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 »

Everything slowly comes forth concerning the meeting between the exiled president Marc Ravalomanana and the transitional leader. The permanent office of the SADC declared that the organization of this meeting between both major wire pullers in this Malagasy crisis would be following its course. France, the IOC and the AU made their availability out the blue though, which became a cause for mistrust related to an alleged attempt to regain control of Madagascar. Lire la suite »

Les choses se précisent pour la rencontre entre le président en exil Marc Ravalomanana et le président de la transition. Le bureau de liaison de la SADC annonce que l’organisation de ce rendez-vous entre les deux principaux protagonistes de la crise malgaches est en cours. La disponibilité soudaine de la France, de la COI et de l’UA suscite de la méfiance à propose d’une présumée tentative de reprise du contrôle de Madagascar. Lire la suite »

After three years of crisis, the World Bank has released a review report concerning the current situation in Madagascar. The report highlights the weakness and the absence of appropriate social and economic policies in the country. The centralization of power both in politics and economy is one of major factors causing the government’s lack of efficiency in making significant progress. ... Lire la suite »

During June 26th’s National Day, the armed forces were parading inside the stadium of Mahamasina while Remenabila, the leader of the dahalo keeps on mocking them in the south. Since the latest couple of weeks, hundreds of soldiers have been mobilizing in the southern part of Madagascar to track the invisible man down. The safari is everything but over but chances to find Remenabila are not that many. On June 28th, he threatened to raid the state police’s headquarters near the town of Fort Dauphin (southeast) and caused widespread panic by the same way. The war equally happens to be psychological as a matter of fact. Lire la suite »