Madagascar News

“If the US wants to win a war it ought to be the war on malaria.”

Belalanda , Dec 31: In Belalanda, a small village of reed huts in southwest Madagascar, women with faces smeared with a skin-lightening face pack file away from the local health clinic with packages on their ... via Newkerala.com

“Fortunately Allah is merciful enough to tolerate the late arrival of poor pilgrims at the mercy of an organization practically on the verge of chaos.”

The world is talking. Are you listening? Harinjaka posts photos from Zoma market in Antananarivo, Madagascar. via Global Voices Online

It is a year that was mostly stable from a political perspective with relative peace in the more unpredictable parts of the regions such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, although latest developments in the ... via The Herald

Countries: Madagascar Topics: Education , Elections , Governance , Youth , Politics Languages: French , Malagasy Full Category List Excerpt The final results of the municipal elections for Antananarivo, the ... via Global Voices Online

“On HIV and AIDS, Madagascar is the only country in Africa that is getting it right”

According to the AP/News , the government has established more than 100 testing clinics, increased access to condoms and has begun training teachers how to relay HIV prevention messages to their students. via MediLexicon

Madagascar Fights to Keep HIV Rate Down By TERRY LEONARD : Associated Press Writer Dec 16, 2007 : 1:31 pm ET On a back street in one of Antananarivo's seedier neighborhoods, Saholy clutches at the hood of her ... via HeraldSun.com

“The AIDS campaign is a personal initiative from the president”

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar : On a back street in one of Antananarivo's seedier neighborhoods, Saholy clutches at the hood of her blue jacket, pulling it down against the light rain. via International Herald Tribune

Coton de Tulear $1,000- 1,800 COTON AKC FSS, 3M, 1F. $1000-$1800. 360-299-1444 COTON de TULEAR is an extremely rare, ancient pure-breed that originated on Madagascar more than three centuries ago. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

PAN AFRICAN MINING CORP. is pleased to announce that it is now conducting a formal seminar and training program in Madagascar this month regarding all aspects of naturally occurring ionizing radiation, focusing ... via Market Wire

" When completed, Arabathickal added, it would facilitate the movement of people and goods especially agricultural and mineral resources from many isolated areas in the country." Antananarivo , Dec 10 Indian ... via Nerve News

The west coast of Madagascar is sublime, but poverty is rife, finds Sarah Shuckburgh. via Telegraph.co.uk

Parents on Madagascar can look forward to a peaceful Christmas after the government of the African island nation enforced a ban on the sale, import or purchase of toy guns and military accessories, media ... via Earth Times

“Centre de Recherches Petrographiques et Geochimiques (CRPG)”

Rubies and sapphires belong to the corundum mineralogical family. Corundums exist in a wide range of colours. via EurekAlert!

“Maskoutains, Quebeckers and Canadians are rightly proud of the difference that both our veterinary experts and farmers are making in the world by sharing their knowledge and techniques.”

Today, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Secretary of State and MP for Megantic-L'Erable, announced on behalf of the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, that the Government of ... via Market Wire

“This is normal diplomatic practice. Swaziland's ambassadors should be doing the same thing in the countries where they are posted.”

By Caesar Zvayi THERE is a new man at 172 Herbert Chitepo Avenue, Harare, the United States Embassy, and he is one of our own, at least as far as skin colour is concerned. via The Herald

Several dozen children were hospitalized after a rampaging zebu bull escaped from an abattoir on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar and ran amok in a nearby school ground, reports said Monday. via Earth Times

Within a stay in Majunga, one gets quickly into the habits of Majunga. One of them: is the "promenade" along the seaside on Wednesday evenings. via Madagascar Online

“I now belong to a higher cult of mortals, for I have seen the albatross.”

A friend once told me that when she was little, if she didn't behave, her mother threatened to send her to Madagascar. via Deseret News

“He used to cry when the Red Sox lost.”

Front, from left, Bill and Nancy Rollnick and Michele Kessler meet with local Malagasy Red Cross volunteers and children awaiting vaccination at a health clinic near Antananarivo, Madagascar. via PalmBeachDailyNews

History of Madagascar . This is a short essay on the history of this African nation. via World History Blog