By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L'Express de Madagascar
Madagascar signed the Indian Ocean Kyokushin Charter on Saturday, joining Réunion and Mauritius in the regional karate body. The affiliation was initialled at the Le Louvre hotel by Sensei Manankasina Ratahirintsoa, the Malagasy representative, and Sensei Sébastien Boulerand, president of KWF France Réunion, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
Madagascar’s President Michaël Randrianirina says the ministers accompanying him to Russia signed several bilateral agreements. The cooperation concerns mobile health laboratories, agricultural training, defence, higher education and mining governance, according to statements he made on his return to Ivato.
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Madagascar’s Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons handed the Antananarivo Urban Commune six hundred Cobra-type streetlights at a ceremony on Monday 9 November 2026 at the Analakely town hall. Three hundred will be distributed at fifty per district, and the other three hundred will be managed directly by the municipality, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
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Madagascar’s pétanque team is preparing for the world championships in Thailand, where 48 nations are expected from 20 November. The four Malagasy players have been in camp for two weeks in Antsirabe, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
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Madagascar’s draft 2027 budget plans to raise the diesel tax from 228 to 503 ariary per litre, an additional 275 ariary. Expected revenue from the TPP and VAT reaches 257.79 billion ariary, while the government also plans investments in agriculture and education, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
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Madagascar outlines arrangements for 2027 constitutional referendumPolitical consultations in Ivato have identified the constitutional referendum as the first election of the Refoundation period and the main political event of 2027. The electoral roll call would remain set at 90 days and voter lists would be displayed 60 days before the vote, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
Tanzania prepares to host AFCON 2027 in Dar es SalaamDar es Salaam governor Albert Chalamila is overseeing the second meeting on preparations for AFCON 2027 and is calling for digital tools to guide visitors. These tools should make it easier to access hotels, tourist sites and essential services, according to Jamhuri Media.The week in Africa
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