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Seven children among 13 killed in Madagascar stadium crush

At least 13 people, including seven children, were killed Friday in a crowd stampede at a stadium in the Madagascar capital of Antananarivo, according...

Climate change drove extreme rain in southeast Africa storms: study

A string of deadly storms pummelled Madagascar, Malawi, and Mozambique with more intense rainfall because of climate change, new research found Monday.  Three tropical cyclones...

Cyclone Batsirai kills 10, displaces nearly 48,000

Mahanoro, Madagascar—Cyclone Batsirai killed at least 10 people and displaced nearly 48,000 when it struck Madagascar overnight, the national disaster management agency said on...

Tropical storm kills 36 in Madagascar, 2 in Mozambique

Maputo, Mozambique—Tropical storm Ana has killed at least 34 people in Madagascar and two people in Mozambique in recent days while knocking out power...

Clay quells hunger in famine-hit Madagascar

In the drought-ravaged south of Madagascar, people are filling their bellies with white clay mixed with tamarind to cope with famine. "We call it survival...

20 inmates killed in Madagascar prison breakout

Twenty inmates were killed in a shootout with police during a prison breakout in Madagascar on Sunday, the justice ministry said. Scores of prisoners attacked...

Hundreds of thousands flock to Pope’s mass in Madagascar

Antananarivo, Madagascar"•Thousands of people were gathering before dawn Sunday in the Madagascar capital Antananarivo, braving a cold windy morning to hear Pope Francis say...

Impoverished Madagascar welcomes Pope Francis

Antanvario, Madagascar—True to his reputation as “pope of the poor”, Pope Francis began a visit Saturday to Madagascar, one of the world’s most impoverished...

Madagascar forest, lemurs under threat

Vohibola, Madagascar"•Under a leaden sky, six rangers walk silently in single file through Vohibola, one of the last primary forests in eastern Madagascar. Alert to the...

Rusting on the roads, Madagascar’s classic cars trundle on… and on

By Béatrice Debut Once a common sight across Europe, much-loved French cars from a bygone era rattle along the streets of Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, doing...

Vanity Corner: Fall for pumpkin

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No bored game: Madagascar’s enduring fanorona mania

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Madagascar’s quality cocoa, a bittersweet cash crop

By Pierre Donadieu AMBANJA, Madagascar"•A massive zebu cow lumbers out of the tropical forest in Ambanja in the north of Madagascar carrying a heavy cartful...

Vanilla and spice next to bloom in Dutch greenhouses

Flowers more exotic than the humble tulip will soon flourish for the first time in Dutch greenhouses after intensive research into growing the capricious...
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