What if, for other reasons (the French did colonise it rather late, in the late 1800's after all). The British where able to establish a colony in Madagascar first (and lets say all that was french madagascar, so that includes Comoros and the other little islands)?
What would modern Madagascar look like today (other than English being the main colonial language other than French) and what does its history from the late 1800's to modern day look like? What differences occur (does the British send indentured Indian Labourers to Madagascar instead, does the Cape Colony get as much attention, does Madagascar get built up as a major launching point in the second boer war etc).