Tag: Madagascar
In Madagascar, the debate on forced marriages put on the table
In 2007, Madagascar set the marriage age at 18 for both girls and boys. But in fact, out of a global population of 28 million, Unicef estimates that 3.5 million…
Madagascar: the distribution of ammonium sulphate fertilizers sparks a debate on their environmental impact
In Madagascar, the distribution of improved ammonium sulphate fertilizers, supposed to boost agricultural yields and allow the country to achieve food self-sufficiency, was a promise from the authorities. However, putting…
Madagascar: French Secretary of State Chrysoula Zacharopoulou received by Andry Rajoelina
The French Secretary of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, has been visiting Madagascar since Monday. The diplomat met ministers, head of institution, but also President Andry…
the bill relating to the overhaul of the mining code adopted in the National Assembly
It was a much-awaited vote in Madagascar, that of the new mining code. Friday afternoon, May 12, the 431 articles of the text were adopted in plenary session at the…
Madagascar: a World Bank forum on the roots of poverty
Representatives of the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a branch of the World Bank whose goal is to promote economic development, have just published a column entitled…
Mayotte, Comoros, Madagascar… Putin’s agents on a mission
To harm its Western adversaries in Africa, the Kremlin’s recipe can be summed up in three words: profit from chaos. In the Comoros archipelago, in the midst of a migration…
vanilla exporters discuss common marketing strategy
In Madagascar, a new meeting between vanilla exporters to try to stem the crisis in which the sector is bogged down. Some 620 tons of the precious Malagasy black bean…
NGO proposals for peaceful and more transparent elections
Tuesday, March 7, fifteen civil society organizations met to challenge citizens and authorities about their concerns about the upcoming elections, including the presidential election at the end of the year.…
Freddy, now classified as a storm, bites the Malagasy coast again
Freddy, who has become a “strong tropical storm”, will not re-land on the Big Island, as on February 21: this is what Météo Madagascar has just announced. This Monday evening,…
food insecurity worsens in south-east after cyclone Freddy
Already heavily affected by the previous hurricane season, the south-east of the island was hit hard by the winds and rains brought by hurricane Freddy at the beginning of last…