The number of candidates registered for the BEPC (Brevet d’Études du Premier Cycle) exam has seen an increase of nearly 9% compared to the last two sessions. The Ministry of National Education reported yesterday that 327,815 candidates have registered for the 2026 session, compared to 299,312 for 2025 and 299,130 for 2024. According to several […]
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Before welcoming the public, an exhibition goes through a long journey where inspiration, creation, and staging are built step by step. The public often discovers an exhibition once the works are hung on the walls, without imagining the considerable work that precedes the opening. Behind every painting, sculpture, or installation lies a rigorous creative process
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A wholesaler and her son were attacked at their home by two individuals on a motorcycle in Antsirabe. The 16-year-old teenager, shot in the head, did not survive. A crime of rare violence shocked the city of Antsirabe on Monday evening. Two armed individuals arrived on a motorcycle and entered the courtyard of a beverage
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Health centers are experiencing a shortage of Mpox vaccines. Authorities have announced the imminent arrival of thirty thousand new doses. Disappointment prevails in health centers as those seeking vaccination against Mpox are being turned away. Doses have been unavailable at clinics for several days. “At first, I didn’t believe much in this disease, but after
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The Minister of Justice responds to the decision by the Groupement des entreprises de Madagascar (GEM) to suspend its participation in public-private dialogue. She characterizes this move as blackmail and pressure on the judicial system. The Minister of Justice, Fanirisoa Ernaivo, has taken a firm stance in response to the statement published last week by
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Given the current pace of renovation works and certification procedures, the Barea might be forced to play all their qualifying matches for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) away from home. Official statements have followed one another, and football fans are waiting impatiently for results. The Minister of Youth and Sports, Alain Désiré Rasambany, had
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From the state’s leadership to Parliament, a coordinated response was organized yesterday in reaction to the latest SADC communiqué. Political detainees, exiles, and the call for inclusive national dialogue: these sensitive points in the missive have put the government on the defensive. The Southern African Development Community (SADC), in its communiqué published on Monday following
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Madagascar is entering a new phase of evaluation for its anti-corruption policy. From June 30 to July 2, 2026, experts mandated by the States parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), specifically from Djibouti and Tanzania, are examining the national anti-corruption framework. This mission, conducted with the support of the United Nations Office
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Enelec has announced a series of emergency measures to address the repeated power outages that have crippled Antsiranana for several days. This investment program is expected to bolster the company’s electricity production capacity. According to a press release issued by the Filatex Group yesterday regarding the city’s electricity supply crisis, a 4 MW HFO engine
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Over three decades of Russian history are brought to life through around thirty photographs currently on display at the IKM Antsahavola Cultural Center. Inaugurated this Sunday, the exhibition “85 Years of the Sovinformburo” celebrates the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Soviet Information Bureau, established on June 24, 1941, to disseminate official information from
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