(English) Madagascar apoints new prime minister

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Mamitiana Rajaonarison has been appointed Madagascar’s new prime minister. Malagasy head of state, Michael Randrianirina announced the appointment a little over a week after dismissing the entire Malagasy government on 9th March. He said that the new government, expected to be announced next week, will have…

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(English) Malagasy head of state dismisses government

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Madagascar’s head of state Michael Randrianirina has dismissed the country’s government. A statement delivered on Tuesday 10th March 2026 by the Malagasy presidential office’s director of communication, Harry Laurent Rahajason, said: ‘The government has ceased its functions. The ​President will shortly proceed with the ‌appointment ⁠of…

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(English) The world must – and can – act as cyclones wreak havoc

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English a Français. At least 38 people have been killed, and more than 12,000 forced to leave their homes, in one of Madagascar’s strongest cyclones of the last six decades. Cyclone Gezani made landfall in Madagascar on Tuesday (10th February 2026) and struck Toamasina, the largest Malagasy…

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(English) Madagascar becomes BRICS partner candidate country

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Madagascar may become a partner country of the BRICS group, following discussions with member state South Africa. The Malagasy interim president Michael Randrianirina has told Russian media that the new status may be confirmed as early as the 18th BRICS summit, which will be held in…

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(English) Madagascar-South Africa visit may symbolise diplomatic hopes

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Madagascar’s head of state Michael Randrianirina has arrived in South Africa for conversations with the latter state’s president Cyril Ramaphosa. The two are expected to discuss Malagasy-South African relations, as well as the situation in Madagascar and perhaps the steps the island-republic is taking towards its…

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(English) Madagascar begins ‘National Consultation’ on governance and law

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. The Malagasy government has begun a six-month ‘National Consultation’ which it says is designed to ‘drive constitutional reform’ and form the basis of the Malagasy ‘Fifth Republic’. The initiative will start at the fokotany level, progressing through communes, districts and regions of Madagascar. It is hoped…

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