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. 27 March – At least 18 people are killed after Cyclone Gamane makes landfall in Vohemar District. 29 May – 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election: The ruling TGV party loses its majority in the National Assembly. May: Independent MP Marie Jeanne d’Arc Masy Goulamaly is arrested after filing complaints of electoral irregularities. She is released after several days. 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%. 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. 24 November – Two motorboats carrying Somali migrants capsize in the Indian Ocean near Nosy Be, killing 25 passengers.
Holidays
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
External links Online calendar