https://www.salo.org.za/countries/madagascar/Recent content in Madagascar on Southern African Liaison OfficeHugo -- gohugo.ioen-zaFri, 19 Aug 2016 18:03:17 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-19-august-2016/Fri, 19 Aug 2016 18:03:17 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-19-august-2016/Wang Yi Meets with Foreign Minister Béatrice Attalah of Madagascar On July 28, 2016, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing with Foreign Minister Béatrice Attalah of Madagascar, who was in China to attend the Sherpa Meeting on Implementing Outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Johannesburg Summit.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-12-august-2016/Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:04:32 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-12-august-2016/UAS Deployed to Improve Health Care Delivery in Madagascar For those who live in rural communities with poor or non-existent roads, it’s difficult to get the health care and medical supplies they need. With the help of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and the researchers behind them, that could be changing.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-5-august-2016/Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:04:52 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-5-august-2016/Health in Madagascar takes turn for the worse as $22m hospital abandoned With water, sanitation and doctors scarce, and facilities deteriorating, Madagascar faces a healthcare crisis. So why does a cutting-edge hospital stand unused? Inside the glass-fronted reception of the state-of-the-art hospital are rows of upholstered chairs.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-29-july-2016/Sat, 30 Jul 2016 17:41:52 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-29-july-2016/IMF says approves $305 mln credit for Madagascar The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an equivalent to $304.7 million in financial assistance for Madagascar under a 40-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement to help shore up its economy, the fund said.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-22-july-2016/Fri, 22 Jul 2016 20:21:22 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-22-july-2016/Madagascar celebrates 56th anniversary of independence Madagascar on Sunday celebrated its 56th anniversary of independence from France with the theme: “Modern and prosperous Madagascar, a shared goal.” Fireworks show on Saturday evening marked the celebration of national day, which continued Sunday morning with a military parade at the capital.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-8-july-2016/Fri, 08 Jul 2016 08:39:33 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-8-july-2016/Journalists frown at controversial media draft law A controversial media draft law for Madagascar’s journalists has divided public opinion in the country. Journalist in the country have spent time this week contesting some articles in the controversial draft law. They complain that some of its provisions hinder freedom of expression and limit access to information.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-24-june-2016/Fri, 24 Jun 2016 10:21:03 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-24-june-2016/Is The Race for Madagascar’s Resources About to Get Underway? A part of the world where a small but potentially important news item emerged in the mining world this week - from the rising resource power of South Korea. As I saw firsthand in a visit last month, Korea is moving quickly to catch up with Japan and China when it comes to international minerals investment.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-17-june-2016/Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:39:32 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-17-june-2016/The Diaspora Comes Together to Contribute to Madagascar’s Development An estimated 120,000 members of the Malagasy diaspora are scattered across all of the world’s continents, and there are at least 2,000 organizations around the globe working for the development of Madagascar.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-3-june-2016/Fri, 03 Jun 2016 21:05:16 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-3-june-2016/The plans of Madagascar’s president Seven years ago Madagascar was rocked by violence as a political coup turned bloody. When a relative calm was restored to allow a fresh election, the man left standing was Hery Rajonarimampianina, who became president two years ago.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-27-may-2016/Fri, 27 May 2016 10:49:55 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-27-may-2016/Business opportunities beckon in Madagascar Singapore and Madagascar are looking to work more closely together in areas like master-planning, capacity building and small and medium-sized enterprise development. The initiative follows a memorandum of understanding inked between the Madagascan government and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, an arm of IE Singapore, yesterday at the first ever Madagascar-Singapore Business Forum.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-20-may-2016/Sat, 21 May 2016 09:44:53 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-20-may-2016/Madagascar President on an investor charm offensive Seven years after the start of a political crisis, Madagascar has declared itself open for business. On an official visit to Singapore, President Hery Rajaonarimampianina told CNBC on Thursday that he was looking to attract more foreign investors to the island nation rich in biodiversity and natural resources.