I'm headed to Madagascar and I'm learning Malagasy?

I'm learning as much Malagasy as possible, but I heard that French might be the best language to learn. Will most people speak Malagasy or French? I've begun learning Malagasy, but I was wondering if French would be more helpful.

Madagascar
Official Language: Malagasy and French
Malagasy is spoken by everyone in Madagascar and many people also speak French especially in the business and government sectors.

National or official languages: Standard Malagasy, French (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.a...

The primary languages are French and Malagasy. French is less spoken outside of major cities. (http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw...

English recently also became an official language, but not many people speak it.

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