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Since mid-June, humpback whales have been migrating to the warm coastal waters of the Atsimo Andrefana region to mate and give birth. This highly migratory species spends the austral summer in the cold waters of Antarctica to feed, before heading back toward warm tropical waters at this time of year. These mammals particularly favor the

Last line of defense. The participation of Madagascar, the defending champion of the 65th Mondial la Marseillaise, remains uncertain on the eve of the competition’s kickoff. Still awaiting visa approval, the Malagasy national trio—comprising 2025 edition winners Tiana Laurens Razanadrakoto, alias “Tonnerre,” and Lova Rakotoarisoa, alongside vice-world champion Faralahy Urbain Joseph Ramanantiaray, known as “Baloty”—remains

Behind the elegant portraits of Ranavalona III lies a story marked by exile, hardship, and humiliation. It is this lesser-known side of Madagascar’s last queen that historian Helihanta Rajaonarison unveiled yesterday during a conference organized by the Photography Museum, in collaboration with the Alliance Française of Antananarivo, held in Andavamamba. Dedicated to the iconographic journey

Within the Rova of Antananarivo, there are several enclosures or districts. Next to Besakana lie Voahangy, Bevato, and Bado, the latter located precisely at the corner of the poultry sheds (to the southeast of the enclosure). Mahitsielafanjaka marks its northern boundary. According to Vincent Belrose Huygues, Callet’s “Tantaran’Andriana eo Madagascar” suggests that the role of