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-13-may-2016/Fri, 13 May 2016 09:21:38 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-13-may-2016/In Madagascar, Ban calls for end to corruption, reports on ‘alarming’ cost of hunger During his visit to Madagascar today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Malagasy parliamentarians to end the corruption that has weakened their society, while launching a report on the cost of hunger in the island nation.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-29-april-2016/Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:40:18 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-29-april-2016/Tourism Ministers from South Africa, Madagascar and Seychelles meet during carnival Tourism Ministers from South Africa and Madagascar took the opportunity to meet with the Seychelles Minister of Tourism and Culture while in the islands for the annual carnival. Derek Hanekom, the Minister of Tourism of South Africa; Roland Ratsiraka, the Minister of Tourism of Madagascar; and Alain St.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-22-april-2016/Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:06:19 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-22-april-2016/Fight against poverty and corruption will be priority – New Madagascar PM Madagascar’s new Prime Minister, Solonandrasana Olivier Mahafaly, has pledged to focus on fighting poverty and corruption as he took over the position formerly occupied by Jean Ravelonarivo. “Our priorities will be the fight against poverty,” adding that beyond poverty, “the fight against corruption…, the fight against the looting of our natural resources,” would be crucial, Mahafaly said at the handover ceremony in the capital Antananarivo.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-15-april-2016/Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:35:13 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-15-april-2016/New Madagascar PM Vows to Target Poverty, Corruption Madagascar’s new prime minister pledged he would focus on fighting poverty and corruption as he took over on Wednesday from Jean Ravelonarivo, who left office amid confusion over his resignation. On Sunday, the president’s office announced former interior minister, Solonandrasana Olivier Mahafaly, as the new premier, two days after it announced that Ravelonarivo had resigned, only for him to deny he had done so.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-8-april-2016/Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:42:28 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-8-april-2016/$65m support for Madagascar’s power sector Madagascar has been granted a $65 million (£46m) loan to improve its electricity sector operations and governance. Access to power services in the country is “low by any standards”, according to the World Bank, with current access at around 12% to 13%.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-1-april-2016/Fri, 01 Apr 2016 16:03:15 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-1-april-2016/Madagascar’s ex-president Ravalomanana to run for election in 2018 Former president of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, has confirmed his intention to run for president in 2018. Analysts said the announcement of his candidature was a bit premature as it comes two years before the presidential election.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-18-march-2016/Fri, 18 Mar 2016 08:43:07 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-18-march-2016/Trade fair to promote businesses with Asia opens in Madagascar A four-day trade fair to promote businesses with Asia opened on Thursday in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo with a theme “Asia is beautiful”. Thousands of businessmen from Asia, including Burma, Cambodia, China, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as from Indian Ocean countries including Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion Island (France), and Seychelles participated in the fair.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-11-march-2016/Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:09:56 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-11-march-2016/President of Republic of Madagascar Arrives on a State Visit to Mauritius The President of the Republic of Madagascar, Mr. Hery Rajaonarimampianina, arrived this evening for a four-day State Visit to Mauritius. He was greeted at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport by the Prime Minister, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, and other eminent personalities.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-4-march-2016/Fri, 04 Mar 2016 15:43:55 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-4-march-2016/Chinese Ambassador Presents Credential Letters to Madagascar’s President Yang Xiaorong presented Thursday her credential letters to Madagascar’s President Hery Rajaonarimampianina as Chinese ambassador to Madagascar. “The President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping accredited me as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Madagascar,” Yang told Hery Rajaonarimampianina at Iavoloha state palace, 15 km south of Madagascar’s capital.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-12-february-2016/Fri, 12 Feb 2016 12:22:27 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-12-february-2016/World Bank says to give $690 mln to Madagascar over next 3 years The World Bank will boost aid to Madagascar to $230 million annually over the next three years, it said on Tuesday, to help the economy recover from years of stagnation since a 2009 coup.