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Madagascar and the Indian Ocean set to shine
Sail-World
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August 14, 2025
by ABC 2025 13 Aug 18:35 PDT 21-22 October 2025 Madagascar and the Indian Ocean are fast emerging as some of the most exciting new frontiers in luxury tourism and superyacht exploration. This October, the African Boating Conference will spotlight...
ED busts global drug trafficking syndicate
The Economic Times
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August 25, 2025
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate has busted a drug trafficking syndicate with "international linkages" and cross-border contacts for both procurement and distribution, people in the know told ET. ED probe has revealed that the syndicate is...
45th SADC summit opens in Madagascar with focus on industrialization, agriculture
Xinhua News Agency
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ANTANANARIVO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The 45th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government opened in Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar, on Sunday, with regional leaders urging stronger...
SADC Chairperson moves from President Munangagwa of Zimbabwe to President Andry Nirina Rajoelina of Madagascar
Zambian Observer
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August 17, 2025
The 45th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is underway at the IVATO Conference Centre in Antananarivo, Republic of Madagascar, under the theme “Advancing Industrialisation,...
Zimbabwe hands over SADC Chairpersonship to Madagascar at 45th Summit
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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Zimbabwe has handed over the rotational SADC chairpersonship to Madagascar during the 45th SADC summit underway in Antananarivo. SADC member states such as Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and Mauritius all held general elections in 2024, during the...
Electrifying Intra Africa Trade for Structural Liberation
Ethiopian News Agency
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By Samiya Mohammed The thunderclap of Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs has a tempest across Africa’s economic landscape. With rates soaring to 50% for Lesotho’s textiles, 47% for Madagascar’s vanilla, and 30% for South Africa’s autos, the policies...
Southern African leaders meet in Madagascar to chart path for self-reliance
Modern Ghana
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Southern African leaders are meeting in Madagascar to decide how to make the region more self-reliant and less vulnerable to global economic shocks after years of instability and falling foreign aid. The Southern African Development Community...
FDA does a 180, suspending use of Valneva's chikungunya vaccine
Fierce Pharma
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August 25, 2025
Less than three weeks after lifting a pause on the use of Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq, the FDA has done an about-face, banning the use of the shot in the United States. On Friday, the agency suspended Valneva’s license “based on serious...
Nandi-Ndaitwah in Madagascar for 45th SADC Summit
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has arrived in Antananarivo, Madagascar, for the 45th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of SADC, which is starting tomorrow. The commitment to regional integration, industrialisation and...
Madagascar assumes SADC Council of Ministers chairmanship
The Namibian
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August 12, 2025
Madagascar has resumed the chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers. The regional bloc will convene in Antananarivo from 12 to 14 August. The country took over from Zimbabwe on Tuesday. Madagascar’s...
Ramaphosa in Madagascar for SADC
St Francis Chronicle
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August 17, 2025
Edited: 16 August: South African President, President Cyril Ramaphosa, arrived in Antananarivo, Madagascar, yesterday for the Southern African Development Community’s 45th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government.# The summit, held under...
Leaders to attend SADC Summit in Madagascar
South Africa Today
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August 16, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 45th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government this weekend. The summit is a historic moment for Madagascar, following the country’s membership of SADC...
Madagascar shows how a mature leadership handles a SADC Chairmanship
The Zimbabwean
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August 12, 2025
Tendai Ruben Mbofana As Madagascar prepares to host the 45th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government on 17 August 2025, there is a remarkable calm and focus in the country. To directly receive...
Namibia and Madagascar explore new avenues for bilateral cooperation
Informante
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August 16, 2025
Staff Reporter THE Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, met with Madagascar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rafaravavitafika Rasata, to explore strategic avenues for expanding the relationship between Namibia and...
Mnangagwa Hands Over SADC Chairmanship at Madagascar Summit
The Zimbabwe Mail
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August 16, 2025
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – President Emmerson Mnangagwa is in Antananarivo for the 45th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government Summit, where he is set to relinquish the chairmanship of the regional bloc. The...
Economic liberation is not far away, SADC members assured
Daily News Tanzania
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August 12, 2025
ANTANANARIVO: THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have been urged to bank on the community’s economic development efforts saying economic liberation is a long process that requires firm cooperation and unwavering...
NEW: President Mnangagwa arrives in Madagascar for SADC Summit
The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)
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August 16, 2025
Wallace Ruzvidzo in ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar SADC chairperson President Mnangagwa has arrived in Antananarivo, Madagascar, for the regional bloc’s 45th Summit of Heads of State and Government set for tomorrow. Tomorrow, the President will pass on...
NEW: President Mnangagwa leaves for Madagascar
The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)
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August 16, 2025
Charumbira rallies Africa to embrace freed trade area George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Pan African Parliament (PAP) president Chief Fortune Charumbira has exhorted African states to urgently implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)...
Colombian VP to Visit Four African Nations in Push for Stronger Ties
teleSUR
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Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez. X/ @flopix August 25, 2025 Hour: 10:50 am Between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1, Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez will visit Ethiopia, Mozambique, Madagascar and Nigeria as part of a “reconnection” mission...
FKF yet to agree on CHAN cash prize distribution, says Hussein
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 25, 2025
Harambee Stars team pictured after CHAN quarter finals match against Madagascar. Photo| Harambee Stars/X Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Hussein Mohammed has moved to clarify the financial picture around the KSh 58 million prize money...