Madagascar News

Victoria Beckham has turned down the chance to star in the latest Madagascar movie because she’s “”too busy.” The former Spice Girl-turned-stylista, 35, was asked to lend her voice to a new character in the next installment of the popular...

The announcement follows weeks of discussions aimed at ending a political crisis which began earlier this year. Under the agreement, Andry Rajoelina remains president, delegates said. Mr Rajoelina ousted the former President Marc Ravalomanana on 17 March with the backing...

Madagascar's political rivals struck a deal late Friday on the make-up of a unity government, paving the way for an end to a 10-month political crisis that has rocked the Indian Ocean island. The agreement sees coup-instigator Andry Rajoelina remain...

Madagascar's diplomatically isolated government said on Saturday it would launch a formal objection after African nations blocked its leader from addressing the United Nations General Assembly. Prime Minister Monja Roindefo, whose government has been rejected by regional blocs and foreign...

Madagascar— Madagascar's government has installed a new prime minister, ignoring the former prime minister's vow not to step down. Members of the transitional government met late Saturday to confirm Eugene Mangalaza. He was given the job Tuesday by mediators who...

A political crisis in this African island nation has triggered a pillage of its mythical wildlife and forests, and conservation groups fear that the peril will worsen as donors suspend funding to punish coup leaders running the country. Conservationists say...

Andry Rajoelina , who seized power in March with the military’s support, will remain as president of the country’s transitional government, mediators said late Tuesday, according to news services. The interim presidency apparently comes at a high price, however; Mr....

Madagascar's cash-strapped government has opened the door for criminal syndicates to plunder the Indian Ocean island's precious natural resources, conservation groups said on Saturday. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Conservation International and Wild life Conservation Society said...

The African Union on Tuesday called on Madagascar's political rivals to urgently implement a power-sharing deal reached last week aimed at ending the country's protracted political crisis. Madagascar's current leader, Andry Rajoelina, the president he ousted, Marc Ravalomanana, and two...

The leaders of Madagascar's four main political groupings kicked off a fresh round of internationally-sponsored talks aimed at finding a way out of the Indian Ocean island's months-old crisis. They were spurred on by African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping...