Madagascar News

Eight Malagasy women die per day while giving birth, either due to complications during the pregancny or during delivery, according to a recently-published national Demographic and Health Survey .

Mozambique's former president Joaquim Chissano arrived in Madagascar on Thursday to lead talks aimed at resolving the country's ongoing political crisis, said a Sadc official.

Freedom of Speech , Cyber-Activism , Media , Software & Tools , Politics Languages: Excerpt As the political crisis in Madagascar drags along and international awareness of the situation fades, traditional media and new media in Madagascar came together to debate standards of collection and distribution of news in times of crisis.

A child was rescued from the site where a Yemeni airliner crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros Islands Tuesday.

New reports from the UN and analysts in India, Washington and London estimate that at least 30m hectares is being acquired to grow food for countries such as China and the Gulf states who cannot produce enough for their populations.

African leaders are holding a summit on July1-3 in the Libyan port city Sirte amid a grave challenge being posed by a series of military coups and coup attempts over the past months.

Sirte, Libya - African leaders open a summit on Wednesday with a slate of conflicts demanding their attention, but are already distracted by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's drive to create an "African government". Gaddafi was elected president of the African Union in February, and the self-styled "king of kings" is using his term to press his ...

Madagascar's transitional authority has given a cool response to a call by Southern African leaders to speed up negotiations aimed at ending its three month-old political crisis.

On the eve of Madagascar's Independence Day, tomorrow 26 June, the gendarmes have arrested a group of persons, at least 8 according to some sources, suspected of belonging to a network of attackers.

The future of reconciliation in Madagascar may hinge on its youth, but their involvement in months of political violence and continued exposure to turmoil has left them embittered and particularly vulnerable, says a new report.

A craft bomb was defused by Madagascan armed forces in the city center of the mountainous capital city on Thursday.

Madagascara s military-backed regime has reacted coolly to a call from its neighbours to negotiate a solution to the Indian Ocean Islanda s political crisis.

Comment about "Madagascar crisis summit opens in S. Africa" Phone Name Comment 0 Madagascar crisis summit opens in S. Africa AFP South African President Jacob Zuma , hugging Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe yesterday in Johannesburg as Southern African leaders opened a special summit to seek to end a lingering political crisis in Madagascar.

South African President Jacob Zuma is urging Madagascar's rival politicians to be part of the solution to the Indian Ocean island's crisis.

Safe drinking water is a scarce resource in Madagascar. Considerable financial investment is needed to improve sanitation and water treatment and distribution for the population of this large island.

Worried mothers are bringing malnourished children to treatment centres for care, but political instability is limiting the assistance available.

JOHANNESBURG 10 June 2009 Sapa-AFP MADAGASCAR MILITARY OPTION NEEDS STUDY: OUSTED PRESIDENT Ousted Madagascar president Marc Ravalomanana on Wednesday said all options, including military intervention, should be considered to restore democracy to the African island.

The Dehonian Missionaries reached Madagascar in 1976 and 1982 . Today, they are fully integrated into Madagascar's culture and in the local Church, which has 2 million faithful , 21 dioceses, and over 100 religious congregations .

Madagascar's largest mobile operator by subscribers, Orange Madagascar, has announced that it has completed its submarine cable project, LION, and has connected the cable at Tamatave in the Toamasina region.

France said that staging a military intervention to restore democratic rule in Madagascar was not a good idea after Africa's largest trading bloc, COMESA, raised the possibility.