Madagascar: ‘Window of Opportunity', Moscow's Rapprochement with Antananarivo Confirmed

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For several years, Russia has sought to increase its influence on the African continent, relying on enhanced economic and security cooperation. In Madagascar, less than a month after the first state visit of the president of the "refoundation" to Russia, the two countries show a marked rapprochement, between diplomatic revival and increased military cooperation.