Madagascar News Archives

Reporting from Antananarivo, Madagascar - Clackety-clack. Clackety-clack. I pause as I mount the steps of the 737, frowning at the spinning engine.

A 10% increase in temperature and a 10% decrease in rainfall sees Indian Ocean island struggle to feed its children Remanonjona Feroce founded the village of Anjamahavelo a ' meaning At the Lucky Baobab a ' in Madagascar a generation ago.

In parts of a city that is a wild architectural hybrid, it would not be surprising to see Falstaff emptying a bucket out of a window Andry Rajoelina parades through the narrow streets of Antananarivo after taking control of the presidency in March.

David Smith finds a party atmosphere at a UN event, but in a nearby hospital a family are dying from hunger Madagascar shares the poverty of the African mainland.

The leaders of Madagascar's four main political groups will meet in Geneva at the weekend to set up transitional institutions to restore stability after a coup in March.

The Madagascan government has set up hotlines for reports of the deadly A/H1N1 flu in the Indian Ocean island country.

The decree, announced by the transitional President Andry Rajoelina Saturday night, on the appointment of a consensus prime minister, Eugene Mangalaza, was canceled by the Madagascan State Council on Thursday.

In Madagascar, a new transitional government is scheduled to begin work Thursday after opposing political parties unanimously agreed to a new cabinet.

Roasted lemurs and criminal gangs exporting precious hardwood: this is the sad state of affairs for Madagascar's legendary biodiversity .

The United States would resume its development operations in Madagascar, the U.S. Ambassador to the Indian Ocean island state announced on Friday.

Madagascar's new leader Andry Rajoelina publicly endorsed a deal on top posts in a power-sharing government which would see him keep the presidency that he seized in a March coup.

A deal on who should hold the top posts in Madagascar's power-sharing government faced collapse on Thursday after ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana refused to endorse his rival as president.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Madagascar's leaders to quickly conclude talks on a transitional government following progress made under United Nations-backed mediation in the crisis that led to the President's ouster earlier this year.

Police have dispersed protesters with tear gas outside a meeting of mediators who hope to smooth over Madagascar's post-coup political turmoil.

Sep 30th 2009 at 9:01PM Striking tapestry right? This golden beauty currently on display at the American Natural History in New York City was produced in Madagascar using the soft yet strong silk fiber of a local spider.

Madagascar's cash-strapped government has opened the door for criminal syndicates to plunder the Indian Ocean island's precious natural resources, conservation groups said on Saturday.

The Democratic Republic of Congo says it is not to blame for Madagascar's threat to consider withdrawing its membership from the Southern African Development Community .