Madagascar News

Following the Tropic of Capricorn through the jungles of Madagascar for his new TV series, Simon Reeve discovered one of the world's great train journeys - and learnt how the railway is itself protecting the ... via Guardian Unlimited

Antananarivo, Madagascar - An 11-year-old would-be stowaway conned his way past security at the main airport in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo onto a flight bound for La Reunion island before someone noticed ... via Independent Online

“My Government is in a hurry to bring economic and social development to the people of Zambia. Apart from tackling issues of direct economic impact the Government of Zambia is engaged in an aggressive war against corruption”

PRESIDENT Mwanawasa has said peace and security should be maintained, as it is a pre-requisite to economic development in the Southern African Development Community region and other parts of Africa. via AllAfrica.com

PRESIDENT Mwanawasa is today expected in Antananarivo, Madagascar for a three-day state visit. via AllAfrica.com

“The good news is that there's still time to save Madagascar's tortoises and turtles from extinction, and we know how to tackle the issues.”

A radiated tortoise at Cap Saint Marie -- a protected area on the southernmost tip of Madagascar. via Biology News Net

“I wanted to give the children stuff, but I was told not to because if I gave to one and not to another, it could cause conflicts. That was hard for me.”

Chef Dave Hallman is known for his expertise in the kitchen at Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie. via Barrie Advance

A chronology of key events 1880s-1905 - France consolidates its hold over Madagascar in the face of local resistance. via BBC

“In total, 350ha of agricultural areas are flooded; of those, 320ha are rice fields”

JOHANNESBURG, 5 February 2008 - The authorities and aid agencies in Madagascar are coming to grips with the destruction left by cyclone Fame; although there is room for improvement, the response so far has ... via IRIN

First issue of "Info Madagascar Tourism" the "official" tourism magazine is out. via Madagascar Online

“The plant is so massive, it can even be seen on Google Earth.”

Botanists on Thursday announced they had identified a new species of palm that is so enormous it can be spotted from space and whose bizarre life cycle requires the plant to kill itself after it has flowered. via The Mercury

“StratoComm welcomes the opportunity to work closely with the Ranaivoson family to bring enabling telecommunications services to Madagascar while also contributing to the educational vision championed by Henri and his family.”

ALBANY, N.Y., and ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- StratoComm Corporation today announced the sale of Transitional System telecommunications equipment and services valued at $15,000,000 USD. via Customer Interaction Solutions

“We are taking all necessary measures to appeal the court's judgment”

Russia's Embassy in Madagascar will contest a court decision to jail two Russians for attempting to smuggle rare insects and reptiles out of the country, an embassy official said on Wednesday. via RIA Novosti

“The material damage is enormous in all four districts of Melaky region”

A cyclone has killed two people in Madagascar and caused widespread damage to the world's fourth largest island, a senior relief official said on Tuesday. via Reuters UK

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Full moon and warm breeze tonight 200NM off the coast of S.Africa's Greater St.Lucia Wetlands Park, 500NM to go to Tulear/Toliara, Madagascar. via TravelPod.com Recent Updates

Just before the Christmas holidays a few years ago, I had an assignment to photograph on the island of Madagascar. via Ukiah Daily Journal

Le pont a ete dynamite La riviere Mania forme la frontiere entre le pays Betsileo et le pays Merina. via TrekEarth

“Ever since we started work on the palms of Madagascar in the 1980s, we have made discovery after discovery - new species and new genera - but to me this is probably the most exciting of them all”

Submitted by News Account on 17 January 2008 - 2:48am. Botany A gigantic palm that flowers itself to death and exists as part of an entirely unique genus has been discovered in Madagascar. via Scientific Blogging

“But then a large shoot, a bit like an asparagus, grows out of the top of the tree and starts to spread. You get something that looks a bit like a Christmas tree growing out of the top of the palm”

A self-destructing palm tree that flowers once every 100 years and then dies has been discovered on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, botanists said Thursday.

The name of the giant palm and its remarkable life cycle will be detailed in a study by Kew Gardens scientists in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society published Thursday.

'It's spectacular. It does not flower for maybe 100 years and when it's like this it can be mistaken for other types of palm,' said Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, who works for the London botanical gardens in Madagascar. Read more

“At first there's only a very long shoot like asparagus from the top of the tree and then, a few weeks later, this unique shoot starts to destruct. "At the end of this process you can have something like a Christmas tree.”

January 17. KAZINFORM. Botanists have discovered a new species of giant self-destructing palm in Madagascar which is so large that it can be seen in satellite photos. via Kazinform