Madagascar News

Antananarivo - The African Union has said it will not recognise Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar's president if he wins July's presidential election, piling more pressure on the incumbent leader not to stand.

President Andry Rajoelina, who seized power in a 2009 coup, has reneged on his vow to stay out of a July election that was intended to end four years of political stalemate.

THE Southern African Development Community on Friday urged Madagascar leader Andry Rajoelina not to run in upcoming elections to ensure peace and stability on the troubled island.

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina will stand for re-election in July, despite earlier assurances that he would not run to help return stability to the Indian Ocean island nation.

Madagascar will go ahead with a planned presidential election in July, an international mediator said on Sunday, days after the leader of the Indian Ocean island reneged on a promise not to run.

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina will stand for re-election in July, despite earlier assurances that he would not run to help return stability to the Indian Ocean island nation.

Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina will run in July's election, an official list of presidential candidates showed on Friday, reneging on an agreement he would not do so.

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has registered his candidacy for July's election, despite previously insisting that he would not stand.

Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina has registered as a candidate for upcoming elections, documents showed on Friday, despite an earlier vow to step aside in a bid to end the island's political crisis.

The most stressful thing for most Indians planning to travel abroad is not the price of the ticket, but securing a visa.

Health experts fear the interruption of food assistance in Madagascar is increasing incidence of tuberculosis in Toliara, the capital city of Madagascar's southern Atsimo-Andrefana region.

Former president of Madagascar Didier Ratsirakawill be contesting in the upcoming July 2013 general elections in Madagascar in a bid to rule the nation for the third time, after returning from his eleven year exile in France last week.

Madagascar's former president Didier Ratsiraka will contest national elections in July in a bid to become the Indian Ocean island state's leader for the third time, his supporters said on Saturday.

I'm travelling across Antongil Bay to the far-flung Forest Lodge on the Masoala Peninsula, a vast national park on Madagascar's north-east coast, and the island's last remaining untouched rainforest.

The wife of Madagascar's ousted President Marc Ravalomanana has put herself forward to run in July's presidential election, a move that could be aimed at preparing a comeback by the fallen leader.

Last night, April 23, Ted Baker 's Flagship store on 5th Avenue hosted an evening of appetizers, cocktails, music and shopping in support of Zara Aina.

Report of the Chairperson Of The Commission on The Situation in Madagascar at The Peace and Security Council 368th Meeting at Ministerial Level, Dar-Es-Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania 22 April 2013 At its 355th meeting, held on 13 February 2013, Council considered the situation in Madagascar, in the light of the Roadmap signed in Antananarivo, ... (more)

Sterling Energy has annnounced in its Interim Management Statement for the period beginning 1 January 2013 that it has started a farmout process for the Ampasindava and Ambilobe deep water blocks offshore Madagascar.

University of Antananarivo student Liva Ratsimbaholison excavates Dahalokely tokana in 2010.

In the week that one Iron Lady was laid to rest, another was in London to raise funds for her own tilt at running a nation in economic crisis.