Madagascar
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:08:48 GMTTake World Cup Matches Against DRC, Madagascar Seriously
[Daily News] SERIOUSNESS must be a top priority in the launched 2022 World Cup campaign that sees Tanzanian envoys Taifa Stars facing Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar in the first and second matches of group J early next month.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:37:47 GMT'The Hunger Season Is Coming'
[UN News] In the south of Madagascar, known as the Grand Sud, hundreds of thousands of people are suffering from one of the worst droughts in the region in 40 years, the most senior UN official in the country has said, warning that the population is ...
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 11:17:49 GMTPresident Andry Rajoelina is Driving the Country Into Another Political Crisis
[The Conversation Africa] Several high-ranking army and police officials in Madagascar have been arrested following an alleged assassination attempt on President Andry Rajoelina. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked political expert, So...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:33:10 GMTMadagascar President Sacks Ministers, Saying Some Were Poor Performers
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Antananarivo/Madagascar -- Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has sacked all his ministers, his office said, days after he criticised some of their performances as below par and weeks after officials said they had thwarted a ...
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:48:03 GMTTwo French Men Charged in Connection With Madagascar Coup Plot
[RFI] Two French nationals are among those who have been charged in connection with a plot to assassinate Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina.
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 14:57:32 GMTNation Needs to Change the Plot
[ISS] It started 'like a bad spy novel' - as one Malagasy commentator put it. In July, an amateurish coup plot was hatched by a seemingly Walter Mitty-like ex-soldier to assassinate Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina and several top leaders aroun...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 12:21:08 GMTStars Aim Guns At DRC, Madagascar Targets
[Daily News] TAIFA Stars will face Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar on September 4th and 7th in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers whose finals will be staged next year in Qatar.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 07:57:26 GMTMadagascar Makes 21 Further Arrests Over Suspected Coup Plot
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Antananarivo/Madagascar -- Madagascar has arrested 21 more suspects, including 12 military personnel, in connection with a plot to kill President Andry Rajoelina and topple the government, a senior prosecutor said.
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:02:07 GMTMadagascar's Drought Could Become Routine, Worse, Warn Climate Experts
[East African] The ongoing drought in southern parts of Madagascar could become more frequent, given the changing climate that has affected Africa's largest island nation.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:11:35 GMTChild Malnutrition Expected to Rise in Drought-Hit Nation
[East African] Madagascar's children could suffer lifelong health problems due to the ongoing drought that has caused a severe food shortage south of the island nation.