Madagascar

The Archbishop of Antananarivo, Mgr Jean De Dieu Raoelison, takes over the presidency of the Ecumenical Council grouping Madagascar’s four major Christian Churches, against a backdrop of a rift between State and Church. In recent years, the Malagasy Catholic Church has always demonstrated a diplomatic and conciliatory stance on the …

A landslide killed 16 people on board a boat on Wednesday morning in the Menabe region of western Madagascar. The boat, carrying 26 passengers, was anchored on the Tsiribihina River when a landslide occurred nearby, killing 16 people instantly. The other 10 passengers were rescued and are unharmed, according to …

Malagasy authorities have asked the EU ambassador, Isabelle Delattre, to leave the island, following remarks she made that they said were critical of the government. The ambassador reportedly criticised a new law – that was passed in February – for convicted child rapists to be surgically castrated. The EU confirmed …

Madagascar’s High Constitutional Court on Friday declared incumbent President Andry Rajoelina as the winner of last month’s election, granting him a third term. Rajoelina got 58.96% of the votes cast, the court said after dismissing various challenges lodged against the provisional results announced by the electoral body. “Andry Rajoelina is …

Madagascar’s presidential candidate, Jean Jacques Ratsietison, was arrested in Madagascar during a demonstration in the capital Antananarivo. The opposition has alleged that this month’s election is being rigged in favour of the incumbent, Andry Rajoelina. The electoral commission has not commented on the allegation. Several recent attempts to stage demonstrations …

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Twenty-two migrants aboard a boat en route to the French island of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean, died in a shipwreck on Saturday off the coast of Madagascar, Malagasy maritime authorities announced on Monday. Forty-seven people were said to have taken the boat clandestinely, intending to reach Mayotte, but it …

Madagascar’s president has sacked his foreign minister, Richard Randriamandrato, for voting at the United Nations to condemn Russia’s annexation of four partially occupied regions of Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing two sources in the president’s office. Last Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn what it called Russia’s …

At least 20 people have been killed and several others displaced by Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar, the head of the United Nations food aid agency in the country said on Monday. Cyclone Batsirai slammed into the Indian Ocean island late on Saturday, knocking down houses and electricity lines along the …

A tropical storm has caused havoc in southern Africa, killing at least 34 people in Madagascar and three more in Mozambique and knocking out power in most parts of Malawi, the BBC reports. According to Malagasy authorities, nearly 65,000 people have been made homeless. Parts of the capital, Antananarivo, are …