Briefs

10 years of forced labor. This is the sentence handed down to General Richard Ravalomanana, who was found guilty of complicity in murder, intentional assault and battery, and attempted murder. The verdict fell like a bombshell, much like the nickname of the former President of the Senate. Captured & Published at: 2026-09-05 08:09:06 (Madagascar Local […]

Nearly 160 years of diplomatic relations and an unwavering commitment to accelerate progress. Minister of Foreign Affairs Alice N’Diaye held an audience with the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Tom Bevan. This high-level meeting is part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Antananarivo and Washington. Captured & Published at: 2026-09-05 08:08:38 (Madagascar

The interim head of the Analamanga region, Clémence Raharinirina, visited Andranomena yesterday afternoon to personally inspect the progress of road repair work at the line 194 bus stop. This section of the road was severely damaged, causing difficulties for transport operators, commuters, and local residents. Captured & Published at: 2026-09-05 07:54:14 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)

Following complaints from the local community regarding a group of men gambling at night, causing noise and disturbing the sleep of residents, the individuals were arrested. Tired of the vulgar language, the residents eventually notified the police. The officers intervened, but the men initially resisted. The police were forced to make arrests, take them into

The agronomy sector offers numerous professional opportunities that remain unfilled. “The Malagasy economy relies heavily on agricultural production and livestock farming. Given the scale of the needs, the number of agronomy graduates remains low,” stated Professor Hery Razafimahatratra, Director of the Higher School of Agronomic Sciences (ESSA) at the University of Antananarivo, yesterday, during the

It has been one year since the Regional Director of National Education (DREN) for Atsimo Andrefana, Etsimifaho, resigned alongside all other regional directors in the country, following the political events that shook Madagascar. Since then, the position has remained vacant. Not a month goes by without protests being organized in front of the DREN offices,

An accident occurred yesterday morning in Ambohijatovo. Heritiana Ny Anjarason, the publication director of the RTA channel, was struck by a 4×4 vehicle while getting off a bus with his wife and son. The vehicle hit him and transported him and his family to the emergency department of the HJRA hospital before driving off and

Four hundred years separate the moment the Wendat named this lake “Ontari’io”—meaning “the lake is beautiful” or “the lake is large”—from the presidential decree signed in August 2026 ordering its renaming to “Lake America.” Four centuries during which this name survived colonization, treaties, world wars, the Canadian Confederation, American independence, and the collapse of so

A good compromise is better than a bad lawsuit. Thus, the deputies have decided to adjourn the vote on the cybercrime bill. This is a positive step, given that the scope of the text moves us away from democratic standards and closer to those of North Korea. Some even find the bill to be outright

The fight against marine pollution and abandoned fishing gear is intensifying. To this end, the Minister of Fisheries and the Blue Economy (MPEB) received Aloys Nizigiyimana, the acting representative of the FAO for Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles. The meeting provided an opportunity to take stock of the situation. Captured & Published at: 2026-09-04 08:24:15