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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 09:57:59 GMT
Minister 'Swims 12 Hours' to Shore After Helicopter Crash
[DW] The Malagasy secretary of state for police was traveling to the site of a shipwreck along with three police officers. The cause of the crash is not yet clear, said police.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:12:42 GMT
Six People Convicted for Coup Plot
[RFI] A Madagascar court has convicted six people, including two French citizens, to up to 20 years in prison for plotting to assassinate President Andry Rajoelina this summer.

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:44:46 GMT
Newly Discovered 'Groaning' Madagascar Red-Eyed Frog Is Already Endangered
[RFI] A new species of frog with bright red eyes and a quiet groaning call has been discovered in eastern Madagascar - but is already endangered because the forest patches where it lives are shrinking.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:06:38 GMT
World Bank Provides $100 Million to Protect Livelihoods and Improve Food Security in Southern Madagascar
[World Bank] Washington -- Amid a severe food security crisis in the south of Madagascar, the World Bank is providing $100 million in additional financing to the Support for Resilient Livelihoods in the South of Madagascar (Mionjo) Project.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 04:22:45 GMT
Alleged Coup Plot - Trial of 21 People Opens in Antananarivo
[RFI] The trial of 21 people accused of planning a coup d'etat, including two French men and their wives, opens today in Madagascar.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 05:01:58 GMT
Don't Blame Climate Change for Madagascar's Food Crisis, Scientists Say
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Durban -- Widespread poverty, lack of irrigation, deforestation and COVID-19 restrictions are having a bigger effect than global warming, scientists say

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:02:17 GMT
Egypt Receives Comesa Presidency From Madagascar
[Egypt Online] Egypt on Tuesday received the presidency of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) group at the 21st summit that is held in the New Administrative Capital.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:26:57 GMT
Military Production Minister, Madagascar FM Discuss Bilateral Cooperation
[Egypt Online] Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Ahmed Morsi held talks on Monday22/11/2021 with Madagascar's Foreign Minister Patrick Rajoelina.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:29:49 GMT
'World Cannot Look Away' As 1.3 Million Face Severe Hunger
[New Dawn] The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in the south are facing severe hunger, the top UN aid official there said on Thursday in a renewed appeal for solidarity and funding.



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