August 4

• Madagascar: Ex-Chief to Be Investigated for Crimes Against Humanity

  The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of South Africa will investigate Madagascar's former president Marc Ravalomanana for crimes against humanity. The decision comes four... Read more »

May 31

• Madagascar: Ravalomanana Faces Probe Over Killings

  Over three years since a peaceful protest became a bloodbath in Madagascar's capital, former president Marc Ravalomanana - a South African resident since fleeing his island country... Read more »

February 29

• Madagascar: Region Sets Deadline for Ravalomanana Return

  As Madagascar plunges further into crisis, former president Marc Ravalomanana is being blocked from returning to his country since his ouster by the military in 2009. Read more »

January 27

• Madagascar: Pressure On Madagascar Strongman to Allow Ex-Leader's Return

  Madagascar's transitional leader Andry Rajoelina came under renewed pressure Thursday to allow the return of the man he ousted from power three years ago, with an amnesty to keep... Read more »

January 26

• Madagascar: Mediators Demand Return of Ousted Leader

  African regional mediators on Thursday demanded that Madagascar allow its ousted president Marc Ravalomanana to safely return from exile by the end of next month. Read more »

January 25

• Madagascar: Ousted Leader Could Return By End February

  Mediation talks on the political crisis in Madagascar sponsored by regional body SADC should allow ousted president Marc Ravalomanana's return from exile by February 29, a close... Read more »

January 23

• Madagascar: Boycott Mars Opening of Parliament

  Madagascar's parliament opened Monday without lawmakers from ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana's party, who stayed away in protest after he was barred from returning to the country... Read more »

• Madagascar: Govt Feared 'Troubles' From Ex-Leader's Activists

  Madagascar's authorities wanted a plane carrying former leader Marc Ravalomanana to land away from the capital so he could be arrested without trouble from with his supporters,... Read more »

January 21

• Madagascar: Exiled Leader Confident Of Safe Return Home

  Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana said Saturday he was confident that he would not be arrested upon his return home, as he checked in for a flight to end his three-year... Read more »

January 20

• Madagascar: Ravalomanana 'To Return to Madagascar Saturday'

  Madagascar's ex-president Marc Ravalomanana said Friday he will return home from exile in South Africa on Saturday, almost three years after he was ousted by the island's current... Read more »

January 19

• Madagascar: Exiled Leader Eyes Return

  Madagascar's exiled leader Marc Ravalomanana said Wednesday that he is preparing to return home, nearly three years after his overthrow. Read more »

January 18

• Madagascar: Police Teargas Ex-President's Supporters

  Madagascar police on Tuesday fired teargas to disperse a crowd of opposition supporters addressed by former president Albert Zafy in the capital city. Read more »

December 8, 2011

• Madagascar: Local Baobab Trees Saved From Watery Death

  Majestic trees line the dusty road known as the Avenue of the Baobabs, their large trunks crowned with clawing branches that reach 20 metres (70 feet) high. Read more »

December 7, 2011

• Madagascar: Residents Live Semi-Submerged

  Razafindramanga is a prisoner in her own home. At 78 years old, she can no longer navigate the maze of wooden planks that pass for bridges linking the settlements in low-lying... Read more »

• Madagascar: Local Businesses Struggle Under Political Crisis

  Madagascar's economy is dominated by a few big businesses and an informal sector, but everyone in between has been squeezed since a 2009 coup dampened tourism and led donors to cut... Read more »

December 5, 2011

• Madagascar: Fishermen Protect Mangroves to Save Jobs

  Mangroves spread over thousands of hectares of Madagascar's west coast, rich with fish and crabs, but fishermen have declared some areas off limits, seeking to ensure future... Read more »

November 25, 2011

• Madagascar: Ex-Leader Ends Exile

  Madagascan former president Didier Ratsiraka returned home Thursday, ending a nine-year exile in France and urged reconciliation to resolve the country's long-running political... Read more »

November 24, 2011

• Madagascar: Ex-President Ratsiraka to Return Home

  Former Madagascar president Didier Ratsiraka is to return home Thursday, ending a nine-year exile in France after a government of national unity was formed in the Indian Ocean... Read more »

November 22, 2011

• Madagascar: Opposition Split Over New Cabinet

  Madagascar's opposition groups were split Tuesday over a new unity government, with some members taking up posts and others rejecting the cabinet. Read more »

November 18, 2011

• Madagascar: Deadline Passes With No Government Deal

  The deadline for Madagascar's new consensus prime minister to form a government passed Thursday without a deal, as the Indian Ocean island's institutional limbo dragged on. Read more »