(English) New Prime Minister Appointed

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Malagasy president and colonel of the CAPSAT Malagasy army unit Michael Randrianirina has kept the first of his promises to Madagascar, by appointing a civilian prime minister. Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, an economist who worked at the World Bank, and has been chairman and ceo of the Malagasy…

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(English) Randrianirina sworn in as Malagasy president

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Colonel Michael Randrianirina of the Malagasy army unit CAPSAT has been sworn in as the new president of Madagascar, just days after carrying out a military takeover of the island. The change in leadership in Madagascar came as the result of three weeks of social unrest…

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(English) Military unit takes power in Madagascar

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. A unit of the Malagasy army has claimed it has ‘taken power’ in Madagascar. The CAPSAT unit, which on Saturday (11 October 2025) announced it was joining protests against the Malagasy government and president Andry Rajoelina, saying it would not ‘follow illegal orders’ to ‘shoot our…

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(English) Scattered Islands Talks Begin

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Malagasy representatives are today (Monday 30 June 2025) in Paris to meet French representatives, and begin talks regarding the status of the Scattered Islands (Iles Eparses). The five islets surround Madagascar, and were a part of the country during the French colonial period, 1897-1960. But they…

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(English) Steps towards the future – but more must be done

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. French President Emmanuel Macron and his Malagasy counterpart Andry Nirina Rajoelina have agreed and announced a series of agreements on education, agriculture and energy, as well as one promising a joint study of a massacre in which some believe 200,000 Malagasy people were killed by French…

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(English) Macron in first French bilateral visit to Madagascar in 20 years

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. French president Emmanuel Macron arrives in Antananarivo this afternoon (Wednesday 23rd April) for the first bilateral visit to Madagascar since 2005. But alongside talks on trade, defence, climate change and pollution, disagreement over ownership of Indian Ocean islands is likely to be expressed.   French President Emmanuel…

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