2024 in Madagascar

Cyclone Gamane

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This article is about events in the year 2024 in Madagascar

Incumbents

• President: Andry Rajoelina
• Prime Minister: Christian Ntsay

Events

• 2 February – Parliament passes a law allowing chemical castration and surgical castration for those convicted of raping a minor. ^[1]
• 27 March – At least 18 people are killed after Cyclone Gamane makes landfall in Vohemar District. ^{[2] [3]}
• 29 May – 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election: The ruling TGV party loses its majority in the National Assembly. ^[4]
• May: Independent MP Marie Jeanne d’Arc Masy Goulamaly is arrested after filing complaints of electoral irregularities. She is released after several days. ^[5]
• 28 June – The government promulgates the implementing decree of a new mining code, developed with the World Bank, to clarify permit rules and increase state royalties from 2% to 5%. ^[6]
• 2 October – The Ambatovy mine shuts down its ore pipeline to a processing plant after damage is reported, with operations under assessment by majority shareholder Sumitomo Corporation. ^[7]
• 24 November – Two motorboats carrying Somali migrants capsize in the Indian Ocean near Nosy Be, killing 25 passengers. ^[8]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Madagascar

Source: ^[9]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 8 March – International Women's Day
• 29 March – Martyrs' Day
• 1 April – Easter Monday
• 10 April – Eid al-Fitr
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 9 May – Ascension Day
• 20 May – Whit Monday
• 17 June – Eid al-Adha
• 26 June – Independence Day
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

See also

• 2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
• International Organization of Francophone countries (OIF)

References

1. "Madagascar law allowing castration of child rapists prompts criticism from rights groups". AP News. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
2. "Eleven dead, thousands affected as Cyclone Gamane batters Madagascar". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
3. "A tropical cyclone makes landfall in northern Madagascar, killing 18 people". Associated Press. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
4. "Madagascar ruling party loses parliament majority". Africanews. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
5. "Madagascar: Freedom in the World 2025 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
6. "A Madagascar, un nouveau code d'extraction minière pour relancer un secteur figé" (in French). 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
7. "Madagascar's nickel and cobalt miner Ambatovy closes down ore pipeline". Energy News. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
8. "Madagascar officials say the death toll is now 25 after boats carrying Somali migrants capsized". Associated Press. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
9. "Madagascar Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

External links

• Online calendar