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-2-february-2016/Tue, 02 Feb 2016 12:02:07 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-2-february-2016/Africa leads in women empowerment Africa is making progress in women empowerment with African Union member states slowly bringing more women on board in traditionally male dominated sectors, according to the AU Commission for Political Affairs. It is celebrating that the continent is leading the world on women parliamentarians as 37 countries hold the highest number of women members of parliament.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-30-september-2015/Wed, 30 Sep 2015 08:11:47 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-30-september-2015/17,000 Back Religious Freedom at Huge Rally in Madagascar More than 17,000 people rallied at a Seventh-day Adventist-organized event in Madagascar to pledge their support for religious liberty. The daylong “Festival of Religious Freedom,” held in a sports arena in the capital, Antananarivo, was the first such event to be held in the Indian Ocean island nation.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-25-august-2015/Tue, 25 Aug 2015 11:52:35 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-25-august-2015/Madagascar faces uphill struggle to revive bruised mining sector When foreign mining firms and Western donors were pulling funds out of Madagascar following a coup in 2009, Austral Resources chief executive Scott Reid did the opposite and poured money in to the Indian Ocean island.https://www.salo.org.za/building-regional-and-international-consensus-burundi-lesotho-madagascar-and-zimbabwe/Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:36:56 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/building-regional-and-international-consensus-burundi-lesotho-madagascar-and-zimbabwe/On 06 August 2015 SALO hosted a consensus building dialogue on Burundi, Lesotho, Swaziland and Madagascar. This dialogue focused on these countries within the context of recent multi-lateral interventions in the respective countries. Chair and Welcome Remarks: Ms Molly Dhlamini, Stakeholder Relations Manager, SALOhttps://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-29-july-2015/Wed, 29 Jul 2015 08:52:49 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-29-july-2015/Symbion Power signs deal to develop seven energy projects in Madagascar Symbion Power has signed an agreement with the Madagascar Government to develop seven power projects in the country. Symbion will partner with local investor Vision Madagascar (ViMa) to create a company, called Symbion Madagascar for development of these projects.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-16-july-2015/Thu, 16 Jul 2015 13:09:44 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-16-july-2015/UN dismisses Captain Kidd ’treasure’ find in Madagascar 50kg (7st 9lb) bar of “silver treasure” recovered from the sea was in fact 95% lead, the UN statement said. It was presented to Madagascar’s president at a special ceremony in May. The wreckage that the ingot was found in was not that of the ship captained by notorious Scottish pirate William Kidd, the UN investigators added.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-2-july-2015/Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:53:18 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-2-july-2015/Prez greets Madagascar on its national day President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday greeted the government and people of the Republic of Madagascar on the eve of their national day. “On behalf of the government, the people of India and on my own behalf, it gives me great pleasure to convey to you, to the government and the people of the Republic of Madagascar, warm greetings and felicitations on the occasion of your National Day,” President Mukherjee said in his message to his Madagascan counterpart Hery Rajaonarimampianina.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-25-june-2015/Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:21:15 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-25-june-2015/Police teargas Madagascar lawmaker in car Malagascar police said on Tuesday they discovered about $65 000 in a lawmaker’s car after being tipped off that she was carrying cash to incite political unrest. The incident on Monday evening, in which police used tear gas to force Lanto Dakotomanga out of her vehicle, highlighted rising tensions in the large Indian Ocean island country still plagued by turmoil six years after a coup.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-18-june-2015/Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:10:25 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-18-june-2015/France urges dialogue over Madagascar leader’s impeachment France on Monday called on all sides to respect a Madagascar constitutional court decision to throw out parliament’s impeachment of President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, urging all parties to open a dialogue to avoid a new political crisis.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-11-june-2015/Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:32:25 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-11-june-2015/Workers at Madagascar Ambatovy nickel mine consider strike over jobs Workers at Sherritt International Corp’s Ambatovy nickel project in Madagascar are considering strike action over possible job cuts, a trade union official said on Monday. The crisis at one of Madagascar’s biggest foreign investment projects comes as the poor but mineral-rich Indian Ocean state faces a political crisis after its parliament moved to sack President Hery Rajaonarimampianina late last month.