ARTICLES RELATING TO MADAGASCAR

Rajoelina not eligible to run in polls – AU

2013-05-17 15:15

The AU says it will not recognise Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar’s president if he wins July’s presidential election, pilling more pressure on the incumbent leader not to stand.

Rajoelina to run in vote, breaks promise

2013-05-03 16:09

Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina will run in July's election, an official list of presidential candidates shows, reneging on an agreement he would not do so.

Ex-Madagascar leader ends 11-year exile

2013-04-18 11:58

Madagascar's former president Didier Ratsiraka has returned home from France, ending an 11-year exile that followed a bitter election dispute.

Katy Perry visits Madagascar for UNICEF

2013-04-09 14:21

Katy Perry has jetted out to Madagascar in aid of UNICEF to help raise awareness of the current situation in one of the poorest countries in the world.

Ravalomanana's wife allowed home

2013-03-12 17:32

The wife of ousted Madagascar leader Marc Ravalomanana has returned home after her exiled husband's political rival granted her permission to visit her sick mother.

3 held for murder of nun in Madagascar

2013-03-04 09:02

Three men in Madagascar have been arrested after confessing to the brutal murder of a French nun, police say.

Cyclone Haruna lashes Madagascar: 10 die

2013-02-23 20:36

Tropical cyclone Haruna and rains that lashed the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar have killed 10 people and affected nearly 3 000, the disaster management agency says.

Ravalomanana loses passport appeal

2013-02-05 22:22

South Africa's highest court has rejected a final appeal by ousted Madagascan president Marc Ravalomanana to have his passport returned.

6 killed, 3 missing in Madagascar cyclone

2013-02-02 23:00

Six people have died and three are missing after tropical cyclone Felleng raged through Madagascar, says the national disaster management agency.

Madagascar strongman vows not to run

2013-01-15 22:05

Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina says he will not run in crunch presidential elections in May, a decision that could help end a political crisis.

Progress but no deal at Madagascar talks

2012-12-15 14:50

Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina says there has been "significant progress" at talks to end his country's three-year-old political crisis, but no conclusive deal to end the stalemate.

Zuma attending extraordinary SADC summit

2012-12-06 20:04

President Jacob Zuma set to attend the extraordinary SADC summit in Tanzania.

AI fingers Madagascar cops

2012-11-20 22:23

Amnesty International has called on Madagascar to rein in its "rampaging" security forces after a crackdown on cattle-rustling gangs killed dozens of people, including children, in the south of the country.

UK to reopen embassy in Madagascar

2012-10-23 20:43

Britain is to reopen its embassy in Madagascar seven years after it was closed to cut costs, Foreign Secretary William Hague says.

Ravalomanana says stranded in SA

2012-09-12 15:13

SA authorities are preventing ousted Madagascar leader Marc Ravalomanana from leaving the country, his lawyer says, denouncing a ploy to bar him from returning home to run in upcoming polls.

Malagasy villagers recount epic clashes

2012-09-07 11:15

Three mass graves covered with branches bear witness to the recent violent clashes in which townsmen killed dozens of cattle-rustlers in rural Madagascar.

9 killed in Madagascar clashes

2012-09-03 07:37

Nine people have been killed as police and gendarmes intervened after a gang of armed cattle thieves seized a thousand cattle in southern Madagascar.

Rajoelina: Tried to cut deal with rival

2012-08-20 08:45

Madagascar's transitional leader Andry Rajoelina says that he had made a fruitless attempt to cut a deal with his rival, ex-president Marc Ravalomanana.

SADC leaders set to meet in Maputo

2012-08-16 10:32

Southern African leaders are set to meet in Maputo for a summit that will try to nudge Madagascar and Zimbabwe toward new elections under "roadmaps" that are a test of the region's commitment to democracy.

EU to resume aid to Madagascar

2012-08-08 13:56

The EU says it is resuming development aid to Madagascar after a three-year hiatus prompted by a coup that ousted the country’s elected leader.

Madagascan rivals in second round talks

2012-08-07 20:06

Madagascan ruler Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, are holding their second round of talks in a bid to end a bitter deadlock in the protracted crisis.

NPA investigates Ravalomanana

2012-08-05 18:36

The National Prosecuting Authority is investigating former Madagascan president Marc Ravalomanana for alleged crimes against humanity, according to reports.

SADC ministers discuss Madagascar, DRC

2012-07-30 21:55

Ministers from southern Africa have opened talks set to be dominated by the crisis in Madagascar and violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Madagascar rivals set to meet again

2012-07-26 14:18

Madagascar rivals are due to meet again in a "few days" after their first direct talks ended in Seychelles without finalising an agreement, the island’s ruler Andry Rajoelina says.

Madagascar soldiers paid to mutiny

2012-07-25 22:46

The soldiers who staged a mutiny last weekend near Madagascar's main airport were paid to take up the revolt, the head of security for the island's capital says.

