Madagascar
Madagascar - 19 August 2016
Wang Yi Meets with Foreign Minister Béatrice Attalah of Madagascar On July 28, 2016, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing with Foreign Minister Béatrice Attalah of Madagascar, who was in China to attend the Sherpa Meeting on Implementing …
Madagascar - 12 August 2016
UAS Deployed to Improve Health Care Delivery in Madagascar For those who live in rural communities with poor or non-existent roads, it’s difficult to get the health care and medical supplies they need. With the help of unmanned aircraft …
Madagascar - 5 August 2016
Health in Madagascar takes turn for the worse as $22m hospital abandoned With water, sanitation and doctors scarce, and facilities deteriorating, Madagascar faces a healthcare crisis. So why does a cutting-edge hospital stand unused? Inside …
Madagascar - 29 July 2016
IMF says approves $305 mln credit for Madagascar The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an equivalent to $304.7 million in financial assistance for Madagascar under a 40-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement to help …
Madagascar - 22 July 2016
Madagascar celebrates 56th anniversary of independence Madagascar on Sunday celebrated its 56th anniversary of independence from France with the theme: “Modern and prosperous Madagascar, a shared goal.” Fireworks show on Saturday evening …
Madagascar - 8 July 2016
Journalists frown at controversial media draft law A controversial media draft law for Madagascar’s journalists has divided public opinion in the country. Journalist in the country have spent time this week contesting some articles in the …
Madagascar - 24 June 2016
Is The Race for Madagascar’s Resources About to Get Underway? A part of the world where a small but potentially important news item emerged in the mining world this week - from the rising resource power of South Korea. As I saw firsthand in …
Madagascar - 17 June 2016
The Diaspora Comes Together to Contribute to Madagascar’s Development An estimated 120,000 members of the Malagasy diaspora are scattered across all of the world’s continents, and there are at least 2,000 organizations around the globe …
Madagascar - 3 June 2016
The plans of Madagascar’s president Seven years ago Madagascar was rocked by violence as a political coup turned bloody. When a relative calm was restored to allow a fresh election, the man left standing was Hery Rajonarimampianina, who …
Madagascar - 27 May 2016
Business opportunities beckon in Madagascar Singapore and Madagascar are looking to work more closely together in areas like master-planning, capacity building and small and medium-sized enterprise development. The initiative follows a …
Madagascar - 20 May 2016
Madagascar President on an investor charm offensive Seven years after the start of a political crisis, Madagascar has declared itself open for business. On an official visit to Singapore, President Hery Rajaonarimampianina told CNBC on …
Madagascar - 13 May 2016
In Madagascar, Ban calls for end to corruption, reports on ‘alarming’ cost of hunger During his visit to Madagascar today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Malagasy parliamentarians to end the corruption that has …
Madagascar - 29 April 2016
Tourism Ministers from South Africa, Madagascar and Seychelles meet during carnival Tourism Ministers from South Africa and Madagascar took the opportunity to meet with the Seychelles Minister of Tourism and Culture while in the islands for …
Madagascar - 22 April 2016
Fight against poverty and corruption will be priority – New Madagascar PM Madagascar’s new Prime Minister, Solonandrasana Olivier Mahafaly, has pledged to focus on fighting poverty and corruption as he took over the position formerly …
Madagascar - 15 April 2016
New Madagascar PM Vows to Target Poverty, Corruption Madagascar’s new prime minister pledged he would focus on fighting poverty and corruption as he took over on Wednesday from Jean Ravelonarivo, who left office amid confusion over his …
Madagascar - 8 April 2016
$65m support for Madagascar’s power sector Madagascar has been granted a $65 million (£46m) loan to improve its electricity sector operations and governance. Access to power services in the country is “low by any standards”, according to …
Madagascar - 1 April 2016
Madagascar’s ex-president Ravalomanana to run for election in 2018 Former president of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, has confirmed his intention to run for president in 2018. Analysts said the announcement of his candidature was a bit …
Madagascar - 18 March 2016
Trade fair to promote businesses with Asia opens in Madagascar A four-day trade fair to promote businesses with Asia opened on Thursday in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo with a theme “Asia is beautiful”. Thousands of businessmen from …
Madagascar - 11 March 2016
President of Republic of Madagascar Arrives on a State Visit to Mauritius The President of the Republic of Madagascar, Mr. Hery Rajaonarimampianina, arrived this evening for a four-day State Visit to Mauritius. He was greeted at the Sir …
Madagascar - 4 March 2016
Chinese Ambassador Presents Credential Letters to Madagascar’s President Yang Xiaorong presented Thursday her credential letters to Madagascar’s President Hery Rajaonarimampianina as Chinese ambassador to Madagascar. “The President of the …