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Madagascar

Madagascar is an island nation located off the south-east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. The capital is Antananarivo. With a population of about 30-million, it is the fourth-largest island in the world by area, covering roughly 587 000 km². The economy is predominantly agricultural, with key exports including vanilla, cloves, coffee, cocoa and seafood, alongside emerging mining and textile sectors. The currency is the Malagasy ariary. Madagascar is rich in biodiversity, hosting numerous endemic species, which also supports ecotourism as a growing industry. The country is a member of the African Union, the Southern African Development Community and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. Agriculture employs the majority of the workforce, with rice as the staple crop and a significant focus of domestic production and trade policy. Madagascar has faced challenges including political instability, poverty and vulnerability to cyclones and droughts, which periodically disrupt economic activity. The island gained independence from France in 1960 and has since experienced periods of both democratic governance and political upheaval.

Madagascar News


The Ambatovy mine site
Sumitomo finances Ambatovy stake sale to exit project, sources say
8th June 2026 By: Reuters

Sumitomo Corp provided financing to the buyers of its 54% stake in Madagascar's Ambatovy nickel operation, smoothing its exit from the loss-making project, three sources familiar with the matter... 


Total Graphite initiates portfolio optimisation in Madagascar
Total Graphite initiates portfolio optimisation in Madagascar
8th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Total Graphite has initiated a graphite portfolio optimisation programme for its Madagascar operations and will evaluate the options available to accelerate development and maximise... 


A rough ruby at the Montepuez mine in Mozambique
Mozambique tightens grip on mining with 15% state stake rule, local processing
4th June 2026 By: Reuters

Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo has signed a new law requiring 15% State ownership in all mining ventures and local processing of minerals, tightening control over its resources as demand for... 


Graphite ore
German institute assessing Molo mine's graphite as part of Federal Critical Minerals Study
14th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-listed NextSource Materials reports that a technical team from Germany’s Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) attended a site visit at the company’s Molo graphite mine,... 


NextSource president and CEO Hanré Rossouw
NextSource to proceed with development of Phase 1 of UAE battery anode facility
13th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-listed NextSource Materials has approved a final investment decision for Phase 1 of its proposed battery anode facility (BAF) in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, marking a major... 


Rio Tinto's QIT project site, in Madagascar
Jesuits in Britain consider divesting from Rio Tinto over environmental concerns
6th May 2026 By: Reuters

The Jesuits in Britain, a Catholic religious order, may sell its stake in Rio Tinto following unsuccessful engagement with the mining giant over environmental concerns in Madagascar and Guinea, its... 


The Ambatovy mine in Madagascar
Japan’s Sumitomo to divest stake in Madagascar nickel project
4th May 2026 By: Bloomberg

Sumitomo Corp plans to sell its majority stake in the Ambatovy nickel project in Madagascar following a review of market conditions. The Japanese trading house said it will divest its 54% interest... 


Total Graphite announces proof of concept for trading business
29th April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Total Graphite has announced the successful proof of concept and ongoing development of its newly launched business trading in high-value, downstream processed graphite materials.... 


Image of rare earth salts
Ampasindava rare earths project, Madagascar
17th April 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A recently completed prefeasibility study has confirmed the technical and economic viability of the project and has outlined a development pathway. 


Vatomina processing plant
Tirupati appoints new financial adviser
16th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Tirupati Graphite, which owns assets in Madagascar, has appointed AlbR Capital as financial adviser to the company, with immediate effect. On April 1, the company announced board... 


Gemfields CEO Sean Gilbertson.
Gemfields is distinctively open about resource wealth shared with host countries
9th April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Strengthening transparency to reflect what natural resource extraction contributes towards improving lives and living is what the Johannesburg- and London-listed Gemfields mining company has... 


Vestas announces appointment of Johan Helberg as Managing Director for Southern & Eastern Africa
Vestas announces appointment of Johan Helberg as Managing Director for Southern & Eastern Africa
2nd April 2026

Vestas, the global leader in sustainable energy solutions, announces the appointment of Johan Helberg as Managing Director for Vestas Southern & Eastern Africa, effective February 2026. Johan... 


The White Mesa mill in Utah
US achieves first domestic heavy rare earth oxide output in decades
26th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

North America-focused critical minerals producer Energy Fuels has marked a milestone in the development of Western rare earth supply chains, announcing on Wednesday the first US primary production... 


Piles of rare earths
Ampasindava rare earths project, Madagascar
20th March 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A recently completed prefeasibility study has confirmed the technical and economic viability of the project and outlines a development pathway.  


Area around Ampasindava project
Harena signs exclusivity agreement to acquire US rare earth, uranium permits
16th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Harena Rare Earths has entered into an exclusivity agreement to evaluate the potential acquisition of a 100% interest in Paradigm Critical Minerals, the owner of heavy rare earth and... 


Image of rare earths
Vara Mada (formerly Toliara) rare earth and heavy mineral sands project, Madagascar
13th March 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

In January 2026, an updated feasibility study confirmed Vara Mada's exceptional economics and its world-class quantities of high-quality rare earths, titanium and zircon. 


The Balama process plant
Syrah secures seven-year Balama offtake with NextSource
2nd March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian graphite producer Syrah Resources has signed a multi-year binding conditional offtake agreement with Canada’s NextSource Materials for the supply of natural graphite fines from its... 


The area surrounding the Ampasindava ionic clay rare earth project, in Madagascar
Harena raises £2m for development of Madagascar project
18th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Harena Rare Earths has raised gross proceeds of £2-million through a direct subscription for 90.91-million new ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the company by a prominent international... 


The Ambatovy mine
Sumitomo's Madagascar project Ambatovy remains shut due to cyclone damage
18th February 2026 By: Reuters

Japan's Sumitomo Corp said on Wednesday that its Ambatovy nickel and cobalt project in Madagascar remains shut after Tropical Cyclone Gezani struck the island last week, causing damage to... 


The above image depicts PPS sale director Nhlanhla Zondo
Enclosures safeguard physical systems, counter digital threats
13th February 2026 By: Lynne Davies

As industrial systems migrate from isolated ‘air-gapped’ setups to connected Internet-of-Things and cloud-based environments, cybersecurity has shifted from an information technology afterthought... 


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