Environment - Nature
Turkish shipwreck pollutes Madagascar coast
afrol News, 2 November - Toxic waste from a ship which went down off the coast in southern Madagascar in August has had severe impacts on the health of local people and on the rich coastal and marine environment, according to a new study.
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Politics | Society
Rajoelina to head Madagascar for one more year
afrol News, 7 October - The Malagasy political leadership have finally reached a compromise to at least allow former disc jockey and the March coup leader, Andry Rajoelina, to lead the interim government until elections, expected towards the end of next year. Read more
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Politics | Society
Ban urges for quick return of Madagascar’s normalcy
afrol News, 11 August - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached in Madagascar and urged all sides to work together to ensure that a new government of national unity is quickly installed and a process leading to credible elections can be established. Read more
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Politics | Environment - Nature | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society | Human rights
Madagascar’s food security remains vulnerable
afrol News, 7 August - Access to food for the people of Madagascar remains unreliable because of the impact of natural disasters, which routinely strike the island, and continuing political tensions, a United Nations report has warned. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Environment - Nature | Society | Agriculture - Nutrition | Human rights
Madagascar’s humanitarian appeal revised down
afrol News, 27 July - The humanitarian wing of the United Nations has announced it is revising downwards its appeal for aid for Madagascar but warned that the country's population still remains highly vulnerable to the impact of cyclones, drought and continuing political tensions. Read more
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Human rights | Politics | Media
Political tension hampers media freedom
afrol News, 9 July - The Reporters Without Borders has raised alarm on the current climate of mistrust towards journalists, saying a number of journalists harassed in an Indian Ocean island has been growing rapidly. Read more
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Politics | Society
Madagascar's leader sentenced to 4 years
afrol News, 3 June - A Malagasy court has today sentenced the ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana to four years in jail in absentia for alleged abuse of state resources, local reports have revealed. The sentence could complicate the progressing negotiations to reintroduce democracy on Madagascar. Read more
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Environment - Nature | Economy - Development
Madagascar selected to benefit from conservation fund
afrol News, 27 May - Madagascar will be one of the ten beneficiaries of the new fund aimed at assisting professional and organisational development of selected national conservation NGOs within the BirdLife network in key biodiversity countries around the world. Read more
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» 24.04.2009 - Two more dead in Madagascar clashes
» 14.04.2009 - Madagascar education sector in danger
» 07.04.2009 - UN launches humanitarian aid appeal for Madagascar
» 01.04.2009 - Madagascar's leader plays April fool with SADC leadership
» 31.03.2009 - SADC encouraged to keep democratic consistency
» 20.03.2009 - Swazi youth accuse SADC of double standards
» 17.03.2009 - Madagascar’s president resigns, and so...?
» 17.03.2009 - UN appeals for stability in Madagascar
» 16.03.2009 - There is a coup in Madagascar...!
» 16.03.2009 - Opposition rejects referendum offer
» 13.03.2009 - Madagascar’s armed forces gear up for war
» 11.03.2009 - Madagascar's democracy at the mercy of army rebellion
» 20.02.2009 - Opposition driven out of government buildings
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