Finix

As the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Malagasy Copyright Office (OMDA), artist and ethnomusicologist Jimmy Hilarion Rakotonavory intends to strengthen the organization’s outreach to artists across Madagascar’s various regions. Increasing awareness of OMDA’s mission and decentralizing its services are key goals for Rakotonavory, who was elected on August 6th for a […]

A family in Anosisoa Ambohimanarina was shocked to discover that a stranger had been buried in their family tomb. After posting a notice on social media, they finally located the deceased’s relatives. The family, who owns a tomb in Anosisoa Ambohimanarina, was deeply surprised and concerned to learn that an unknown person had been buried

Sanitation operations are gradually transforming several sites in the city of Antananarivo, though the Urban Commune faces some resistance. The site above the Ambohidahy tunnel has been transformed. Piles of waste that once littered the area have disappeared. The Urban Commune of Antananarivo (CUA) removed a truckload of trash during an operation yesterday morning. Local

An albino child from Vangaindrano and his mother have relocated to the capital. Colonel Michaël Randrianirina, President of the Refoundation of the Republic of Madagascar, announced that he is taking the child under his wing. “We brought them here to Antananarivo because they were still threatened by a possible return of their attackers. My wife

The presence of rubber in Madagascar was noted as early as the 18th century, according to Raymond Decary in his work ‘The History of Malagasy Rubber’. In 1768, a naturalist described a plant that produced a milky sap coagulating into an elastic substance. Similarly, explorer Dumont d’Urville identified the ‘voaene’ as a source of Malagasy

The death toll from the shipwreck that occurred on Tuesday on Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe, has now risen to 44, according to police, while 77 passengers have been rescued. President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a state of disaster on Wednesday following the accident. The boat, which was carrying at least 119 adults and an undetermined number of