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L’EXPRESS WEEKEND – Tananarivians navigate between traffic jams and red zones

This weekend, city dwellers looking for an outing will have to deal with the usual heavy traffic and persistent insecurity. From Friday evening, major downtown arteries are saturated with motorists, while Saturday promises a standstill at the capital’s exits, particularly near Anosizato. Ampefy remains the preferred getaway destination due to its proximity and road conditions. […]

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TENNIS – ITF J30 CIRCUIT – Madagascar reconnects with international circuits

The J30 returns to Madagascar with two stages at the COT (Club Olympique de Tananarive), offering young players the opportunity to earn points and compete against international opponents. Originally on the Madagascar Tennis Federation’s 2025 schedule but canceled due to security concerns related to last September’s unrest, the World Tennis Tour Juniors J30 is back

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Fasan’ny Karana: The anxiety of small-scale workers facing the major relocation

In Fasan’ny Karana, economic activity goes far beyond passenger transport. A whole economic microcosm has developed there, and its participants now share the same anxiety about the future. The site owes its name to the place where the Indian community—’karana’ in Malagasy—cremates its dead. Located in the Andrefan’Ankadimbahoaka district (4th arrondissement of the capital), between

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Public Education: New Curriculum Puts Teachers in Difficulty

The implementation of the new curriculum is causing difficulties in public schools, with teachers expressing an urgent need for training. The first week of the 2026-2027 school year is ending without a real start in public schools. Classes have not yet fully begun despite two or three sessions per subject. “We are lost in this

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FOOTBALL – U23 AFCON QUALIFIERS – The Barea plan two friendly matches

Following the withdrawal of the Comoros, the Madagascar U23 national team is planning to play two friendly matches before entering the second round of the AFCON qualifiers. Preparation matches: The Barea U23 secured their ticket to the second round of the U23 AFCON qualifiers—which also serves as a qualifier for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic

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MUSIC – Five Groove brings together several artists at the CGM

The CGM (Goethe-Zentrum Antananarivo) will host an afternoon dedicated to live music. Centered around the group Five Groove, the concert will bring together O’Leity, Soa Hary, B.B.K, Vahandanitra, and the Mahefa Ramiandrisoa Quartet. The group Trade Union will also participate in the event as a guest. Scheduled for Sunday, September 13, starting at 3:00 PM,

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To Scale: The Geopolitical Implications of the Mercator Projection

For 457 years, the Mercator projection has dominated our classrooms, distorting the world to favor European perspectives while shrinking Africa to the size of an anecdote. Greenland appears as large as Africa, despite the latter being fourteen times larger in reality. On September 4, 2026, the UN General Assembly adopted the ‘Correct the Map’ resolution,

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ATSIMO ANDREFANA – Challenges in fisheries and the blue economy persist

The development of fishery resources, including both artisanal and industrial fishing in the Atsimo Andrefana region, remains a long-term endeavor. This was highlighted during the blue economy conference held at the Atsimo Andrefana Business Week in Toliara, which took place from August 31 to September 6. The region boasts an extensive coastline characterized by a

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MUAY THAI – KOSOVO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Claudia Henri falls in the final

The best performance of her career. Germany-based athlete Claudia Toly Henri fell just short of the title, settling for the silver medal at the Amateur Muay Thai World Championships in Kosovo on Thursday evening. Representing Germany, the Malagasy fighter was defeated by Finland’s Eava Photo in the -54 kg category final at the Rughdi Ramosay

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ANNIVERSARY – The United States commemorates the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, with four former presidents present in New York

The United States is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks this Friday, with a ceremony held in New York at the site of the former World Trade Center. Relatives of the victims are reading the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks, in the presence of four former U.S.

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