This article is about events in the year
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
in
Madagascar
Incumbents
*
President:
Andry Rajoelina
*
Prime Minister:
Christian Ntsay
Christian Louis Ntsay (born 27 March 1961 in Antsiranana, Madagascar) is a Malagasy politician who is serving as the prime minister of Madagascar since 2018. He was appointed by President Hery Rajaonarimampianina following Olivier Mahafaly Solo ...
Events
Ongoing –
COVID-19 pandemic in Madagascar;
2021–2022 Madagascar famine
In mid-2021, a severe drought in southern Madagascar caused hundreds of thousands of people, with some estimating more than 1 million people, to suffer from food insecurity or famine. Some organizations have attributed the situation to the impac ...
;
* 16 January – 1 February –
Cyclone Cheneso
Tropical Cyclone Cheneso was a strong tropical cyclone that affected Madagascar in January 2023. The fourth tropical storm and fifth tropical cyclone of the 2022–23 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Cheneso developed out of a zone of dist ...
kills at least 33 people.
* 12 March – At least 22 people are killed and two others are reported missing after a boat heading to
Mayotte capsizes off the coast of Madagascar.
* 12 October – Madagascar's
constitutional court postpones the upcoming election from 9 November to 16 November 2023, amidst a
political crisis
Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...
involving protests against the
Ntsay government
The Ntsay government has governed Madagascar since 4 June 2018. It was formed by Prime Minister Christian Ntsay.
Ministers
* Minister of National Defence: General of the Army Béni Xavier Rasolofonirina
* Minister of Foreign Affairs: Eloi Al ...
following
President Andry Rajoelina's resignation.
* 16 November –
2023 Malagasy presidential election: Citizens of
Madagascar vote for a
president.
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See also
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COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
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2022–23 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2022–23 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season is an ongoing event of the annual cycle of tropical cyclone and subtropical cyclone formation. It began on 15 November 2022, and will end on 30 April 2023, with the exception for Mauritius and ...
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International Organization of Francophone countries (OIF)
References
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