Madagascar Madagascar cyclone six claims lives as winds batter island Cyclone Batsirai devastates areas of Madagascar with several death and thousands made homeless by 200 km/h winds and heavy rain 06/02/2022
Madagascar Madagascar minister swims 12 hours to shore after helicopter crash Police Minister Serge Gellé was one of two survivors. Two other people are missing, feared dead. 22/12/2021
no comment Torrential rain triggers deadly flooding in Madagascar The tropical nation is in the midst of an intense six-month rainy season that can be deadly. 27/01/2020
World Madagascar's last erotic sculptor On this edition of Inspire Africa, Jerry Bambi explores erotic funerary art amongst the Sakalava people in Madagascar. 24/06/2019
World Warding off famine in drought-prone Madagascar with EU aid Madagascar is in the grip of harsh climate change and after five years of extreme drought in the south it's now enduring a chronic food crisis. 28/03/2019
Madagascar Soaring prices of vanilla affecting Madagascar farmers Soaring prices for Madagascar's vanilla should have been good news for farmers but now, because thieves stole many crops last year, it's now a stressing and worrying, taking matters into their own hands 27/07/2018
Romania The Romanian who is seeking asylum in Africa He's not your typical asylum seeker, but Radu Mazare says he is simply trying to escape political persecution in his home country of Romania. 29/05/2018
no comment Tropical storm 'Eliakim' kills 17 in Madagascar At least 17 people died when a tropical storm hit eastern Madagascar over the weekend, authorities said. 19/03/2018
target Madagascar wants to become an ICT hub Madagascar wants to capitalise on its booming information and communication technologies sector. 21/12/2017
target Energy diversification in Madagascar Authorities want to upgrade energy production and distribution in Madagascar, where less than one in five people have access to electricity. 14/12/2017
target Madagascar's oil potential Convinced of its oil potential, Madagascar wants to draw foreign investors to the island. 07/12/2017
Africanews Vanilla prices soar in Madagascar The soaring prices of the commodity has fostered a highly lucrative enviroment leading to the rise of cartels and unscrupulous traders. 23/08/2017
Sport CAF's surprise new president no stranger to scandal Ahead of candidates from powerhouse nations Madagascar's Ahmad Ahmad wins election for new CAF president. 16/03/2017
Madagascar Madagascar: reintegration centre gives young people fresh start In Ambohidratimo, a town some 15 kilometres from the Madagascan capital, a reintegration centre receives 150 children and teenagers night and day. 28/11/2016
target Madagascar opens up national parks in bid to boost eco-tourism Target Madagascar continues this week in the south west of the island, in one of Madagascar’s 43 national nature reserves. 22/09/2016
target Madagascar drills deep to make most of unused resources Madagascar is on the verge of an oil and gas revolution, but how will it develop these new sectors of the economy for the benefit of all without ruining the environment? 15/09/2016
target Madagascar takes to mining with wary eye on risks Madagascar is desperately poor and needs to develop its vast natural resources, but it is also a global ecological treasure house, subject to international scrutiny. Global capital will not invest her 08/09/2016
no comment Reunion Island: thousands witness partial eclipse of the sun The annular solar eclipse was perfectly visible from the French island of Reunion, as well as Madagascar and other locations across Central Africa. 01/09/2016
target Toamasina: the economic heart of Madagascar Madagascar’s Port of Toamasina, the economic heart of the country. 01/09/2016
the global conversation Madagascar's President to finance future by using resources Seven years ago Madagascar was rocked by violence as a political coup turned bloody. 04/06/2016
Madagascar Madagascar lawmakers vote to remove president Madagascar’s parliament has voted to remove President Hery Rajaonarimanpianina from office. It’s thought 121 of 125 lawmakers backed the move 27/05/2015
Madagascar Madagascar floods kill 14 and displace thousands Floods in Madagascar have killed 14 people and forced more than 21,000 people from their homes in and around the capital Antananarivo. The 01/03/2015
no comment Locust invasion in Madagascar Over 40% of Madagascar’s crops could be directly threatened by the spread of locusts, despite various eradication programmes. According to the United 31/01/2015
Madagascar Outbreak of the plague in Madagascar kills 40 The World Health Organisation has sounded the alarm over an outbreak of the plague in Madagascar. It says 40 people have died since August, out of 22/11/2014
Madagascar Madagascar crowd burn alive two Europeans over 'organ trafficking' A crowd burnt two Europeans alive in Madagascar amid suspicions they had killed a local boy, police said. Witnesses said the two men – one of whom 03/10/2013
