Madagascar News » Antananarivo News Madagascar » Antananarivo: Madagascar's wave of disappearances exposes 'deeper institutional failings'
A recent surge in disappearances and violent killings on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar has fuelled fears across the country and prompted the government to deploy hundreds of security ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo: Madagascar’s president claims coup is underway as soldiers join protests
Madagascar’s president said Sunday that an attempted coup was underway in the Indian Ocean country, just a day after members of an elite army unit joined youth-led protests against the government and ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo: How Gen Z protesters brought down Madagascar's government and now want the president out
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Youth-led protests in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar are continuing for a third week in the most significant unrest in the country in years. The protests led by ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo: Madagascar to boost urban resilience and jobs in Antananarivo and Toamasina
The World Bank Group has approved US$225 million in financing for the Integrated Urban Development and Resilience Project for Jobs (PRODUIRE2) to strengthen climate resilience, improve infrastructure, ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo: Madagascar celebrates 66th anniversary of independence
A military parade is held during a celebration marking the 66th anniversary of Madagascar's independence in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on June 26, 2026. (Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua) ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo: Madagascar's president fires the government following days of deadly Gen Z protests
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina fired the prime minister and the rest of his government Monday in response to days of deadly Gen Z-led protests in the Indian Ocean ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo: Madagascar's president says he fled the country in fear for his life after military rebellion
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he has fled the country in fear for his life following a military rebellion but did not announce his resignation in a speech ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo: Macron in Madagascar for the first state visit by a French leader to the former colony in 20 years
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — French President Emmanuel Macron started a two-day visit to the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar on Wednesday and spoke of the need for his country to find new markets and ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo: Madagascar: confusion in Antananarivo as part of the army mutinies
It was just after 5pm on Saturday 11 October when soldiers from the army’s Personnel and Services Administration Corps (CAPSAT) entered Antananarivo. There was gunfire, but the mutineers appeared to ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo: Your must-see, do and stay guide to Antananarivo, Madagascar
If you’re expecting a sleepy island town from Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, you need to think again. Tana (as the locals call it) is a whirlwind of history, culture, and city buzz, where ...