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Madagascar’s recently re-elected President Andry Rajoelina has re-appointed on January 4 his former Prime Minister Christian Ntsay for the same position, as he begins a second term in office following November disputed elections. Rajoelina Thursday told lawmakers of his party and allies that three criteria led him to choose Ntsay as Prime Minister. “Loyalty is […]
The re-elected President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, has vowed his readiness to further strengthen the relations of sincere friendship and cooperation biding his country to Morocco. The Malagasy head of state made the remarks while receiving Saturday at the Presidential Palace the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi El Alami, who represented King […]
Two colonels of the Malagasy Army have been detained in prison pending their trial for allegedly plotting a coup and military mutiny in view of botching November 16 elections won by incumbent leader Andry Rajoelina. The two high ranking officers whose identities have not been revealed are detained at the central prison of Tsiafahy after […]
Votes are being tallied in two African states — Liberia and Madagascar — and while their final results are still forthcoming, what is clear is the starkly different assessment of their respective conducts — peaceful in the former but tense in the latter. Liberia’s incumbent, George Weah, a former soccer star whose administration had faced […]
While Africa’s critical mineral reserves and mineral industry are possibly the largest in the world, if African countries are to harness the full potential of these essential resources, local and sustainable value chains must be established, according to experts. Home to 30% of the world’s mineral reserves — found in abundance in South Africa, Zimbabwe, […]
With voters in Madagascar readying to cast their ballot in the upcoming presidential election, the incumbent President, Andry Rajoelina, has expressed little doubt in a recent interview with the media about who the winner will be, despite facing a turbulent path to re-election as protests and legal challenges have rocked the political landscape in the […]
Madagascar’s top Court, Haute Cour Constitutionnelle (HCC), has pushed to Nov. 16 the first round of presidential elections initially slated for Nov. 09. The Court made the decision Thursday October 12, two days after the electoral campaign kicked off. The institution argued that the move came “by virtue of its regulatory power”, in response to […]
Madagascar’s outgoing president Andry Rajoelina has launched his re-election campaign ahead of the 9 November vote, as UN Human Rights Office expresses concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in the island nation after security forces used unnecessary and disproportionate force to disperse four peaceful protests in the past two weeks. Rajoelina launched his re-election […]
Herimanana Razafimahefa, the Speaker of Madagascar’s Senate has cast doubt about November 2023 presidential elections arguing that the ongoing confrontations and protests that are making the buildup to the electoral campaign set to start on October 10, are conducive to free and transparent elections. Tensions have ramped up in recent weeks in the country and […]
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina submitted Wednesday September 6 his candidacy for November 09 presidential elections and will face 27 other candidates, including two former Presidents. The country’s top court, Haute Cour Constitutionnelle (HCC), as of Wednesday September 6, the deadline for submitting bids, received 28 candidacies. The court will vet the bids and release candidates […]