Tag: Madagascar
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π²π¬ From prison to presidential palace: Who is Madagascar’s new military ruler?
Before last weekend, if you’d have asked about Col Michael Randrianirina on the island of Madagascar, you’d have got a lot of blank looks. In just three days, however, he has become arguably the most powerful person in country. Randrianirina’s sudden ascent began on Saturday, when as the head of Madagascar’s elite CAPSAT army unit,…
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π²π¬π«π· Colonial Legacy: Madagascar Demands France Return “Stolen” Islands
Madagascar has renewed its claim to the Γparses Islands, which France has held since the colonial era. The split occurred in 1960 β just before Madagascarβs independence β and has remained a sore point ever since. Even the UN twice (in 1979 and 1980) ruled the islands illegally seized, but Paris ignored the resolutions. This…
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π²π¬Madagascar Faces Mobile Money Crisis Amid Tax Controversy
The mobile money sector in Madagascar is at a critical juncture following debates over a new proposed tax bill that many experts, businesses, and stakeholders are labeling as inefficient and dangerous for the country’s growing digital economy. Mobile money services are a lifeline for millions of Malagasy citizens, providing financial inclusion in a country where…
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πΈπ΄π²π¬ At Least 22 Somalis Dead After Boats Capsize off Madagascar
At least 22 Somali citizens died when two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, Somalia’s Information Minister Daud Aweis said. Madagascar’s Port, Maritime, and River Authority (APMF) said the boats had set sail from Somalia for the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Nov. 2, a journey of several…
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