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Thu, 22 Jul 2021 12:56:33 GMT
Madagascar Foils Assassination Bid On President Rajoelina
[RFI] Two Frenchmen were among several people arrested in Madagascar following a failed assassination attempt on President Andry Rajoelina.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:30:09 GMT
Several Suspects in Custody in Plot to Assassinate Madagascar's President
[VOA] Authorities in Madagascar have arrested several people they believe were part of a plot to kill President Andry Rajoelina.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:48:01 GMT
The Covid-19 Pandemic Is Affecting Conservation Efforts in Madagascar
[The Conversation Africa] The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the restriction policies used to mitigate the spread of the virus, are being felt all over the world. It affects all parts of life including conservation especially in developing cou...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:29:43 GMT
350Africa.org Reacts to Climate Change-Driven Drought Crisis in Madagascar
[350Africa.org] Africa-Thousands of people in southern Madagascar may die of hunger, as the country experiences the worst drought witnessed in 40 years. The severe drought, which is driven by climate change, has dried up riverbeds and farmlands, lead...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 05:47:39 GMT
Madagascar Down Kenya Again in Test Match
[Nation] A much-improved Kenya Lionesses fell to Madagascar's Makis 10-0 in their 15s test match at Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:54:32 GMT
Don't Look the Other Way - Madagascar in the Grip of Drought and Famine
[WFP] Hundreds and thousands of people in the south of the country may die of hunger without World Food Programme support -- the organization urgently needs US$78 million to respond

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:45:40 GMT
MSF Steps up Response to Nutrition Crisis in Grand Sud
[MSF] People in southern Madagascar are experiencing an exceptionally acute food and nutrition crisis that is leaving thousands of children severely ill and pushing entire families into extreme poverty. Since March 2021, MSF emergency teams have been...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:07:14 GMT
It's Do-or-Die Against Madagascar
[Namibian] NAMIBIA take on Madagascar today in a do-or-die match that they have to win to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:35:05 GMT
New Format for 2021 Cosafa Cup After Madagascar Drop Out
[Cosafa] The late withdrawal of Madagascar from the 2021 COSAFA Cup has forced a change to the format of the competition, which will now have two groups of five teams each.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 11:57:25 GMT
Cosafa Cup 2021 - Mozambique & Madagascar - Media Packs
[Cosafa] Mozambique and Madagascar have proven great competitors in the COSAFA Cup down the years, though both are still waiting for their first trophy win.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:38:05 GMT
Madagascar Shock Short-Handed Kenya Lionesses at Nyayo
[Nation] Kenya Lionesses suffered a 27-15 loss at the hands of Madagascar on Saturday in their test rugby 15-a-side match at Nyayo National Stadium on Saturday.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:56:13 GMT
Smear Campaign Targets Prize-Winning Reporter in Madagascar
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the concerted effort under way in Madagascar for the past week to smear French freelance journalist Gaƫlle Borgia after she embarrassed the government by posting a video on Facebook illustrating the des...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 06:15:51 GMT
Madagascar - Can Finding Food Alternatives Save the Endangered Lemur?
[RFI] Anthropologists studying endangered lemurs in Madagascar are working with local communities to support the farming of alternative proteins -- as a study shows families hunt on average one lemur per year.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:39:26 GMT
Madagascar National Day
[State Department] On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Madagascar on the occasion of your Independence Day.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:00:25 GMT
Madagascar Emerging as a Drug Trafficking Hub
[East African] Corruption and strategic location are behind Madagascar emergence as a drug trafficking hub, says Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) in a recent study.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:18:04 GMT
Madagascar's Hungry 'Holding On for Dear Life', WFP Chief Warns
[UN News] Thousands of families in southern Madagascar are on the edge of starvation, and "holding on for dear life", the UN food agency chief said on Wednesday - after bearing witness to the suffering firsthand - urging the world to step-up and take...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:00:46 GMT
'You Really Can't Imagine How Bad It Is' - WFP Chief on Hunger in Madagascar
[VOA] The head of the World Food Program said Tuesday that more than a million people in southern Madagascar are "marching toward" starvation, and some 14,000 are already in famine-like conditions.



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