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Madagascar
STA, Aéromarine and Assist Aviation fall from grace

Several airline companies in Madagascar have been subjected to a barrage of inspections since the start of the year. At least three have had their operating certificates suspended. [...]

Published on 22.06.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Aeromarine
Aéromarine Maintenance et Services
Alain Moyon
Andry Rajoelina
Assist Aviation
Aviation civile de Madagascar
Bertrand Beaujoin
Bruno de Foucault
Gilbert Biny
Madagascar Trans Air
Maminiaina Ravatomanga
Mamy
Mialy Rajoelina
Naina Andriantsitohaina
Riaz Barday
Rodolphe Razakandisa
Services et transports aériens
Sky Services
Sodiat
Trans Ocean Airways

Inner circles | Madagascar
Rajoelina's infighting advisers pursue their own business interests

Andry Rajoelina relies on a handful of loyal followers, some of whom have backed him since the coup that first brought him to power in Madagascar in 2009. But his inner circle, whose members use their positions to pursue their own business interests, is riven by internecine battles.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 29.09.2023

Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo on 26 June 2023.

Madagascar
Mamy Ravatomanga, the powerful businessman who also holds Ivorian nationality

Madagascan businessman Maminiaina Ravatomanga has secretly had an Ivorian passport for several months.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.09.2023

Madagascar
The restaurateur behind Corsair's return

The French airline could have not made its return to Madagascan soil on 28 June without the intervention of Franck Legrand, a dual nationality citizen close to Andry Rajoelina who is the owner of a restaurant popular among the Antananarivo political and business elite.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 06.07.2023

Ethiopia
More turbulence ahead for Ethiopian Airlines

The imminent ousting of Mesfin Tasew Bekele, who has been CEO of Ethiopian Airlines since March 2022, prompted the chairman of the board Girma Wake to step down unexpectedly last week.

Subscribers only Business 22.06.2023

DRC
Congo Airways struggles to remain airborne

Major maintenance works could result in the grounding of the only two aircraft of the national airline that are currently operational. The company is urgently seeking replacement engines to avoid having to suspend all flights.

Subscribers only Business 15.06.2023

Two Congo Airways planes at Kinshasa airport.

Madagascar
State coffers almost empty in run-up to presidential election

During a confidential meeting with business leaders, Andry Rajoelina admitted that he would be unable to finance a number of public subsidies or to settle state arrears before June. An announcement that has gone down badly with the business community.

Subscribers only Finance 05.05.2023

In Focus | Madagascar
How vanilla price crisis has rocked Madagascar government

The vanilla industry, which accounts for 5% of Madagascar's GDP, is at the centre of a power struggle between the government and major players in the sector, most of whom are foreign. Key to the battle is the minimum price set by Antananarivo.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics, Business 03.04.2023

The vanilla industry is at the heart of a power struggle between the Malagasy government and the sector's economic operators, over which the shadow of Mamy Ravatomanga looms.

Madagascar
Civil aviation authority seeks to ground STA planes

The involvement of the extremely well-connected Services et transports aériens in the transporting of 73.5 kg of gold to South Africa has embarrassed the Madagascan government, which has asked its civil aviation authority to shut down the airline.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 05.02.2021

73.5 kg of undeclared gold was discovered in an STA aircraft in Johannesburg on 1 January 2021.

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Niger
Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Madagascar
STA, Aéromarine and Assist Aviation fall from grace

Inner circles | Madagascar
Rajoelina's infighting advisers pursue their own business interests

Madagascar
Mamy Ravatomanga, the powerful businessman who also holds Ivorian nationality

Madagascar
The restaurateur behind Corsair's return

Ethiopia
More turbulence ahead for Ethiopian Airlines

DRC
Congo Airways struggles to remain airborne

Madagascar
State coffers almost empty in run-up to presidential election

In Focus | Madagascar
How vanilla price crisis has rocked Madagascar government

Madagascar
Civil aviation authority seeks to ground STA planes