<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Eric Laperozy - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eric Laperozy - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AXzelvjlhdY/eric-laperozy</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Eric Laperozy - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AXzelvjlhdY/eric-laperozy</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:01:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AXzelvjlhdY/eric-laperozy.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Madagascar Probing $919 Million of Embezzled Public Funds]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/madagascar-probing-919-million-of-embezzled-public-funds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/madagascar-probing-919-million-of-embezzled-public-funds</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Laperozy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:54:45 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irPEpGkZvv8k/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irPEpGkZvv8k/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Michael Randrianirina</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin Secures Another Strategic Ally as Trump Focuses on Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia is providing aid to the military leadership in Madagascar as it tries to broaden its footprint in Africa. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/putin-is-cozying-up-to-madagascar-s-military-leader-as-trump-gets-hostile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/putin-is-cozying-up-to-madagascar-s-military-leader-as-trump-gets-hostile</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Antony Sguazzin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRl2XAcUM.i4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRl2XAcUM.i4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>TOPSHOT - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Madagascar&apos;s President Michael Randrianirina shake hands during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madagascar Declares State of Emergency Over Energy Supply Woes]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/madagascar-declares-state-of-emergency-over-energy-supply-woes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/madagascar-declares-state-of-emergency-over-energy-supply-woes</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Laperozy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:40:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madagascar Says It Foiled Plot to Assassinate the President]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-03/madagascar-says-it-foiled-plot-to-assassinate-the-president</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-03/madagascar-says-it-foiled-plot-to-assassinate-the-president</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Laperozy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:30:50 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i75.qb7i9umE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i75.qb7i9umE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Michael Randrianirina in Antananarivo, Madagascar, March 25. Photographer: Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Steps Up Arms Supplies to Madagascar’s Military]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/russia-steps-up-arms-supplies-to-madagascar-s-military</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/russia-steps-up-arms-supplies-to-madagascar-s-military</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Laperozy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:46:57 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRlG6yzuiOyQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRlG6yzuiOyQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Soldiers take position inside the High Constitutional Court during the swearing-in ceremony of army colonel Michael Randrianirina as President of Madagascar in Antananarivo on October 17, 2025. Army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar&apos;s president on October 17, 2025, just days after a military power grab that sent ex-president Andry Rajoelina fleeing and raised international alarm about a new coup on the island. Randrianirina led the CAPSAT army unit that mutinied and joined anti-government protesters before announcing the military had taken over after Rajoelina was impeached for desertion of duty on Tuesday. (Photo by RIJASOLO / AFP) (Photo by RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madagascar Leader Dissolves Government, New Premier to Be Named]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-09/madagascar-leader-dissolves-government-new-premier-to-be-named</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-09/madagascar-leader-dissolves-government-new-premier-to-be-named</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Laperozy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:39:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iVR2mU7sMQ4A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iVR2mU7sMQ4A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Colonel Michael Randrianirina, center, in front of the presidential palace in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Oct. 14, 2025.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Delivers Aid to Cyclone-Hit Madagascar After Putin Visit]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-23/russia-delivers-aid-to-cyclone-hit-madagascar-after-putin-visit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-23/russia-delivers-aid-to-cyclone-hit-madagascar-after-putin-visit</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Laperozy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:24:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0FW4P5MGIEY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0FW4P5MGIEY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Vladimir Putin and Michael Randrianirina at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on Feb. 19, 2026. Photographer: Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madagascan President Breaks Tradition With First Trip to Moscow]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-20/madagascan-president-breaks-tradition-with-first-trip-to-moscow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-20/madagascan-president-breaks-tradition-with-first-trip-to-moscow</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Laperozy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:57:23 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0FW4P5MGIEY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0FW4P5MGIEY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Vladimir Putin and Michael Randrianirina at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on Feb. 19, 2026. Photographer: Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AXIAN Bets on Insurance to Deepen Risk Underwriting in Africa]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/axian-bets-on-insurance-to-deepen-risk-underwriting-in-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/axian-bets-on-insurance-to-deepen-risk-underwriting-in-africa</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Laperozy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:58:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iv98VC4RX0cs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iv98VC4RX0cs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Pedestrians pass electoral posters of Yoweri Museveni, Uganda&apos;s president, in central Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Uganda goes to the polls on Jan. 15.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclone Leaves 31 Dead as Madagascar Intensifies Relief Efforts]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/cyclone-leaves-31-dead-as-madagascar-intensifies-relief-efforts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/cyclone-leaves-31-dead-as-madagascar-intensifies-relief-efforts</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Laperozy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:00:43 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_MN53QSszyM/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_MN53QSszyM/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A flooded street in Toamasina, Madagascar, on Feb. 11 Photographer: Tsiky Sikonina/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Sends Arms Shipment to Madagascar’s Military Government]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-22/russia-sends-arms-shipment-to-madagascar-s-military-government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-22/russia-sends-arms-shipment-to-madagascar-s-military-government</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Laperozy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:30:08 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iezGUfm82894/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iezGUfm82894/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Members of Madagascar&apos;s Army CAPSAT unit ride in armoured vehicles as they leave the Presidential Palace in Antananarivo, Oct. 14, 2025. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madagascar Leader Finds Huge Emerald in Presidential Palace]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-19/madagascar-leader-finds-huge-emerald-in-presidential-palace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-19/madagascar-leader-finds-huge-emerald-in-presidential-palace</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:59:51 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9SDEHRIcM8I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9SDEHRIcM8I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A 300 kilograg emerald rock that was found inside Madagascar’s presidential palace.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madagascar to Borrow Record $1.9 Billion in 2026 After Coup]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-11/madagascar-plans-to-raise-1-9-billion-record-borrowing-in-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-11/madagascar-plans-to-raise-1-9-billion-record-borrowing-in-2026</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:57:44 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>