On his second day in Madagascar, His Highness the Aga Khan met with the President of the Republic Marc Ravalomanana to review current projects of the AKDN in Madagascar. - Photo: AKDN/Zahur Ramji

His Highness the Aga Khan meeting with Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara at the Primature. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

His Highness the Aga Khan meeting with the President of the Senate Rajemison Rakotomaharo. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

His Highness the Aga Khan meeting with the President of the National Assembly Jacques Sylla at the National Assembly. - Photo: AKDN/Zahur Ramji

His Highness in the village of Ambalafary, near Kaladry in the Sofia region, with Marcelline Hoareau, AKF Project Director in the Sofia region, and Philibert Rakotosom, Secretary General for the Madagascar Ministry for Agriculture. Here he is speaking with rice farmers participating in the Aga Khan Foundation's integrated rural development programme. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

His Highness visiting the headquarters of the Première Agence de Microfinance, a programme of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM), in Antananarivo, accompanied by Dr. Haja Nirina Razafinjatovo, the Minister of Finance and Budget. - Photo: AKDN/Zahur Ramji

His Highness visiting the Palais du Rova, one of the most important symbols of Malagasy national heritage, which is undergoing reconstruction after being devastated by fire in 1995. - Photo: AKDN/Zahur Ramji