Spotlight | Madagascar
Energy, critical minerals: the disjointed future of Malagasy-French projects

CEO of Volobe General Hydroelectricity Company (CGHV) Remy Huber and Madagascar's Minister of Energy and Hydrocarbons Olivier Jean-Baptiste, in front of French and Malagasy presidents Emmanuel Macron and Andry Rajoelina, respectively, in Antananarivo on 23 April 2025.
CEO of Volobe General Hydroelectricity Company (CGHV) Remy Huber and Madagascar's Minister of Energy and Hydrocarbons Olivier Jean-Baptiste, in front of French and Malagasy presidents Emmanuel Macron and Andry Rajoelina, respectively, in Antananarivo on 23 April 2025. © Ludovic Marin/POOL/AFP
Emmanuel Macron's visit to Madagascar led to the signing of an energy sector agreement and the possibility of a partnership for the supply of critical minerals. Neither of these so-called "strategic" deals is however close to seeing any results. [...]
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