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-3-june-2015/Wed, 03 Jun 2015 10:15:43 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-3-june-2015/Madagascar parliamentarians seek to oust president in renewal of political turmoil Political instability is looming in Madagascar, where lawmakers voted this week to impeach the country’s president for what they say are his repeated violations of the constitution. The parliamentarians say they secured a two-thirds majority required for an impeachment motion, which now goes to the constitutional court for review.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-26-may-2015/Tue, 26 May 2015 12:18:45 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-26-may-2015/EIB gives Madagascar 300 mln euro loan for roads, power The European Investment Bank (EIB) has given Madagascar a 300 million euro ($333 million) loan to go be used to rehabilitate roads, power and energy infrastructure, the island state said. The president’s office in Madagascar said in a statement late on Tuesday that the EIB loan would also help in emergency repair work resulting from cyclone damage.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-13-april-2015/Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:04:05 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-13-april-2015/EU Naval Force Warship Esps Rayo Conducts Maritime Training With the Malagasy Navy EU Naval Force warship ESPS Rayo conducted maritime training with the Malagasy Navy during her port visit to Antsiranana. Following a short tour of the ship, the Malagasy Navy trainees were briefed on navigation procedures in shallow waters and on the Electronic Chart Display (ECDIS) systems on board.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-1-april-2015/Wed, 01 Apr 2015 10:26:59 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-1-april-2015/Madagascar: Disaster-Prone Madagascar Battles Flooding and Drought “Authorities in Madagascar are struggling to respond to increasingly severe flooding in the central highlands region of the country that includes the capital, Antananarivo, in addition to a prolonged drought in the south.” All Africahttps://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-6-march-2015/Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:11:59 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-6-march-2015/Madagascar’s Citizens Save Themselves As Country Floods As floods and torrential rains keep plaguing many regions of Madagascar, a few citizen initiatives have taken it upon themselves to provide relief to those displaced by the disaster. The authorities reported that 20 people had died and 71,854 had been displaced as of March 3.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-13-february-2015/Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:22:05 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-13-february-2015/Bubonic plague strikes Madagascar, 119 cases reported It might seem ridiculous to worry about the bubonic plague in 2015, but that’s just what the World Health Organization is doing after 119 cases of the disease that ravaged Medieval Europe were identified in Madagascar last year.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-28-jan-2015/Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:07:16 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-28-jan-2015/Madagascar names new ministers amid public grumbles over blackouts Madagascar’s president announced the replacement of eight ministers late on Sunday, including a new finance minister, after the government was dissolved earlier this month amid mounting public frustration over power cuts and other issues.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-16-jan-2015/Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:54:50 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-16-jan-2015/Madagascar names new PM amid public grumbles over blackouts Madagascar’s president named air force commander and businessman Jean Ravelonarivo as prime minister on Thursday, handing him the task of dealing with mounting complaints about blackouts and other problems that led his predecessor to quit.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-10-jan-2015/Sat, 10 Jan 2015 17:09:54 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-10-jan-2015/EU Naval Force Flagship Visits Madagsacar From 15 to 19 December, the EU Naval Force Flagship, ITS Andrea Doria, paid a port visit to Madagascar, berthing for the first time in the beautiful bay of Antsiranana. On Monday 15 December, Rear Admiral Guido Rando and the Commanding Officer of ITS Andrea Doria, Captain Angelo Virdis were warmly received by the Chief of the Madagascan Armed Forces and other senior officials, who expressed their gratitude and appreciation for the success of the EU Naval Force’s counter-piracy mission, Operation Atalanta, and its continuous effort to defeat piracy off the East Coast of Africa.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-abolishing-death-penalty/Fri, 12 Dec 2014 08:57:06 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-abolishing-death-penalty/On the 10th of December, World Human Rights Day, the National Assembly of Madagascar adopted a bill that abolishes the death penalty for all crimes. Madagascar is now officially the 18th AU member state to have abolished the death penalty.