
- Govina DAMY, 2 minutes reading
Colonel Rodney Rehosy Fanampera has emerged as a leading figure in the opposition to the Base Toliara mining project, located in the southwest of Madagascar. A former officer in the national gendarmerie, he has become an outspoken advocate for the rights of local communities, which he believes are directly threatened by the exploitation of mineral resources in the region, particularly ilmenite in Ranobe.