Rare metals: France in search of a partnership with Madagascar, where the mining sector is struggling

The Indian Ocean Island has large reserves of strategic minerals, but lacks the infrastructure to operate them, while governance problems hinder its potential.

On Tuesday 6 May 2025, EU Ambassador Roland Kobia made a courtesy visit to the Minister of Mines, Herindrainy Olivier Rakotomalala, in his offices in Ampandrianomby. This first official meeting was an opportunity to discuss the economic opportunities offered to Madagascar by the partnership with the European Union, as well as the means to exploit them effectively. The European diplomat recalled that Madagascar enjoys privileged access to the Eur…

Antananarivo, 6 May, 1:30 p.m. – Experts from Atradius Global Finance, Swift and JP Morgan went to Madagascar to participate in the Conference on Intra-African Trade and Digital Solutions, organized in Antananarivo by MCB. They met with local companies to discuss concrete opportunities, but also innovation in logistics and financial systems, digital payments for cross-border trade, as well as supply chains. The objective of this meeting was to s…