Rajoelina has returned to power after he won 55.66% against 44.34% for Marc Ravalomanana in the run-off vote held last week
Complete results are due by January 9
The clash between Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina could revive instability in the country if the result is rejected by the losing candidate
Election of Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar’s new president would be yet another blow to the survival of nature
Against the backdrop of an already tense situation due to the presidential poll, a new fisheries deal with Chinese investors has provoked an outcry
Poor Madagascans are left to rot in prison awaiting trial very often for crimes that they never committed
Neither won the 50% of votes required for a first-round victory, with Rajoelina on 39.19% and Ravalomanana on 35.29%
World’s fourth-largest island to vote on next head of state amid political crisis, rampant poverty
Many voters see accessing water, electricity and jobs as their priorities
More than half of Malagasy prisoners have yet to face trial, but live in squalid, dangerous conditions
Electing presidents in Madagascar has been fraught with problems, including those perpetrated by the military
Thousands of Madagascan opposition supporters returned to the streets on Monday to protest against the president
Accused persons can be held in appalling conditions for years without trial
Laptops have introduced the children of Nosy Komba in Madagascar to previously inaccessible tools
Vanilla is more expensive than silver, which makes it big business for the island’s poor– and the pod mafia
In the dry southern part of the island it is largely the women who have to find water and food to ensure the survival of their families
The pneumonic plague is forcing the islanders to abandon their traditional burial rites
The current crisis was sparked on August 28 after a single fatality in the central town of Ankazobe.
More developing countries are offering sight-saving surgery in their public health systems, but specialist eye surgeons are in short supply.
Almost half of Madagascan children under five suffer from chronic malnutrition, yet less than 0.5% of the national budget is spent on the problem.
South Africa has been left red-faced by the secret departure of Madagascar’s exiled leader.
The AU should be noting the stalling of the redemocratisation process with concern rather than endorsing actions such as seizing a leader.
The incumbent Madagascan president has said former leader Marc Ravalomanana was not arrested on his return from exile but was "taken to safety".
President Hery Rajaonarimampianina has taken over officially from coup leader Andry Rajoelina, pledging to create a climate conducive to investment.
The South African government has congratulated Hery Rajaonarimampianina on his election as the president of Madagascar.
EU and SADC observers said on Sunday that Madagascar’s presidential poll was free and transparent.
Lemurs in Madagascar face extinction within 20 years short of drastic action to tackle the poverty driving islanders to poach the primates.
The exclusion of three controversial candidates has offered hope of the country returning to normality.
An electoral court in Madagascar has removed the names of three high-profile presidential contenders, including strongman Andry Rajoelina.
Telma’s mobile operations in the island of Madagascar are up for sale and South African companies may well swoop in.
Madagascar’s leader Andry Rajoelina has ignored an SADC request not to run in upcoming elections, saying the decision should be up to the people.
The wife of ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana has been named presidential candidate in elections happening in July, says the former ruling party.