(English) Madagascar apoints new prime minister

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. 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 to…

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(English) Malagasy head of state dismisses government

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. 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 a…

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(English) We share responsibility for the Malagasy wilderness, and climate catastrophe

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Seven Malagasy people are confirmed to have died, and more than 54,000 injured or otherwise affected, as a result of tropical cyclone Fytia. The cyclone struck Madagascar – primarily the country’s North-West – on Saturday (31st January 2026) morning, leaving the island on Sunday. Its wind of…

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(English) Madagascar becomes BRICS partner candidate country

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. 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 India,…

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

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. 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…

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

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. 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 the…

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