February 5

• Ravalomanana's Wife Barred From Going Home

  Nation

  Former Madagascar First Lady Lalao Ravalomanana was banned from boarding an Airlink flight at Oliver Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg while planning to return home on... Read more »

February 1

• Farmers Boost Rice Output

  IRIN

  Ernest Rakotoarivony, 45, was teased by some members of the Talata community, a small town 30km north of Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, after breaking with traditional rice... Read more »

January 28

• Amnesty Sought for Exiled Ex-President

  Citizen

  Exiled former Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana could be pardoned, the island nation's Prime Minister said on return from crisis talks held in South Africa. Read more »

January 27

• Rajoelina Hangs Tough

  SAR

  The government of Andry Rajoelina in Madagascar is colluding with France to prevent the return of ousted president Marc Ravalomanana to the island, undermining the SADC Road Map... Read more »

• Nation 'Could Pardon' Exiled Ex-President Marc Ravalomanana

  Monitor

  Exiled former Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana could be pardoned, the island nation's Prime Minister has said. Read more »

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

  RNW Africa

  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

• Mediators Demand Return of Ousted Leader

  RNW Africa

  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 »

• PM Offers Prospect of Pardon for Ex-President

  Nation

  Exiled former Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana could be pardoned, the island nation's Prime Minister said on return from crisis talks held in South Africa. Read more »

• Region Wants Elections This Year

  AIM

  The key steps to ending the crisis in Madagascar are to set up an independent election commission, and hold elections this year, declared Tomas Salomao, Executive Secretary of the... Read more »

January 25

• Ousted Leader Could Return By End February

  RNW Africa

  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 »

• Troika to Hold Talks With Madagascar

  BuaNews

  The SADC Troika Organ is to have talks with Malagasy authorities today to discuss details of former ousted President Marc Ravalomanana's attempt to return to the island. Read more »

January 24

• Region Steps Up Fight Against Piracy

  SANF

  Southern Africa has strengthened security in its coastal areas as the tide of maritime piracy treks south and threatens trade along the Mozambique Channel. Read more »

January 23

• Boycott Mars Opening of Parliament

  RNW Africa

  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 »

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

  RNW Africa

  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 »

• Ravalomanana Ignores Arrest Threat to Return Home

  RFI

  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 »

• Country Closes Airspace to Prevent Ravalomanana Return

  RFI

  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

• Govt Turns Back Ravalomanana Flight

  RFI

  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 »

• Ravalomanana Ignores Arrest Threat to Return Home

  RFI

  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 »

• Exiled Leader Confident Of Safe Return Home

  RNW Africa

  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

• Ravalomanana in New Bid to Return

  Nation

  Former Madagascar president Marc Ravalomanana on Wednesday announced that he would return to the Indian Ocean Island on Saturday. Read more »

• Ravolamanana Going Home to 'Make Peace, Not War'

  SAPA

  Ousted Madagascan president Marc Ravolamanana will fly back to his home country on Saturday, he said on Friday. Read more »

• Ravalomanana 'To Return to Madagascar Saturday'

  RNW Africa

  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 »

• Illegal Rosewood Trade Continues

  IRIN

  Environmentalists and the international community are trying to find ways of limiting the damage caused by an explosion in the illegal logging of precious hardwoods in Madagascar... Read more »

January 19

• Exiled Leader Eyes Return

  RNW Africa

  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

• Police Teargas Ex-President's Supporters

  RNW Africa

  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 »