An armed robbery turned into a kidnapping in Ankaranana, in the Soavinandriana district, last Monday. Three bandits broke into a family home and demanded money. Faced with the occupants’ refusal or inability to pay the demanded sum, they decided to forcibly take their 8-year-old daughter. After fleeing, the kidnappers reportedly headed north, taking a route […]
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Starting from the 2027 session, the A, C, and D streams will be phased out of the general baccalaureate in Madagascar. Candidates will now sit for exams in three streams: L (Literary), S (Scientific), and OSE (Organization, Society, and Economy). This reorganization was officially adopted by decree on August 31, as part of the scaling
Strengthening basic literacy and numeracy skills is at the heart of the International Literacy Day discussions. This issue is particularly relevant in Madagascar, where, according to the 2025 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS-7), only 18% of children aged 7 to 14 demonstrate basic reading skills and 13% demonstrate basic numeracy skills. The Great Island was
Explanations and denials. The Ministry of Justice states that the bank account balances of the company Injet have been frozen and subsequently transferred to an escrow account managed by the Agency for the Recovery of Illicit Assets (ARAI). This operation follows a decision by the Anti-Corruption Pole (PAC) issued on August 19, as part of
An ambitious project. Egypt plans to build its first large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) data center, with a target capacity of 200 MW and an investment of approximately one billion dollars. The project is set to begin with an initial 20-megawatt facility, costing 200 million dollars, over an initial three-year period. The future center will be
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Madagascar is cracking down on online scamming operations. More than 200 foreign nationals have been convicted of scamming by the Malagasy justice system. Among them, about twenty are from African countries, while the majority are from Asia, particularly China. The sentences handed down range from two to five years in prison for low-level operators, and
Madagascar will be represented in Paris at the International Space Summit, which begins this Wednesday in the French capital. The delegation, led by the President of the Refoundation, Colonel Michaël Randrianirina, departed the country on Wednesday morning. According to the Head of State, his presence in Paris will be an opportunity to meet with high-level
Two more victims of the traffic accident that occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the Ambohidahy tunnel have succumbed to their injuries. They were among the six people still being treated at the Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona Hospital (HJRA). According to a report provided by a source at the facility on Wednesday morning, the victims are two
Jirama, Madagascar’s national water and electricity utility, has identified several factors contributing to a 25-30 MW electricity production deficit on the Antananarivo Interconnected Network (RIA). These include low water levels at the Andekaleka hydroelectric dam, technical issues with a combustion turbine in Ambohimanambola, and a faulty alternator at the Mandroseza power plant. To address the
The Akio team exits the group stage of the 33rd African Men’s Junior Handball Championship with a record of three defeats in three matches. Madagascar suffered a heavy loss against Nigeria (17-50) on Tuesday in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in their final Group B match. Having already been defeated by Angola (17-49) on the first day
