Madagascar: Besieged President to Resign

The besieged Malagasy president, Marc Ravalomanana, appeared headed out of office on Tuesday after opposition leader Andry Rajoelina took over a presidential palace which soldiers… Read more »

Madagascar: Opposition Calls For Arrest of President

Madagascar’s opposition leader, Andry Rajoelina, is ratcheting up pressure to oust President Marc Ravalomanana, spurning a suggestion that support for the government be… Read more »

Madagascar: Ravalomanana Willing to Call Referendum

Madagascar’s President Marc Ravalomanana, facing demands from the opposition that he step down from office, told crowds outside his presidential palace on Sunday that he was… Read more »

Madagascar: Opposition Claims Power, Ravalomanana Rejects Claim

Antananarivo's sacked mayor, Andry Rajoelina, emerged from hiding on Saturday to step up pressure to force the ouster of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana. His supporters… Read more »

Madagascar: Opposition Launches New Bid to Seize Power

Antananarivo's sacked mayor, Andry Rajoelina, emerged from hiding on Saturday to step up pressure to force the ouster of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana. Read more »

Madagascar: Minister Resigns Over Killings

Madagascar's defence minister, Cecile Manorohanta, resigned on Monday after police reportedly killed at least 25 people when they fired upon a demonstration in the capital,… Read more »

Africa: G8 Debt Agreement to Benefit 23 African Countries; Separate Deal for Nigeria Mooted

The agreement on 100% debt relief for developing countries announced by finance ministers from the eight largest industrial nations on Saturday initially benefits 14 nations in… Read more »

Madagascar: Madagascar Made 'Extraordinary' Effort To Become First Millennium Account Recipient - Applegarth

The Millennium Challenge Corporation's board of directors announced mid-March that Madagascar will receive the first funding from the Millennium Challenge Account, a new aid… Read more »

Africa: Eight African Nations Eligible For Millennium Challenge Account Assistance

The Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) voted Thursday to make 16 countries "eligible" for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) assistance this year. The… Read more »

Africa: Finding Africa's 'Big Oil' - in Deep Water

When Gene Van Dyke, a native of Illinois, graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in geological engineering 50 years ago, he wasn't thinking about Africa. Read more »

Africa: AU Summit Closes On Uncertain Note

The first ever African Union summit ended Wednesday, with a common pledge from the assembled leaders to bring meaningful change to the continent to benefit their peoples. Read more »

Africa: OAU Stands Aloof on Madagascar, Despite Departure of Ratsiraka

Despite the departure to Seychelles on Friday of the embattled erstwhile leader of Madagascar, Didier Ratsiraka - and the official recognition of his rival Marc Ravalomanana by… Read more »

Madagascar: US Recognizes Ravalomanana, Unfreezes Assets

In a surprise move, the United States became the first major world power to formally recognize the government of Marc Ravalomanana in Madagascar. A letter to that effect from… Read more »

Madagascar: Inconclusive Outcome to 'Dakar II' Leaves Uncertainty

The people of Madagascar must be nervously wondering about the prospects for peace on their island, now that their two rival leaders - both of whom lay claim to the presidency -… Read more »

Madagascar: Rivals Set For Fresh Talks In Senegal

It has been dubbed Dakar 2 -- the latest peace mediation effort by President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, seeking to bring Madagascar's two rival presidents together and resolve the… Read more »

Madagascar: US Hopes Wade's Second Round of Talks will Resolve Crisis

As tensions mount in Madagascar the U.S. government is clinging to the hope that new talks in Senegal will break the political impasse on the island nation. An economic blockade is… Read more »

Madagascar: High Court Gives Ravalomanana Presidency

Madagascar's High Constitutional Court has ruled that challenger Marc Ravalomanana won the presidency in December's election. The court said Monday that its recount showed… Read more »

Madagascar: Political Standoff Threatens Future

The Indian Ocean Island that has been hailed as an emerging economic success story is on the brink of chaos, according to opponents of ousted Madagascar president Didier Ratsiraka. Read more »

Madagascar: Recount of December Poll's Votes Begins

Four days after a peace deal for Madagascar was signed in Senegal, a recount of the disputed presidential election results began this week, Monday. The recount was one of the key… Read more »

Madagascar: Rival Presidents Strike Peace Deal in Senegal

The two rival presidents of Madagascar have signed a landmark power-sharing peace deal, late Thursday morning, in Senegal. Read more »

Madagascar: Rival Presidents Embrace in Senegal, Disputed Election Results Annulled

The two rival presidents of Madagascar met face to face on Wednesday, in an unprecedented peace gesture organised by the Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade, under the auspices of… Read more »

Madagascar: African Leaders Open Mediation Efforts, Meet Rival Presidents

The rival presidents of Madagascar, Didier Ratsiraka, and Marc Ravalomanana held separate late-night talks, Tuesday, in Senegal, with President Abdoulaye Wade and other African… Read more »

Madagascar: Presidential Rivals Set to Meet in Senegal

The self-proclaimed president of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, arrived in Senegal on Tuesday, ahead of his rival, the sitting president, Didier Ratsiraka, who was expected in the… Read more »

Madagascar: Madagascar's Incumbent President, Didier Ratsiraka, Speaks

The political standoff continues in Madagascar, following disputed elections in December 2001. Marc Ravalomanana, who claims to have won an outright majority, is still trying to… Read more »

Madagascar: Ravalomanana's Prime Minister Speaks

Jacques Sylla, the Prime Minister appointed by Madagascar's unofficial President Marc Ravalomanana, has presented his government programme to the National Assembly in the Malagasy… Read more »