Madagascar – Two of the great granddaughters of a Sakalava king in Madagascar, who was beheaded in 1897 by colonial troops, publicly addressed the French ambassador, asking him to speed up the restitution of their ancestor’s skull. In all, they are claiming three skulls belonging to the Sakalaves, an ethnic group living on the west […]
Efforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice in which girls are promised as a wife to older men, sometimes even before they are born. The arranged marriage typically involves the exchange of a highly prized and culturally important Zebu cow for teenage girls as young as […]
Ongoing humanitarian crises in southern Madagascar have worsened the situation for people with mental health disorders, but the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) has been supporting patients by providing more psychiatric consultations. Henrielle Emasignavy works for WHO in Ambovombe, where the Androy Regional Referral Hospital is based. She spoke about the care that is being […]
His Excellency Andry Nirina Rajoelina, President of the Republic of Madagascar was inaugurated on 16thDecember 2023 following his re-election in the First Round of the Presidential Election which were held on 16thNovember 2023 in Madagascar. The inauguration ceremony was attended by multitudes of Malagasy citizens and esteemed foreign dignitaries including Heads of State and Government […]
Harare — The High Constitutional Court of Madagascar ruled on Friday that Andry Rajoelina, the incumbent president, won the election on November 16 and awarded him a third term. The court rejected many objections to the preliminary results, Reuters reports. One of the objections to the electoral body’s provisional count, which was rejected, came from […]
Harare — The military chiefs of Burkina Faso and Niger announced on Saturday that they would be leaving the G5 anti-jihadist group in the Sahel area of Africa, in the most recent setback to the war against militants in one of the most unstable regions of the globe. Only modest progress has been made by […]
Ten out of 12 presidential rivals boycotted the poll complaining of an “institutional coup” in favor of the incumbent. Rajoelina was handed a second term by the election commission after securing nearly 59% of the vote. Madagascar’s election commission on Saturday announced the reelection of President Andry Rajoelina following the first round of a ballot […]
Harare — Six well-known contenders for president of Madagascar said that they want to abstain from this week’s elections, exacerbating the nation’s already dire political situation, eNCA reports. The six opposition candidates, who have been part of a bigger group that has been organising protests nearly every day for weeks, are also urging their supporters […]
Madagascar’s Collectif des 10 – 10 of the 13 contenders for the presidential election – wrote a two-page letter condemning the alleged manipulation of the electoral process by President Andry Rajoelina, calling directly on France to put pressure on Rajoelina, Le Monde reports. The letter reportedly asks several parliamentary bodies and global organisations if “we […]
The presidential election in Madagascar will be held in 2023. The last elections were relatively calm, however, since independence in 1960, the presidential election process has always been characterised by violence and demonstrations, with several people injured or killed. Between 1991 and 2018, all elections were marked by minor or major troubles, sometimes leading to […]
Harare — In the face of intense political tensions and disagreements over the validity of the vote, the opposition in Madagascar vowed to continue protesting in the face of a ruling by a higher court to postpone the presidential elections by one week, AFP reports. Opposition parties have staged protests for over a week against […]
Cape Town — Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested Romy Andrianarisoa, the Madagascan president’s chief of staff, after allegedly soliciting a bribe from global gemstone supplier Gemfields, Reuters reports. Andrianarisoa, along with her French associate Philippe Tabuteau, were summarily detained in London. The pair sought an upfront payment of U.S.$286,000, along with a 5% […]
A complaint has been filed with the public prosecutor’s office against Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina following controversial revelations that he holds dual French and Malagay nationalities. Behind the move is the NGO Action for the Development of Madagascar (ADM), Fanirisoa Ernaivo, together with the opposition RMDM platform – composed by members of the diaspora based […]
Revelations that Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina, holds dual French nationality have caused a stir in the Indian Ocean island, where the law says anyone who acquires citizenship of a foreign country automatically loses their Malagasy nationality. Rajoelina has been accused of a lack of transparency since documents revealing he was naturalised by decree in November […]
The Black Stars will aim to seal qualification to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be staged in Cote d’Ivoire when they engage the Barea of Madagascar in a penultimate qualifying match tomorrow. Perched at the apex of the group, the Black Stars, will hope to defeat Madagascar tomorrow at the Kianja Barea […]
The Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) have intercepted a Madagascar-flagged fishing vessel suspected of conducting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the island nation’s waters. According to a press release from the SDF on Friday, the operation was carried out in a joint effort involving the Seychelles Coast Guard, Air Force, and Special Forces. SDF […]
Hundreds of people have been killed as tropical cyclone Freddy continues its trail of destruction. Authorities fear more casualities could emerge in the coming days as residents in southern Malawi and Mozambique pick through the debris caused by tropical cyclone Freddy. Over 300 deaths have been reported in Mozambique, Malawi and Madagascar. Officials believe at […]
At least 22 would-be migrants attempting to reach the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte died when their boat sank off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, according to maritime authorities. Forty-seven people are reported to have been on board the boat which sank while headed towards the French territory of Mayotte, according to […]