The UN World Food Program (WFP) has warned how 1.14 million inhabitants are being forced to the brink of starvation by climate change, while people are reportedly eating cactus leaves as a source of food and water

France President Macron seeked "forgiveness" for France’s colonisation of Madagascar, starting with the return of looted cultural artefacts, in his visit, to Antananarivo, where he announced plans for economic ties and investment in hydroelectric project

50,51% of Tananarivians are ready to demonstrate to defend freedom and democracy, according to an opinion poll conducted in February 2025 by the Collective of Citizens and Citizen Organisations in the city of Antananarivo

The Supervisory Committee of Malagasy Workers Abroad met in the capital to finalise and defend a proposed bilateral labour agreement with the Mauritian government to regulate and guarantee the employment of Malagasy workers in Mauritius