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| Madagascar Environment - Nature | Society Conservationists call for action against illegal logging afrol News - The Malagasy international community and major conservation group have called for urgent action against an increase in illegal logging saying this puts a major risk on one of the world's richest biodiversity hotspots. |
| Madagascar Politics | Society Madagascar's leader sentenced to 4 years afrol News - 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. |
| Mauritius Politics | Economy - Development Mauritius to "eradicate absolute poverty" afrol News - The government of Mauritius, in its 2009 budget, announces a plan to eradicate absolute poverty on the Indian Ocean island state. The budget in particular aims at addressing the increasing unemployment rate associated with the global crisis. |
| Madagascar | World Environment - Nature | Economy - Development Madagascar selected to benefit from conservation fund afrol News - 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. |
| Seychelles Politics | Economy - Development IMF encouraged by Seychelles' reforms success, but warns... afrol News - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has today said the reform programme undertaken by Seychelles is promising early signs of success, though still warning a lot has to be done to sustain the achievements made so far. |
| Madagascar Politics | Society | Human rights Madagascar's govt willing to compromise on early election date afrol News - The transitional government of Madagascar under the young president Andy Rajoelina has softened its stance on the election calendar and could reverse it to a bit earlier date, African Union officials have said. |
| Seychelles Society | Politics Seychelles arrests 9 suspected pirates afrol News - The Seychelles Coast Guard has captured nine suspected Somali pirates during a patrol by European and Indian naval forces, officials have confirmed today. The men are suspected of attacking an Italian cruise ship, the MSC Melody, on 26 April, in an area about 200 nautical miles north from the main islands of the Seychelles archipelago. |
| Madagascar Politics | Human rights Fresh army violence eruppts in Madagascar afrol News - New violence has erupted in Madagascar with the military said to have launched an operation to round up soldiers said to still be loyal to the ousted president. |
| Madagascar Politics | Society | Human rights Two more dead in Madagascar clashes afrol News - Fresh violence in Madagascar's capital, Anatananarivo, has left two people dead as police and supporters of the ousted president clashed today. |
| Mauritius Economy - Development | Politics US and Mauritius discuss advanced cooperation on trade and investment afrol News - The Mauritian government hosted the Assistant US Trade Representative for Africa Florizelle Liser today where discussions to improve trade and investment btween the two countries were held. |
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