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Young researchers are attending the 2nd interregional colloquium on Substantive Democracy, Governance of the Living, and Sustainability in the Indian Ocean Islands at the Radisson Blu, held yesterday and today. They are discussing and sharing experiences with public decision-makers, representatives of cooperation institutions, field actors, and civil society regarding the democratic and environmental challenges specific […]

For several weeks, public debate in Madagascar has been heating up over the future form of the State. Amidst legal red herrings and political grandstanding, this agitation is misleading public opinion while emboldening certain actors in outdated demands. A fundamental question remains: is this debate even timely? How can we decently deliberate on the future

The regional budget conference, organized for the preparation of the 2027 Finance Law for the Atsimo Andrefana region, was held yesterday at the regional hall in Mitsinjo Betanimena. Decentralized services, local government representatives, economic operators, civil society organizations, and technical and financial partners participated in the meeting. The regional directorate of Economy and Finance adopted

The 27th edition of the Sôrogno Festival puts cocoa at the heart of the festivities in Ambanja. Culture, economy, and sports will set the pace for the four-day event. Ambanja, the Malagasy capital of cocoa, is preparing to vibrate to the rhythm of the 27th Sôrogno Festival. Having become an unmissable event, for 26 years

“Sadness, fear, hatred—how they rise in the heart and mind every time we open the pages of these letters of destiny”: in the archaeology of the present time, what will future generations unearth? It is truly terrible that this succession and multiplication of sordid and criminal “miscellaneous facts,” a sinister serial of macabre counts, the

A landslide occurred yesterday in Miandrarivo, Ambanidia. Around 2:00 PM, four workers were constructing a retaining wall at the foot of an embankment, which was topped by a flat surface used as a parking lot. The ground suddenly collapsed, burying one of them, aged approximately 23. His three companions managed to escape. The young man

Alternative rock aims to reclaim its place on the Malagasy stage. This Sunday, the Skate Park will host the first edition of “Reviv’Alt,” an event organized by Rar Project, a collective of artists passionate about this musical genre. The day will be filled with concerts, skateboarding, tattoos, custom motorcycles, and gatherings for enthusiasts. The lineup

Researchers have been elevated to the rank of dignitaries of the Malagasy National Order. The State has promoted Professor Jonah Henri Ratsimbazafy to the rank of Grand Officer of the National Order, and Dr. Russell Alan Mittermeier and Professor Steven Michael Goodman to the rank of Commander of the National Order. This distinction recognizes their

The bill on access to public information remains blocked at Tsimbazaza. Submitted on May 28, the text has still not found its place on the agenda of the extraordinary session of Parliament. This is a paradoxical situation for a regime that prioritizes ‘refoundation’ and transparency. Captured & Published at: 2026-08-27 07:54:10 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)

In both Antsirabe and Manjakandriana, French military personnel have shared their expertise with their Malagasy partners. From July 27 to August 14, two Operational Instruction Detachments (DIO) from the 5th Foreign Regiment of the French Army were conducted simultaneously in these two cities. Two locations, two training components, but a single goal: to strengthen cooperation