Tag: Madagascar
In Madagascar, the water and electricity company plunged into a new corruption case
On Sunday March 3, the Independent Anti-Corruption Office (Bianco) revealed the existence of a system of embezzlement involving several senior officials of the company. These practices would have made it…
nearly 11.5 million voters expected at the polls this year
In Madagascar, the results of the “annual revision of the electoral list” were revealed yesterday, Friday March 1. This process, which takes place every year, aims to clean the national…
EU expresses reservations on castration penalty for child rapists
It has not yet been promulgated, but continues to create controversy. At the beginning of February, the Malagasy Parliament adopted a law providing for a castration sentence for people convicted…
In the United Kingdom, a former adviser to the Malagasy president found guilty of corruption
Tuesday evening, in London, the former chief of staff of President Andry Rajoelina was found guilty of corruption by the British courts for having demanded bribes from a United Kingdom…
a one-stop shop for gold to counter illegal exports
In Madagascar, gold exports are on the verge of a revival. In any case, this is the message that the Minister of Mines wanted to convey this Monday, February 19,…
march of the Nifin’akanga movement against rape and incest
Speaking out against rape and incest on the public highway is the ambition of the feminist movement Nifin’akanga which organized, on Saturday February 17, in the center of Antananarivo, the…
In Madagascar, castration of child rapists sparks controversy
On a government proposal, the Malagasy Parliament voted this week to toughen the sentences imposed on perpetrators of child rape. In addition to forced labor sentences which are equivalent to…
Madagascar wants to castrate child rapists | SVT News
The country’s Justice Minister Landy Mbolatiana Randriamanantenasoa is defending the law, after Amnesty International urged the island nation to stop it. Hundreds of rapes To AFP, she says that Madagascar…
Madagascar wants to castrate child rapists
Updated 01.41 | Published 01.32 share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Amnesty International calls on Madagascar to end a law allowing the castration of child rapists. Archive image. Photo: Michel Euler/AP/TT…
“high risk” country, Madagascar needs “help from the international community”
According to weather forecasts, the Great South of Madagascar, already very vulnerable to the effects of climate change, is expected to experience increased drought during the year 2024. A consequence…