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[Capital FM] Mombasa -- President William Ruto has announced that the government will compensate absentee landlords in Tana River County as part of a plan aimed at resolving long-standing land ownership disputes affecting squatters in the region.

[Leadership] Nigeria's quest to qualify for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations received a major boost yesterday after the Super Eagles were drawn against familiar foes Madagascar, Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau in the qualifying series for the continental tournament.

[This Day] Nigeria's Super Eagles have been paired in Group L with familiar foes and joint-hosts Tanzania, Madagascar and Guinea Bissau in the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals to be jointly-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

[Capital FM] The nighttime arrest of Antananarivo V MP Naivo Raholdina has sparked fresh controversy across the Great Island. The MP was apprehended at his home in Analamahitsy on Saturday night, only a few hours after returning from a medical stay abroad. He was placed in police custody at the Fiadanana criminal investigations unit, without either the security forces or the Ministry of Justice officially specifying the grounds for the operation.

[World Bank] WASHINGTON, May 6, 2026--The World Bank Group has approved a $250 million program to help Madagascar accelerate and expand access to affordable and reliable energy while strengthening the financial and operational performance of the national electricity utility, JIRAMA. The Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation in Madagascar (ASCENT Madagascar) program will boost Madagascar's efforts to provide electricity and modern cooking solutions to more than 2.5 million people by 2030.

[World Bank] Students woke up on February 11, 2026, to a campus unrecognizable. At the Public University of Barikadimy in Toamasina, roofs had vanished, classrooms were flooded, books drifted in muddy water, and electricity lines lay useless on the ground. "It feels like I'm walking through a real nightmare," said Haingomalala, a student in Management. "Cyclone Gezani swept everything away and left nothing behind."

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Interior and National Administration (MINA) has identified 59 flood-prone areas across Tana River County as heavy rains continue to trigger rising river levels and widespread flooding across the country.

[RFI] Madagascar's largest mining venture - dormant for more than two decades - is gaining momentum once again. Formerly known as "Base Toliara" and rebranded "Vara Mada" in December 2025, the project aims to extract strategic minerals including ilmenite, zircon and monazite.

[allAfrica] A former French serviceman has been detained in Madagascar over an alleged plot to destabilise the country. The French national had been charged with multiple offences, including criminal conspiracy and plotting to sabotage infrastructure such as power lines and thermal plants.

[World Bank] Washington -- Transport infrastructure is the backbone of Madagascar's economy, supporting domestic trade, food supply chains, tourism, and exports. Yet years of underinvestment, compounded by repeated cyclones, have left key corridors vulnerable to disruption or failure. To enhance the efficiency, safety, and climate resilience of transport and logistics infrastructure along the country's most important economic corridors, the World Bank Group has approved a $200 million in financing for the Madagascar Multimodal

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is in Accra for the Tana Forum on Security in Africa, a high-level continental platform focused on peace, governance, and security challenges across the continent.

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