Tag: Madagascar
Cyclone Gamane kills several people in Madagascar
As of: March 28, 2024 3:52 p.m Cyclone Gamane killed several people in the island state of Madagascar. Entire places were temporarily under water. It is not yet clear how…
Will the skull of the decapitated king finally return home?
Head to head between Madagascar and France. It has been at least twenty years since the large island in the Indian Ocean demanded the return of three Sakalave skulls, a…
Former DJ Andry Rajoelina re-elected, his victory contested
The outgoing president of Madagascar is back. According to the electoral commission (Ceni), Andry Rajoelina, who was seeking a second term, won with 58.95% of the votes cast following the…
Elections: Rajoelina re-elected president in Madagascar
Choose Rajoelina re-elected president in Madagascar Andry Rajoelina cast his vote at a polling station last week. photo © Sitraka Rajaonarison/XinHua/dpa Amid protests and calls for a boycott, Andry Rajoelina…
France formalizes the suspension of adoptions of children from Madagascar
Since October 2022, adoptions of Malagasy children have been suspended in France, a decision which had been unsuccessfully challenged in court. Based on the conclusions of a report by the…
Video: Several dead in stadium accident in Madagascar
About 50,000 onlookers tried to get inside a stadium to watch the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Islands Sports Tournament. Then there was a deadly crush. About 50,000 onlookers…
At least twelve dead in stadium crowds in Madagascar
At least 12 people have died in a stadium accident in Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo. This was announced by Prime Minister Christian Ntsay. Accordingly, a crowd had formed in front of…
Nature: Gecko discovered 23 years ago in Madagascar is a new species
Nature Gecko discovered 23 years ago in Madagascar is a new species Head portrait of the leaf-tailed gecko from Madagascar discovered 23 years ago. photo © Jörn Köhler/SNSB-ZSM/dpa They are…
Filmmaker Robin Campillo captures the end of an era in Madagascar
In the 1970s, a little boy grows up between a military father and a whimsical mother (played by the vibrant Nadia Tereszkiewicz). This toddler is Robin Campillo, the filmmaker of…
A storm that doesn’t want to stop – knowledge
Cyclone “Freddy” is probably the longest-lasting tropical storm since records began. Such extreme events show that the limits of adaptation to the climate crisis have long been reached in many…