prominent figure in [...]

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Mamy Ravatomanga to return to Air Mad?

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

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Madagascar
Government bails out Air Madagascar

In late September, the management at Air Madagascar was ready to file for bankruptcy. The airline, which is still unable to take advantage of its partnership with Air Austral, has been saved by a governmental boost.

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STCA pins hopes on cable-car project

The Madagascan government is pushing for the creation of a [...]

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Madagascar
Morocco sets out its stall for Canal des Pangalanes makeover

When President Andry Rajoelina launched the works to redevelop the [...]

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Fidiniavo Ravokatra abandons reform of mining code

The Madagascan mining code of 2005 had been set for [...]

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Madagascar
Mamy Ravatomanga makes most of relations with Serbia

The visit of the Serbian foreign minister Ivica Dacic to [...]

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Madagascar
Joel Randriamandranto targets airports to save his job

The minister of transport and tourism, Joel Randriamandranto, is wary of the cabinet reshuffle that may take place before the [...]

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Madagascar
Andry Rajoelina puts national holiday to lucrative use

Madagascan Independence Day on 26 June turned out to be [...]

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Madagascar
Randriamandranto banks on Indonesia for transport

Indonesia was the guest of honour at the International Tourism Fair Madagascar (ITM) from 13 to 16 June. The minister [...]

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Madagascar
Hotel industry gears up for increased business opportunities

The appointment of Joel Randriamandranto as the minister of transport and tourism has boosted the confidence of the international hotel [...]

Subscribers only Business 07.06.2019

Madagascar
Andry Rajoelina's chief of staff wary of Mamy

Stephanie Delmotte, the chief of staff of President Andry Rajoelina [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.06.2019

Madagascar
Naina Andriantsitohaina temporarily hands over reins

Since becoming the minister of foreign affairs, Naina Andriantsitohaina (see our Insiders) has had to distance himself from the daily [...]

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Independents optimistic in run-up to general election

Accounting for six in ten candidates, the independents are dominating campaigning for the general election of Monday 27 May. Most [...]

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No joy for finance minister in Washington

Though he prides himself on having secured support from the [...]

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Madagascar
Emirates requests permission to land

The Emirati airline is taking advantage of the change of president and trying to establish itself in Madagascar, but it has competition…

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Andry Rajoelina discusses his new towns with Turkey

The Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina, aka TGV, is developing increasingly [...]

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Andry Rajoelina seeks to burnish his international image

On 27 March, Andry Rajoelina, aka TGV, appointed his campaign [...]

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New towns, old Andry Rajoelina promises for the future

The idea of creating new towns was a promise first made by the ex-president Hery Rajaonarimampianina which Andry Rajoelina has [...]

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The ins and outs of the MMM government appointments

The MMM has become the largest party in the government [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.03.2019

Madagascar
IFI, an apolitical association reporting directly to Andry Rajoelina…

Richard Ramanambitana was one of the supporters of the election [...]

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Mishou Randimbiarisoa due in Paris soon

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The newly elected Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina, aka TGV, is set to receive 100 million yuan ($15 million) in aid [...]

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Trans Ocean Airways at service of president

For his travels around the country, the new president Andry [...]

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The new Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina (aka TGV) will take advantage of the 32nd ordinary session of the African Union [...]

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The new team of President Andry Rajoelina (aka TGV) should have no problem in getting its message across in the [...]

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Allies left out of new government

Andry Rajoelina cast his net wide to secure support during his campaign but many allies have not been rewarded, as the new president needs a cabinet capable of winning the parliamentary elections which also fairly reflects his support base.

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High-wire act in store for future president…

As we go to print, Andry Rajoelina (TGV) is ahead of Marc Ravalomanana in the presidential election with 55% of [...]

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Eric Dozi, TGV's trusted lieutenant

To put on just as good a show in the second round as in the first (ION 1484), there is [...]

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Spotlight | Madagascar
Presidential election lays bare polarised political landscape

Although the second round of the presidential election on 19 December will pit Andry Rajoelina against Marc Ravalomanana as expected, the outcome of the last-minute horse-trading is uncertain. The outgoing president Hery Rajaonarimampianina has not come out in favour of [.

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Free T-shirts bearing his image, posters and orange flags in every village, promotional videos projected on giant screens fitted to [...]

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The government launches a legal attack on opposition sponsor Maminiaina Ravatomanga

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Andry Rajoelina's gamble is partly paying off

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Head of State making heavy weather of national reconciliation

After three meetings with his four predecessors - Didier Ratsiraka, Albert Zafy, Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina - on 19 December then 13 and 15 January, President Hery Rajaonarimampianina claims to be the champion of national reconciliation.

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Choosing a PM is a delicate balancing act

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Danger looms after general elections

The shadows of the Transition President Andry "TGV" Rajoelina and his predecessor Marc Ravalomanana, living in exile in South Africa, are hanging over the second round of the presidential election on 20 December. The two men each have their proxies [.

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Electoral alliances start to take shape

The last to declare himself as a contender in Madagascar's Oct. 25 presidential face, the outgoing finance minister, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, is now rushing to make up for lost time. For his part, after hesitating lengthily on whether to spend millions [.

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Andry Rajoelina, the billboard king turned president

Andry Rajoelina, who has been president of Madagascar's High Transitional Authority since March 2009, is Africa's youngest head of state. The controversial circumstances of his accession to high office have tainted his lightning political ascension, however, and earned him the hostility of part of the international community.

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Spotlight | Madagascar
Government unity is but an illusion

On first sight, the government of national unity instigated on 22 November by the new Prime Minister Jean Omer Beriziky, is a model political balancing act. It contains nine women ministers (three more than the previous government), a 50-50 regional [.

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Rajoelina’s top ten advisors

For the last year, the President of the High Authority for Transition (HAT), Andry Rajoelina known as TGV has managed to stay in power by thwarting international pressure for him to install a consensus regime.

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