ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- French President Emmanuel Macron began a two-day visit to the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar ...

Emmanuel Macron said he wants to seek "forgiveness" for France's colonisation of Madagascar, starting with the return of ...

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his desire to seek "forgiveness" for France's colonial rule over Madagascar, ...

France and Madagascar unveiled a slate of major economic initiatives Wednesday, including a major hydroelectric dam project, ...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — French President Emmanuel Macron began a two-day visit to the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar on Wednesday and spoke of the need for his country to find new markets ...

The French president highlighted the planned return of various cultural items taken from the island by its French occupiers ...

Macron met with Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina in the capital, Antananarivo, and they signed several agreements and memoranda of understanding, including in energy, agriculture and education ...

Macron is due to attend Thursday a summit of the Indian Ocean Commission in Madagascar, a bloc made up of Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles and Reunion — which is a territory of France.

Macron also announced funding from the French Development Agency and a loan for the construction of a hydroelectric dam in Volobe, in eastern Madagascar, which has been planned for nearly a decade.