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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he has fled the country in fear for his life following a military rebellion but did not announce his resignation in a speech ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Social: In Madagascar, a tree-planting business goes long on social, short on eco
Bôndy, a young Malagasy company, has social-impact tree planting at the heart of its “business model.” Bôndy makes money by offering social and environmental responsibility solutions to other ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Social: How to save Madagascar’s dwindling forests
In a 4x4 bumping and rattling along a dirt road in Madagascar, Nomentsoa Randriamamonjy explains a local idiom. A few generations ago, the phrase “when the eastern forest disappears” was Madagascar’s ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Social: Crowds flock to Antananarivo as Madagascar restores its pre‑colonial new year
Madagascar's traditional New Year, Alahamady Be, a pre-colonial custom abandoned for decades, has now been revived with rituals honouring ancestors, sacred fire and purification ceremonies. The event ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Social: Wave of arrests as Madagascar shuts down tortoise trafficking network
A crackdown on the illegal trade in Malagasy tortoises has led to a series of recent arrests. Following the arrest of a Tanzanian national with 800 tortoises in December 2024, officials said a major ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Social: Assessing the accessibility of urban sanitation data in Antananarivo, Madagascar
Nearly half the population of Madagascar lives in severe poverty. The country is particularly poor in sanitation data and ranks 166th globally for water and sanitation indicators.1 For example, in the ...