 

Rajoelina urged not to run in polls

2013-05-11 07:06

The SADC has urged Madagascar leader Andry Rajoelina not to run in upcoming elections to ensure peace and stability on the troubled island.

Ex-Madagascar leader to contest polls

2013-04-27 22:28

Madagascar's former president Didier Ratsiraka will contest national elections in July in a bid to become the Indian Ocean island state's leader for the third time, his supporters say.

Ravalomanana's wife may run for president

2013-04-16 14:19

The wife of ousted leader March Ravalomanana has been named presidential candidate in Madagascar's elections due in July, the former ruling party says.

Madagascar’s hungry eat grasshoppers

2013-03-20 10:25

People in Madagascar are eating grasshoppers as a result of a food crisis that has gripped the Indian Ocean Island since cyclone Haruna hit three weeks ago.

Protesters storm Madagascar jail

2013-03-05 19:04

Madagascar prison guards shot dead a protester when a hundreds-strong mob stormed a jail holding the alleged killers of a strangled French nun.

Madagascar cops fight gangs

2013-02-24 13:29

Gendarmes in Madagascar have said they have shot dead nine zebu thieves and rounded up close to 200 of the stolen cattle as they ramped up their battle against killer rustling gangs on the Indian Ocean island.

Cyclone Haruna kills 1 in Madagascar

2013-02-22 21:25

Tropical cyclone Haruna has hit the large Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar, claiming one life and threatening some 30 southern towns.

Madagascar vote delayed

2013-02-05 21:46

Madagascar's crunch presidential elections expected to end a long-running political crisis sparked by a 2009 coup has been postponed by more than two months.

Uncertainty remains in Madagascar

2013-01-20 14:13

Bitter rivals Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana may have opted out of Madagascar's presidential race, clearing a key hurdle to ending a long-running political crisis, but analysts warn the pair will likely pull strings from behind the scenes.

Madagascar leader to reveal decision

2013-01-15 17:32

Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina is expected to reveal whether he intends to run in May's crunch presidential elections, a decision that could help end or prolong the country's political crisis.

Ravalomanana 'won't contest polls'

2012-12-12 10:39

Madagascar's ex-president Marc Ravalomanana will not contest elections next year but wants to return home from exile in SA, Tanzanian leader Jakaya Kikwete says.

Madagascar security force abuse probed

2012-11-28 21:02

Madagascar's government has announced an international probe into allegations of rights abuses by its security forces during a recent crackdown on cattle-rustling gangs.

East Africa seen as new frontier for gas

2012-10-30 17:59

East Africa has emerged as the new frontier for natural gas production, boosted by offshore discoveries in Mozambique, Tanzania and Madagascar, a report says.

Madagascar seeks buyers for boeing

2012-10-07 09:28

Two potential buyers, one Swiss and one American, have put in bids for a Boeing 737-700 dubbed Air Force II, once the run-around of ousted president Marc Ravalomanana.

Madagascar journos hide in SA embassy

2012-09-07 18:28

South Africa's embassy in Madagascar has granted refuge to two journalists and a technician of a closed-down opposition radio station following "prolonged harassment", it says.

Madagascar: 60+ cattle rustlers dead

2012-09-03 14:44

Madagascan villagers have killed more than 60 cattle thieves in separate attacks in four areas in the south of the island plagued by unrest over rustling.

Madagascar: Pregnancy problems abound

2012-08-22 14:04

When she was 20 years old, Alphonsina Zara was pregnant with her first child. After three days of excruciating labour, though she was in a health centre, her baby was stillborn.

SADC discusses Madagascar vote proposal

2012-08-18 19:00

Southern African leaders are mulling presidential elections in Madagascar that would exclude the two main rivals, strongman Andry Rajoelina and ousted Marc Ravalomanana, says a mediator.

Rajoelina blasts ousted rival after talks

2012-08-10 07:49

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina says his rival Marc Ravalomanana, whom he toppled with army support in 2009, must be kept “at all costs” from returning to power.

Zuma arrives for Madagascar crisis talks

2012-08-08 09:28

SA President Jacob Zuma has arrived in the Seychelles to help broker a deal in a second round of talks between Madagascar’s president and the man he ousted three years ago.

I'm not guilty, says Ravalomanana

2012-08-07 13:08

Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana has denounced his "kangaroo court" conviction over the killing of protesters 3 years ago, which has led to a probe by SA prosecutors.

SADC chides Ravalomanana's wife

2012-08-01 10:27

SADC has condemned the failed bid by former Madagascar president Marc Ravalomanana’s wife to return home while peace talks are in progress.

Ousted leader's wife back in Madagascar

2012-07-27 18:01

The wife of Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana has returned home, after she and her husband were twice denied entry, the leader of his political movement says.

Madagascar talks end

2012-07-26 10:25

Madagascar leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, rival Marc Ravalomanana, have left the Seychelles after talks it was hoped would end a bitter dispute, officials say.

Madagascan leaders meet

2012-07-25 20:01

Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, have met on a remote Seychelles island to force a breakthrough in reconciliation efforts.

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