Tag: Madagascar
The presidency of the board of directors of Air Madagascar is thanked
On the Big Island, the national airline company, riddled with debts, which had been placed in receivership last October, is losing its leadership duo at the head of the board…
the capital shaken by a series of strange kidnappings of young women
Since the end of May, eight young women have been kidnapped in the Malagasy capital before reappearing a few hours or a few days later, drugged, completely disoriented and visibly…
Michèle Rakotoson, remembering the colonial war in Madagascar
Michèle Rakotoson was born in Madagascar. Writer and playwright, she was also a journalist and head of literary events at RFI. In 2012, she was named Commander of Malagasy Arts…
Malagasy civil society wants to protect land from foreign investors
In Madagascar, the collective Tany, from civil society, opposes in a press release that foreign investors can become owners of Malagasy land. Yet this is what the International Finance Corporation…
against locusts, prevention costs less than reaction
In Madagascar, the “locusta migratoria”, this endemic locust of the island, which reproduces at a dizzying speed and which likes to feed on rice or corn plants, has become more…
of private pensioners call for an increase in pensions
In Antananarivo, a hundred or so trade unionists and retirees gathered on Monday, May 23, in front of the National Social Insurance Fund (Cnaps), to demand the application of the…
the examination of the law on the termination of pregnancy still moves away
The examination of the bill on the therapeutic interruption of pregnancy (ITG) by the National Assembly was once again withdrawn, Tuesday, May 17, from the agenda by the executive. The…
the mission of the European Union wants a more independent Ceni
In view of the next presidential election in 2023, the Brussels institutions have dispatched an electoral monitoring mission to Madagascar. The aim is to verify whether the 27 recommendations of…
concerts and debates to commemorate the 50th anniversary of May 13, 1972
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of May 13, 1972, what many call the “ true independence “, where the “ may 68 malagasy “, artistic scenes, debates and testimonies of…
In Madagascar, an NGO tackles sexual harassment in transport
The NGO Women Break The Silence launched this awareness campaign in Antananarivo following numerous testimonies of attacks suffered, mostly by women, on buses in the Malagasy capital. From our correspondent…