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Commander-in-chief over the southern Indian Ocean zone expected in Antananarivo

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French General Jean de Monicault is expected to arrive in the Madagascan capital around 21 January for a series of meetings on defence cooperation between Paris and Madagascar.

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A Rockwell B-1B Lancer bomber at the US military base on Diego Garcia, a Mauritian atoll under UK administration, in October 2021.
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Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in Brazzaville on 17 April 2026.
Madagascar Electoral commission officials undergoing training in Moscow
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