Madagascar

Antananarivo's first urban train will go into service on 15 August and will connect Soarano station to Amaronakona (By-Pass)

The European Investment Bank will support two development projects worth €30 million, one of which involves the construction of mini solar parks in 120 villages on the island, the second relating to the agri-food industry

The pilots' union of Air Madagascar has called for the introduction of new aircraft to strengthen the fleet of the national airline Madagascar Airlines

In order to protect rainforest victim of illegal logging, Fanjanirina Pascaline, former woodcutter, has been since 2020 the head of a women's association that cultivates seedlings to supply them to the population of the small district of Anivorano

Civil society organisations have raised the alarm over the RN2 motorway construction work, denouncing the lack of public consultation and asking the authorities to suspend the work to allow for a prior and inclusive public debate

Changing the law governing the elections is no longer possible, said Prime Minister Christian Ntsay, as making changes a few months before the first round of the presidential elections could have a major impact and change the entire framework

The revision of the mining code is at the centre of Parliament's work, after the State pledged to present it by June 2023; a reform that worries professionals and creates distrust in civil society

The Rova of Antananarivo, hosting Queen's Palace in Manjakamiadana, may soon be accessible to the public; 2 restored palaces have already been opened since 2020, 25 years after the fire, but this cultural site has never been open to visitors until now

Madagascar Airlines has just obtained its air transport certificate and operating licence from the Civil Aviation Authority of Madagascar

Following the Interior Ministry's announcement to ban meetings and public demonstrations of a political nature in public places, foreign embassies issued a statement expressing their concern about the situation