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-5-december-2014/Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:42:44 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-5-december-2014/WHO: Plague in Madagascar Could Spread Last week, the World Health Organization reported oncases of plague in the island nation of Madagascar.WHO officials warned the disease could spreadthroughout the country. Madagascar’s health ministry reported in Novemberthat the plague has killed nearly 50 people.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-29-november-2014/Sat, 29 Nov 2014 22:38:25 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-29-november-2014/WHO confirms outbreak of the plague in Madagascar The prime minister of Madagascar confirmed that the country is dealing with an outbreak of the plague. Prime Minister Kolo Christophe Laurent Roger said the government is implementing prevention measures and says there is free medical care for patients with plague-related illnesses.https://www.salo.org.za/salo-meeting-with-malagasy-students-and-civil-society-25-november-2014/Thu, 27 Nov 2014 13:09:28 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-meeting-with-malagasy-students-and-civil-society-25-november-2014/SALO meeting with Malagasy students and civil society at the Cape Peninsular University of Technology Hotel School, Cape Town, 25th November 2014. The Malagasy Civil Society was on a Reconciliation learning visit in South Africa.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-18-november-2014/Tue, 18 Nov 2014 14:44:36 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-18-november-2014/IMF Staff Concludes 2014 Article IV Mission to Madagascar An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by George Tsibouris, visited Madagascar during October 29-November 11, 2014 for the first Article IV consultation1 (since 2007), and to initiate discussions of a medium-term reform program that could be supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement2.https://www.salo.org.za/regional-workshop-on-extractives-revenue-transparency-extractive-futures-dialogue-series-13-nov-2014/Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:06:43 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/regional-workshop-on-extractives-revenue-transparency-extractive-futures-dialogue-series-13-nov-2014/The Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) held a regional multi-stakeholder workshop on Extractives Revenue Transparency on the 13 of November 2014. The workshop was part of the “Extractive Futures Dialogue Series” aimed at enhancing the sustainability and development contribution of resource extraction in South Africa and the region by facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue, knowledge and experience sharing on international best practices in extractives transparency.https://www.salo.org.za/salo-meeting-with-malagasy-students-in-stellenbosch-13th-november-2014/Thu, 13 Nov 2014 20:59:06 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-meeting-with-malagasy-students-in-stellenbosch-13th-november-2014/SALO meeting with Malagasy students in Stellenbosch, 13th November 2014https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-31-october-2014/Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:13:24 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-31-october-2014/The Fight Against Exploitation Of Underage Domestic Workers In Madagascar Madagascar, an Island off the south-east coast of Africa, is one of the nations that has ratified the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) core conventions on child labor, including Convention No. 138 regarding the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment and Convention No.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-26-september-2014/Fri, 26 Sep 2014 14:08:02 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-26-september-2014/Madagascar Launches CARMMA Madagascar became the 44th African country to launch CARMMA, the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa, on 15 September. Madagascar joins the other islands of the Indian Ocean, which have launched the campaign and put in place key activities to ensure an end to preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-14-august-2014/Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:25:08 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-14-august-2014/Green light for investors as Madagascar resumes donor funding International funding has resumed in Madagascar’s Amended Finance Act 2014, which was adopted by the parliament members. The international community suspended their funding for Madagascar since the explosion of political crisis in the country in 2009, but they announced the resumption after the December 2013 presidential election.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-31-july-2014/Thu, 31 Jul 2014 09:57:41 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-31-july-2014/China, Madagascar Strengthen Cooperation in Geosciences China and Madagascar strengthened their cooperation in Geosciences, as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on Wednesday among the University of Antananarivo, Beijing-based China University of Geosciences (CUG) and China Geological Survey. “This governmental cooperation will bring economic development to Madagascar and will strengthen relationships between the two countries,” CUB vice president Xie Xuewen, who led a four-member delegation for a three-day mission in Madagascar, said in his speech during the signing ceremony.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-18-july-2014/Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:00:10 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-18-july-2014/Madagascar needs fuel subsidy reforms to help the poor-IMF MADAGASCAR needs to reform its fuel subsidy programme which does not help its poorest people, a senior International Monetary Fund official said as the lender considers more funding for the Indian Ocean island.