Madagascar

The IRMAR presidential platform won 84 seats out of the 163 up for grabs, obtaining an absolute majority in the National Assembly, proclaimed High Constitutional Court

The technical testing of the cable car cabins for the route from Anosy to Soarano has been completed and the one with human passengers should start shortly

The opposition platform announced the creation of the Committee for the Defence of Popular Choice; few days before the results of the legislative elections, allegations of irregularities and electoral fraud multiplied, and the opposition increased appeals

The offices of the District Electoral Commission in Tsihombe were set on fire by protesters unhappy with the result of the parliamentary elections on suspicion of fraud in this constituency

Safidy Observatory will deploy observers in 3.691 polling stations, spread across 405 municipalities, covering 23 regions and 120 districts of the country to ensure representative observation during the legislative elections today 29 May

In the run-up to the elections, sensitive materials, including single bulletins, arrived at Ivato International Airport, welcomed by the chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission, and were sent to all constituencies in the country

Rice Observatory revealed in its latest monthly bulletin a sharp drop in rice imports to Madagascar over the past six months, a fact that surprised experts who had expected a significant increase in imports

27,8% of adults smoke in Madagascar according to the ranking of Afrique-Sur7's, which puts the country at the top of the list in the continent

The Barea Mahamasina Stadium, which was supposed to host the third and fourth days of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, has not been approved by the Confederation of African Football and FIFA

Ambatovy, major industrial operation mining and refining nickel and cobalt, has been allowed by the government to sell more than 10% of its ammonium sulfate production on local market for national economic interest, despite Law on Major Mining Investments

The elementary rural economy of thousands of families still depends on small-scale trade made possible by the canal, created by the French at the time of colonization to trade spices sheltered from typhoons and ocean currents, which breaks their isolation

A new customs support project, funded by USAID, has been launched to improve airport procedures, with a focus on passenger handling and cargo processing

New financing agreements with French Development Agency worth a total of €88,8 million have been signed for the development of balanced cities, strengthening the adaptation of agriculture to climate change, and improving productivity of rural populations