Briefs

The fate of the 14-year-old teenager was already sealed when his kidnappers were still demanding a ransom of 15 million ariary from his family. Six people have been arrested in connection with this case, which has deeply shaken the Tsiroanomandidy district. On July 23, a 14-year-old teenager was kidnapped before being murdered. Captured & Published […]

Less than two months after its inauguration, the Ambohidratrimo Public Security police station is already showing concrete results. Thanks to investigations conducted by its officers, nearly 60 million Ariary have been recovered in connection with two separate burglary cases, and two suspects have been arrested. Captured & Published at: 2026-08-05 06:53:50 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)

Mahajanga will host the National School Sports Games (JNSS) 2026 from August 10 to 16. Under the theme “Sôma Mavaraka,” this edition will bring together students aged 12 to 17 from all 23 regions of Madagascar. Organizers promise a sporting and cultural competition focused on fair play, safety, and inclusion. The official launch was announced

Employees of ASECNA Madagascar have initiated a work stoppage starting today through Friday. The backdrop of this social movement is a deadlock in salary negotiations. The Ministry of Transport and Meteorology has not prohibited the strike but has reminded staff of several provisions within the ASECNA unique staff statute, while expressing openness to constructive dialogue.

A strong start. As the provisional leader of the rankings following the Saint-Étienne stage, the ‘Étoiles du Sud’ team—composed of Décines club players Yves Sedrick Rakotoarisoa and Jean François Daniel Rakotondrainibe, alongside Senegalese player N’Diaye Fara—secured a victory in the first pool match of the 5th stage of the Masters de Pétanque yesterday evening in

An open letter to our leaders: We must go back to the end of the 18th century to understand the origin of this word, a time when dying at thirty was considered a long life and epidemics emptied villages faster than graves could be dug. In those days, ‘croquer’ (to bite) did not mean to

One week before the launch of the electoral roll overhaul, the digitalization of the process is still not in place. While the Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni) claims to want to improve the quality of the electoral file, data collection will rely essentially on the same methods as in 2022. “Just because we are using

A standoff continues between the traditional fishermen of Ambalamanga and those who arrived from Ampasindava. Last week, the former denounced the use of unauthorized nets by the Ampasindava fishermen and demanded they cease their activities. In response, the latter gathered in large numbers on Monday in Aranta for a show of force, asserting that they

Two Indian entrepreneurs were held captive on the night of July 31 in a workshop located in Anosizato Atsinanana. According to the National Police, six individuals held them against their will and threatened them. One of the victims had already been struck and suffered a head injury. The wife of one of the men alerted

What a contrast! Much of Europe has been living under an unbearable heatwave for several days. The same is true in some Asian countries, while in Central America, football matches during the World Cup had to be interrupted by two cooling breaks due to the suffocating heat, even in most American stadiums that are supposedly