As expected, Air Madagascar welcomed on the track of the airport of Ivato its second Airbus A340-300 by the end of June 2012. Officially, the choice for the European aircraft manufacturer has only commercial incentives and nothing to do with politics. The fact that the malagasy airline company is being directed by political and administrative leaders and HAT members, particularly by those from the Ministry of Finance, would be a mere coincidence, wouldn’t it? The transaction remains however a bargain Lire la suite »

Comme prévu, Air Madagascar a accueilli sur le tarmac de l’aéroport international d’Ivato son deuxième Airbus A340-300, fin juin 2012. Officiellement, le choix pour l’avionneur français n’est pas politique, mais commercial, d’une compagnie à une autre. La compagnie aérienne malgache est dirigée par des responsables politiques et administratifs de la HAT, en particulier issus du ministère des Finances. Ce qui n’exclut pas qu’elle ait réalisé une relative bonne affaire. Lire la suite »

Two weeks and yet nearly nothing in sight. The manhunt after the dahalo militia is seemingly on the verge of failing. Critics are swarming concerning the political and military management of the issue. The government strikes back and strains to save the face whereas the Prime Minister already dropped the towel and let the military command take over. Rabefihavanana Arthur alias Remenabila, public enemy number 1 known as the Remenabila, leads the show on its own a little longer. Lire la suite »

Deux semaines et encore rien ou presque. La traque annoncée du commandant en chef des dahalo donnait l’impression de tourner en vinaigre. Les critiques fusent sur la gestion de cette crise que ce soit sur le plan politique ou militaire. Le gouvernement contre-attaque et veut faire bonne figure alors que le premier ministre avoue son incompétence sur une telle affaire et s’en remet aux militaires. Arthur Rabefihavanana, ennemi public n°1 connu sous le nom de Remenabila, nourrit les craintes et les imaginations. Lire la suite »

During the official presentation of the book (study-report), “Kajiala – valoriser les produits pour mieux conserver les forêts” (Kajiala – promoting products in order to better preserve the forests), last week, the Gesforcom team and other institutions highlighted the importance of the forestry resources both for the development of the local community in many regions Madagascar and for the creation ... Lire la suite »

Thanks to the contribution of American tax-payers, through the USDA, Madagascar could benefit from the development project of the dairy sector which has already hit its closing phase. With all the efforts undertaken for the last couple of years, Land O’Lakes hopes that the capitalization and the sustainability of the knowledge acquired during the project will be maintained. In the ... Lire la suite »