Germany–Madagascar relations

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Germany–Madagascar relations
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Madagascar

Germany–Madagascar relations are "traditionally friendly", according to the

German Foreign Office. Diplomatic contacts have been maintained between the two countries since the 19th century. In the 21st century, relations between the two countries are predominantly characterized by development cooperation.[1]

History

A shipping connection between

colony of France. German-Madagascan trade exchanges were interrupted by the start of World War I.[2]

As early as the end of the 19th century,

Altneuland about Madagascar as a possible destination for European Jews. After Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany, concrete plans for the deportation of Europe's Jews to Madagascar were drawn up by the Nazi state in the form of the Madagascar Plan. However, the French Vichy government resisted the cession of Madagascar and British military superiority on the high seas doomed the Madagascar Plan to failure. In 1942, therefore, it was abandoned and the Nazi leadership intensified its plans for the extermination of the Jews in Europe.[3]

After the end of

government in Madagascar in 2009, the bilateral development partnership was suspended and only resumed in 2014.[1]

Economic relations

The joint trade volume in 2021 was 226 million euros, placing Madagascar in 114th place in the ranking of Germany's trading partners.[6] Germany exports to Madagascar mainly industrial, pharmaceutical and chemical products, and in return imports clothing, raw materials and foodstuffs from Madagascar. Germany is among the most important export markets for Madagascar.[7]

Development cooperation

Germany is the third-largest donor of development aid to Madagascar and the largest donor in environmental protection. An important focus of development cooperation is on the sustainable use of resources, environmental protection and the preservation of Madagascar's unique biodiversity. Germany is helping to establish protected areas and manage national parks. Another priority of cooperation is the promotion of employment through support for the private sector and the fight against poverty, including through support for microcredits. In 2018, German aid amounted to nearly 30 million euros. On the private side, non-governmental organizations such as the German Red Cross, German Agro Action, and CARE Germany are active in Madagascar.[7]

Cultural relations

The Cercle Germano-Malagasy became a branch of the Goethe-Institut in 1976 and is an integral part of Antananarivo's cultural landscape.[1][3] Nearly 30,000 students in schools in Madagascar learn German as a foreign language, and there is a German studies Institute at the University of Antananarivo.[7]

Diplomatic missions

Embassy of Madagascar, Berlin

References

  1. ^ a b c "Germany and Madagascar: Bilateral relations". German Federal Foreign Office. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  2. ^ a b "Madagaskar und Deutschland versprachen sich ewige Freundschaft, Frieden und Handelsbeziehungen | Botschaft der Republik Madagaskar". www.botschaft-madagaskar.de. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Deutsch-madagassische Beziehungen – pangloss.de". www.pangloss.de. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  4. ^ "Madagaskar: Steckbrief". Auswärtiges Amt (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  5. ^ "Deutsch-Madagassische Gesellschaft e.V." www.dmg-ev.org. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  6. ^ "Rangfolge der Handelspartner im Außenhandel" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  7. ^ a b c "Deutschland und Madagaskar: bilaterale Beziehungen" (PDF). ZVEI. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  8. ^ "Deutsche Vertretungen in Madagaskar". Auswärtiges Amt (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  9. ^ "Vertretungen Madagaskars in Deutschland". Auswärtiges Amt (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-19.

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