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ENTREPRENEURSHIP – The Business Fair: A Field of Opportunities

The International Business and Entrepreneurship Fair (SIAE) will be held from November 19 to 22 at the Ivato International Conference Center (CCI). Organized on the occasion of Industrialization Week, this fifth edition aims to support Malagasy entrepreneurs, promote local products, and facilitate economic exchanges. Its holding was confirmed during a press conference yesterday at the […]

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MAKAY MADAGASCAR – A cinematic journey into the heart of the massif

Documentary filmmaking has become a powerful medium for storytelling and preserving the memory of territories. With “Makay Madagascar,” director Bernard Forgeau turns his lens toward the Makay massif in southwestern Madagascar, creating a work that blends biodiversity discovery, scientific exploration, and immersion into the lives of local communities. The film will be screened on November

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CONSUMPTION – Health certificate required for restaurant owners

An awareness campaign on food poisoning prevention was conducted in Mahajanga. Restaurant and eatery owners, as well as caterers, were summoned to the City Hall on Wednesday by the Boeny Regional Directorate of Commerce and Consumption, the Boeny Regional Directorate of Public Health, and the Municipal Hygiene Bureau (BMH) of Mahajanga. The meeting aimed to

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ATSIMO ANDREFANA – Primary education in Ampanihy needs reconsideration

The Analamarà fokontany, located in the rural commune of Ankilizato, in the Ampanihy West district, lacks any official school. Faced with this situation, the residents of this locality, which has about two hundred people, took the initiative to build one following awareness campaigns led by the Child Rights Protection Committee (KOMIZA). Established in nineteen communes

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TOURISM – Price hikes in national parks

Tour guides are protesting the implementation of increased access fees for national parks, imposed by Madagascar National Parks (MNP). This revision had been announced since November 2025. Tour guides at Ranomafana National Park in Ifanadiana voiced their opposition yesterday. Through the press and social media, they challenged the price hikes announced by MNP, the entity

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INFRASTRUCTURE – Regional airports upgraded to international standards

Connecting regions without passing through Antananarivo, accommodating more flights, and meeting international safety requirements are key objectives for Madagascar’s aviation sector. These prospects depend heavily on the state of airport infrastructure. On Friday, October 30, 2026, in Ivato, the certification of eighteen Adema agents provided an opportunity for Director General Jean Germain Andrianiaina to discuss

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AUDIOVISUAL HERITAGE – Madagascar strengthens ties with Italy

The cooperation between Madagascar and Italy is taking on a new dimension focused on the safeguarding, restoration, and digitization of Malagasy cinematic and audiovisual heritage. Preserving images of the past to better transmit collective memory is the core issue around which Madagascar intends to strengthen its cultural cooperation with Italy. A Malagasy delegation led by

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DARK ANNIVERSARY – The trial for the Imerinkasinina tragedy to be held over two days

The trial for the Imerinkasinina tragedy, which claimed thirty-one lives in June 2025, will open on November 18 and 19 at the Anosy court. Families are demanding that the full truth be revealed. The trial regarding the food poisoning incident that occurred during a birthday party in Imerinkasinina on June 14, 2025, resulting in thirty-one

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WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS: Leisure, Sports, and Traditions in the Spotlight

Family outings, Halloween festivities, traditional games, and sports competitions: October 31st and November 1st promise to be packed with activities. From Halloween costume parties to the ‘Qui Lalao’ traditional games event at Five Soccer Amoronakona, there is something for everyone. The ‘Qui Lalao’ event aims to revive Malagasy heritage through games like ‘rahosin-jamba’ and ‘fanorona’,

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Thomas Bevan, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy: ‘We want to develop cooperation in the field of critical minerals’

Having been in Madagascar for a few weeks, Chargé d’Affaires Thomas Bevan affirms Washington’s desire to strengthen commercial ties between Madagascar and the United States. According to the diplomat, the goal is mutual prosperity between the two nations, with critical minerals being a priority sector for this cooperation. In an interview, Bevan highlighted the 160-year

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