Tag: Madagascar
After Batsirai, Emnati swept through Madagascar
Emnati left Madagascar at 9 p.m. (local time) to join the Mozambique Channel. The tropical cyclone that hit the east coast of the Big Island yesterday around 10:30 p.m. left…
After the passage of Cyclone Batsirai, it’s time to take stock in Madagascar
The cyclone killed at least ten people and displaced 43,000 according to a BNGRC report. In Mahanoro, life has already slowly resumed its course. With our special correspondent in Mahanoro,…
at least 6 dead and tens of thousands of victims
Tropical cyclone Batsirai hit Madagascar in the evening from Saturday to Sunday February 6. If it lost power overnight, flooding is to be feared due to heavy rainfall. A very…
new conviction of an influential activist
This Monday, January 31, 2022, one of the most famous activists active on social networks was given a six-month suspended prison sentence, a fine of 6.9 million ariary (about 1,550…
frustrations with waiting for the results of the screenings
The number of Covid-19 cases has continued to increase in recent weeks on the Big Island. The village Voara, a screening center on the outskirts of the capital, has been…
national day of mourning after the deadly sinking of a cargo ship
The toll was increased in the sinking of the boat Francia, which took place Monday, December 20 in the morning, in the north-west of the country. The authorities counted 64…
The minister whose helicopter crashed into the ocean, survived by swimming for 12 hours
Taking off to examine a shipwreck off the northeast coast of Madagascar, Minister Gelle’s helicopter crashed into the ocean. Gelle and a police officer managed to reach the shore at…
the cable car, a wart for the sacred hill, deplore citizens
Since this weekend, the route of one of the two cable car lines in the Madagascan capital has crystallized tensions over this costly project. Plans call for one of the…
a contested verdict in the Apollo 21 trial
Friday at noon, after 10 days of trial, the verdict of the so-called “Apollo 21” case fell to the Criminal Court of Antananarivo. Six of the 20 defendants were convicted,…
Beasts of science: lemurs have rhythm in their skin
“Bêtes de science” is like a collection of stories. Beautiful stories that tell the living in all its freshness. But also in all its complexity. A parenthesis to marvel at…