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Mon, 18 Nov 2024 04:12:21 GMTMadagascar's Lychee Growers in Crisis As Production Plummets
[RFI] The lychee harvest season is under way in Madagascar - the world's top producer of the prized pink fruit - but growers and exporters are facing a major crisis, as forecasts indicate a staggering drop in yields this year.
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:30:26 GMTUnited States Ambassador-At-Large Dyer's Travel to Madagascar and South Africa
[State Department] U.S. Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Cindy Dyer will travel to Madagascar November 13-16 and South Africa November 17-21.
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:50:17 GMTMadagascar's Master Artisans Sail Through Time to Revive Lost Ships
[RFI] Antananarivo - In a small workshop on the outskirts of Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo, a team of master artisans is keeping maritime history alive by crafting detailed models of famous ships. For three decades, craftsmen at "the Village" ha...
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 05:05:19 GMTCrash Course in Politics Aims to Get More Women Running for Office in Madagascar
[RFI] In Madagascar, where decision-making has long been reserved for men, only a fraction of candidates in upcoming local elections are women. One NGO hopes that training women on how to run a campaign and what holding office involves will encourage...
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:38 GMTAfrica CDC Strengthens Efforts to Combat Viral Hepatitis in Africa, Focuses On Madagascar
[Nile Post] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is accelerating efforts to tackle viral hepatitis, a major public health threat responsible for an estimated 1.3 million deaths globally in 2022, nearly a quarter of which...