Madagascar-South Africa visit may symbolise diplomatic hopes

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 first national elections since the removal from power of previous president Andriy Rajoelina…

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Development and Environment: cooperation, not competition

Madagascar has led calls for Southern African nations to increase their manufacturing capacity to 30 per cent of their GDP by 2030. The island republic on Sunday (17th August) hosted the 45th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government – the first time it has hosted the annual meeting. Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina assumed…

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