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Madagascar-South Africa visit may symbolise diplomatic hopes

Friday January 16th, 2026
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| African Union, Antananarivo, community, development, Fifth Republic, France, government, Madagascar, Malagasy, Rajoelina, Randrianirina, SADC

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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Randrianirina sworn in as Malagasy president

Friday October 17th, 2025
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| Antananarivo, community, development, global South, Madagascar, Malagasy, power, protest, Rajoelina, water

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 and widespread violence, after young Malagasy people staged a demonstration following increasingly regular…

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