French President Emmanuel Macron started a two-day visit to the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar on Wednesday and spoke of the need for his country to find new markets and boost economic ...

Show more Show less Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina (R) welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron for a two-day visit Macron and his wife Brigitte were greeted at the airport by flag-waving ...

Macron is due to attend Thursday a summit of the Indian Ocean Commission in Madagascar, a bloc made up of Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles and Reunion — which is a territory of France.

President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a two-day visit in Madagascar Wednesday aiming to strengthen bilateral ties and consolidate France's presence in the Indian Ocean, despite ongoing colonial-era ...

France and Madagascar unveiled a slate of major economic initiatives Wednesday, including a major hydroelectric dam project, during French President Emmanuel Macron’s first official visit to the ...

Political relations Relations between France and Madagascar are strong and friendly thanks to the historical, cultural and economic ties that (…) ...

Macron's trip is the first state visit by a French leader to the former colony off the east coast of Africa since President Jacques Chirac 's in 2005.

Residents wave flags at French President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

President Emmanuel Macron has begun a two-day visit to the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar in what is the first state visit by a French leader to its former colony off the east coast of Africa ...

Macron also announced funding from the French Development Agency and a loan for the construction of a hydroelectric dam in Volobe, in eastern Madagascar, which has been planned for nearly a decade.