July 25

• Madagascar: Rajoelina, Ravalomanana Meet On Remote Island

  Madagascar's leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, met Wednesday on a private island in the Seychelles with orders from other southern African... Read more »

July 22

• Madagascar: Troops Mutiny Ahead of Political Summit

  Troops stationed near Madagascar's main airport mutinied on Sunday with gunfire lasting more than four hours. Read more »

May 4

• Madagascar: Two French Questionned Over Double Murder

  Police in Madagascar are questioning two French people in connection with the murder of a French couple, - Gerald Fontaine and his pregnant girlfriend Johanna Delahaye - on a... Read more »

February 12

• Madagascar: Regional Leaders Demand Amnesty for Ravalomanana

  Madagascar must agree new amnesty laws by the end of February to pave the way for the return of exiled former leader Marc Ravalomanana, the South African foreign affairs ministry... Read more »

January 23

• Madagascar: Ravalomanana Ignores Arrest Threat to Return Home

  Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana is on his way home after a three-year exile in South Africa despite threats to arrest him. Read more »

• Madagascar: Country Closes Airspace to Prevent Ravalomanana Return

  Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana has been barred from flying home on Saturday in an attempt to end his three-year exile in South Africa. Read more »

January 21

• Madagascar: Govt Turns Back Ravalomanana Flight

  Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana has been barred from flying home on Saturday in an attempt to end his three-year exile in South Africa. Read more »

• Madagascar: Ravalomanana Ignores Arrest Threat to Return Home

  Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana is on his way home after a three-year exile in South Africa despite threats to arrest him. Read more »

September 22, 2011

• Madagascar: Rajoelina Not Seeking Ravalomanana's Arrest, Says South Africa

  South Africa's deputy foreign affairs chief Marius Fransman has denied reports that Madgascar coup leader Andry Rajoelina is seeking the arrest of former president Marc... Read more »

September 21, 2011

• Southern Africa: Madagascar Parties Sign SADC-Brokered Deal

  Madagascar’s rival parties on Saturday signed an agreement that could allow the return of former president Marc Ravalomanana, who was ousted in 2009. Read more »

September 17, 2011

• Madagascar: Parties Sign 'Roadmap' to Democracy After Rajoelina Backs Down

  Madagascar's rival parties on Saturday signed an agreement that could allow the return of former president Marc Ravalomanana, who was ousted in 2009. Read more »

April 16, 2011

• Madagascar: Conservationists Sound Alarm Over Radiated Tortoise

  Conservationists say a 'Tortoise Mafia' is driving Madagascar's tortoises to extinction. Armed gangs of up to 100 have been sweeping the countryside for their slow-moving prey. Read more »

March 16, 2011

• Madagascar: Rajoelina Reappoints Former Prime Minister

  Madagascar's leader Andry Rajoelina on Wednesday reappointed outgoing Prime Minister Camille Vital, who resigned last week as part of a roadmap to form a consensus government and... Read more »

March 10, 2011

• Madagascar: Govt Resigns in First Step of Transition

  Madagascar's Prime Minister and his government resigned Thursday, a first step in the implementation of a roadmap to end the political crisis in the country. Read more »

February 19, 2011

• Madagascar: Ravalomanana Barred From Returning Home

  Former Madagascar president Marc Ravalomanana was barred from returning to the country on Saturday, after the Malagasy government blocked him from boarding a flight in South... Read more »

February 17, 2011

• Madagascar: Govt Warns Ravalomanana Not to Return

  Authorities in Madagascar said Wednesday that ousted President Marc Ravalomanana will be arrested if he enters the country. Read more »