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-11-july-2014/Fri, 11 Jul 2014 20:23:16 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-11-july-2014/Energizer Resources: US Vote of Confidence for Madagascar is Good News Madagascar got some good news last week when US President Barack Obama reinstated its eligibility for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a preferential trade program aimed at assisting the economies of sub-Saharan Africa.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-4-july-2014/Fri, 04 Jul 2014 09:35:28 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-4-july-2014/Madagascar needs fuel subsidy reforms - IMF Madagascar needs to reform its fuel subsidy programme which does not help its poorest people, a senior International Monetary Fund official said as the lender considers more funding for the Indian Ocean Island. Famed for its wildlife and eyed by foreign companies for its minerals, Madagascar has struggled to lure back tourists and attract oil and mining giants since a coup in 2009.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-30-june-2014/Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:20:56 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-30-june-2014/Madagascar’s Delicate Democracy When my colleague Aline Ranaivoson and I interviewed the president for the Secrets of Transformation series, a joint project of Deutsche Welle and the Bertelsmann Stiftung that examines winners and losers in the Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI), he told us that fighting corruption and crime related to the lucrative rosewood smuggling business are among his top priorities.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-13-june-2014/Fri, 13 Jun 2014 09:16:22 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-13-june-2014/Madagascar: Examples of EU Cooperation with Madagascar In recent months, the EU has supported the Madagascan education system, which had been damaged significantly during the crisis since 2009, through two programmes: “Emergency support to the Malagasy national education” (€15 million) and “Support Programme for Basic Social Services (PASSOBA) Education” (€32 million).https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-6-june-2014/Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:02:41 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-6-june-2014/Southern Africa: ‘Respect of SADC Roadmap Will Attract Support’ Dr Nsoh Christopher Ndikum is a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Yaounde II, Soa, explains Madagascar’s gradual welcome into the comity of nations after a five-year period of isolation following the 2009 coup.https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-lessons-learnt-in-the-process-of-moving-from-an-illegal-government-to-a-legitimate-government/Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:02:03 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/madagascar-lessons-learnt-in-the-process-of-moving-from-an-illegal-government-to-a-legitimate-government/Wednesday, 23rd April The Hon. Marius Fransman, Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, speaking on: “Madagascar: Lessons learnt in the process of moving from an illegal government to a legitimate government” Left - The Hon. Marius Fransman, Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation.https://www.salo.org.za/salo-workshop-a-review-of-lessons-learnt-from-the-elections-in-southern-and-eastern-africa-in-2013/Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:14:34 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-workshop-a-review-of-lessons-learnt-from-the-elections-in-southern-and-eastern-africa-in-2013/Kenya, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Mozambique, Madagascar 6 February 2014, Pretoria Hon. Obed Bapela, Deputy Minister in the Presidency and Head of ANC International Relations, was the keynote speaker. He gave an overview of the elections that had taken place throughout 2013 within the region and Kenya.https://www.salo.org.za/salo-workshop-reflections-on-the-first-round-of-the-malagasy-presidential-elections-and-the-prospects-for-peace-and-security-3-december-2013/Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:12:37 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-workshop-reflections-on-the-first-round-of-the-malagasy-presidential-elections-and-the-prospects-for-peace-and-security-3-december-2013/**Workshop Venue:**The Town House Hotel, Cape Town CBD Speakers: Enver Daniels- Chief State Law Adviser at the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Served as head of the Troika legal team on Madagascar. Tsiresy Bernard- Malagasy student at UCT, involved with civil society and community development organisations in Madagascar Zara Randriamanakoto- Malagasy student at UCT From left to right - Enver Daniels, Tsiresy Bernard and SALO’s Marissa van Rensburghttps://www.salo.org.za/salo-policy-dialogue-reports-madagascar/Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:23:59 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-policy-dialogue-reports-madagascar/SALO’s Building International, Regional and National Consensus policy dialogue sessions bring together national, regional and international stakeholders, including civil society, policymakers and diplomats, to encourage greater North/ South policy dialogue and to discuss ways they can engage moving forward on issues of importance in Southern Africa in particular.