For the first time, bulletproof glass has been installed in the official tribune of the Barea Mahamasina Stadium ahead of the June 26 parade, in order to protect the foreign heads of state expected for the national holiday. An unprecedented move. Bulletproof glass has been installed in the area reserved for official dignitaries at the […]
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The Referees Department of the Football Federation has announced the implementation of the amended Laws of the Game, effective from July 1st. Like the 110 other member associations of FIFA, Madagascar will apply the Laws of the Game as amended by the international refereeing body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), starting July 1st. These
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In a statement released yesterday, the GEM (Groupement des entreprises de Madagascar) announced its withdrawal from all public-private dialogue. The decision stems from what it describes as a ‘denial of justice’ affecting its five representatives on the Board of Directors of the National Social Security Fund (CNAPS), who are currently implicated in the CNAPS-SMGD (Société
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The road in Ambohimiandra may remain closed today. Although Jirama announced the completion of water pipe replacement work yesterday, the restoration of the road section affected by the excavation has not yet been finished. “The project proved more extensive than anticipated. Instead of restricting work to the pipe zone, we had to open up the
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Access to electricity is improving in underserved communities. Solar power is gaining ground and transforming lives. After four years of implementation, the joint Integrated Financing for Sustainable Energy (FIER) project is bearing fruit, sustainably changing the daily lives of the most vulnerable communities. It has enabled the connection of 550 families through two solar photovoltaic
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The Dream Team football school is set to participate for the second time in the Iber Cup in Lisbon, Portugal, scheduled from June 29 to July 5. The thirty-six players, divided into three age categories—those born in 2015 (11 years old), 2012 (14 years old), and 2010 (16 years old)—along with the technical staff, were
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A young man remains missing since Sunday at Lake Mamamba, located between Ilaivola Ivato and Mandrosoa. He was part of a group of three men who were in a dugout canoe that capsized around 2:30 p.m. Two of them were recovered dead from the water. The third, identified as Stéphane, remains missing. Search efforts are
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A new glimmer of hope. Every regime change and presidential transition, whether following a political crisis or an election, is always accompanied by a fragile hope among the population. Since 1972, all eyes have been set on true development and the country’s genuine independence on every front. Each time, however, the disillusionment has come quickly.
Biometric registration is drawing significant interest from citizens. With one week remaining until the conclusion of the Prodigy project, the number of registered individuals across Madagascar has crossed the 5.6 million mark, according to Fidèle Rafalimanana, the Prodigy project coordinator, yesterday. The enthusiasm for this biometric registration remains high, with long queues still visible in
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The Amoron’Akona bus terminal welcomed its first passengers yesterday. In this vast 4,500 m² infrastructure, a few passengers boarded for departures to various regional and national destinations, particularly along the eastern and southern routes. Vassia, originally from Fianarantsoa but a student in Antananarivo, was among the first users of the new terminal. “Granted, the station
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