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News Analysis: Madagascar's electoral special court put to credibility test
Madagascar  | 5/7/2013 4:52:52 PM The candidacy of Madagascar's president of transition Andry Rajoelina, who was selected by surprise among the 41 candidates to the July's presidential election, calls into question the credibility of the electoral special court (CES).

Madagascar celebrates 66th anniversary of uprising against France
Madagascar  | 3/30/2013 12:01:52 AM Madagascar celebrated on Friday the 66th anniversary of its uprising against France, in Moramanga, 110 km northeast of capital Antananarivo.

Members of Madagascar's Reconciliation Council sworn in
Madagascar  | 3/9/2013 1:42:42 AM Members of Madagascar's Reconciliation Council (FFM) were sworn in at the Supreme Court of the Indian Ocean country on Thursday.

Madagascar: “Poverty and impunity have increased contemporary forms of slavery” warns UN Expert
Madagascar  | 12/19/2012 10:36:01 PM The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Gulnara Shahinian, today called on the Government of Madagascar to take urgent measures to fight poverty in the country. Combatting poverty is at the heart of combating slavery in Madagascar.

Negotiation Failure between Madagascar's political rivals not to prevent election : Transition President
Madagascar  | 8/9/2012 7:48:30 PM The failure of the negotiations done in Seychelles between the president of the transition Andry Rajoelina and his predecessor Marc Ravalomanana does not prevent the holding of election, Rajoelina said on Friday after he arrived at the Ivato airport in capital Antananarivo.

Mutiny occurs in Malagasy military camp near airport
Madagascar  | 7/22/2012 10:36:00 PM The exchange of fire took place Sunday morning at a military camp of the 1st Regiment of the Intervention Force (RFI) near the international airport in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, killing two people and wounding two others, military sources at the site said.

Madagascan gov't allocates 1.5 mln USD in support to electoral commission
Madagascar  | 5/9/2012 11:36:38 PM Madagascar's transition government allocated 3 billions ariary (1.5 million U. S. dollars) to support the independent national election commission of the transition (Cenit), a statement from the Ministry of Finance and Budget said on Wednesday.

French woman killed in Madagascar, husband disappearing
Madagascar  | 4/17/2012 10:12:01 PM A French woman was killed in Toliara, 950 km southwest of Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, while her husband still disappeared, an official police told Xinhua on Tuesday afternoon.

Amnesty bill adopted in Madagascar
Madagascar  | 4/12/2012 12:33:48 PM The amnesty bill for reconciliation, aimed at ending the political crisis in Madagascar, was adopted by the lower house of the transitional parliament in Madagascar on Thursday.

Madagascar's parliament opens special session to adopt amnesty law
Madagascar  | 4/3/2012 9:10:20 PM Madagascar's parliament on Tuesday opened a special session to adopt amnesty law.

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SADC Mediators Prepare for More Madagascar Talks
Madagascar  | 5/31/2011 12:52:29 AM As international mediators prepare for another summit on how to resolve Madagascar's two-year political crisis, Andry Rajoelina says his transitional government will push through with elections regardless of the decision. The country's three main opposition parties say the acting president is trying to force through elections that will not be recognized.
Madagascar Tourism Industry Affected by Instability, Says an Expert
Madagascar  | 11/19/2010 8:12:51 AM A Madagascar-based consultant said the country’s bourgeoning tourism businesses has been adversely affected following Wednesday’s attempted coup d’état that led to a renewed political crisis in the southern African island nation.
Madagascar to revise oil exploration code
Madagascar  | 9/20/2009 10:31:16 PM he Madagascan transitional government has decided to revise the oil exploration code, which was first promulgated in 1996.

 
Int'l community steps up medication efforts in Madagascar
Madagascar  | 2/11/2009 12:33:04 PM The International community, including the United Nations, the African Union and France, has stepped up its mediation efforts in Madagascar as the political confrontation still remains between President Marc Ravalomanana and opposition leader Andry Rajoelina.
 
 
News Analysis: Madagascar's electoral special court put to credibility test
Madagascar  | 5/7/2013 4:52:52 PM The candidacy of Madagascar's president of transition Andry Rajoelina, who was selected by surprise among the 41 candidates to the July's presidential election, calls into question the credibility of the electoral special court (CES).
Madagascar celebrates 66th anniversary of uprising against France
Madagascar  | 3/30/2013 12:01:52 AM Madagascar celebrated on Friday the 66th anniversary of its uprising against France, in Moramanga, 110 km northeast of capital Antananarivo.
Madagascar: “Poverty and impunity have increased contemporary forms of slavery” warns UN Expert
Madagascar  | 12/19/2012 10:36:01 PM The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Gulnara Shahinian, today called on the Government of Madagascar to take urgent measures to fight poverty in the country. Combatting poverty is at the heart of combating slavery in Madagascar.
Mutiny occurs in Malagasy military camp near airport
Madagascar  | 7/22/2012 10:36:00 PM The exchange of fire took place Sunday morning at a military camp of the 1st Regiment of the Intervention Force (RFI) near the international airport in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, killing two people and wounding two others, military sources at the site said.
French woman killed in Madagascar, husband disappearing
Madagascar  | 4/17/2012 10:12:01 PM A French woman was killed in Toliara, 950 km southwest of Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, while her husband still disappeared, an official police told Xinhua on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Francophonie summit calls for speedy resolution of Madagascan crisis
Madagascar  | 10/25/2010 1:12:28 PM Heads of state and governments of the French speaking countries meeting in Montreux, Switzerland over the weekend called for a quick return to the constitutional order in Madagascar.
Report: Madagascan transitional president not want to be next president
Madagascar  | 5/14/2009 8:04:47 AM President of Madagascan High Transitional Authority, Andry Rajoelina, has reportedly said that he did not want to be a candidate in the next presidential election scheduled for October next year.
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