Foreign relations of Madagascar


Madagascar has diplomatic relations with many countries, both individual bilateral relations and by virtue of its membership of African and other regional blocs. International aid has been received from the IMF and the World Bank, and a national environmental plan supported by the World Bank and USAID began in 1990.

Regional relations

Madagascar historically has remained outside the mainstream of African affairs, although it is a member of the Indian Ocean Commission, the African Union, although its membership is suspended due to a coup, the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa, and the Non-Aligned Movement. Madagascar was admitted to the Southern African Development Community in 2004.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Madagascar maintains diplomatic relations with:

Bilateral relations

International agencies being present in the country allows to react quickly to emergencies such as a food crisis.