Briefs

Two consecutive deaths have caused concern among the residents of Janjina village, in the Ambatofinandrahana district. According to the Gendarmerie, the victims were a 20-year-old woman and a 3-year-old child, who both passed away yesterday. “Health professionals are prioritizing the hypothesis of measles as the probable cause of death,” the source added. Health workers have […]

Civil society organizations and professionals committed to promoting Media and Information Literacy (MIL) are calling for vigilance in the face of the proliferation of rumors surrounding recent cases of disappearances, child abductions, and criminal acts in Madagascar. In a statement released on Friday in Antananarivo, they warned of the sometimes irreversible consequences of spreading unverified

A 17-year-old teenager was handed over to the Andoharanofotsy gendarmerie after being caught in the act of burglary. On the night of July 29, around 11 p.m., he allegedly climbed onto a roof overlooking the street before entering a neighboring house through the second floor. Taking advantage of the occupants’ sleep, he allegedly stole several

From My Father’s Glory (1957) to The Time of Love (1977), more than forty years after my first readings, I still return to these battered books with the same freshness, constantly discovering details that shed new light on a story I thought I knew by heart. Returning from a pilgrimage to one of our small

Saint-Augustin, located thirty kilometers south of Toliara, is a Vezo fishing village nestled at the foot of white limestone cliffs where the Onilahy River meets the sea. With a history marked by Portuguese explorers, pirates, and 17th-century pilgrims, the landscape remains the true master of this region. The journey begins in a small pirogue, gliding

Some buildings do more than just occupy urban space; they tell the story of an era. The Résidence de la Place Kabary in Antsiranana is one such structure. Built in 1892 under the administration of Ernest Froger, the first governor of Diego-Suarez, it remains one of the oldest witnesses to the French colonial presence in

A decisive step has been taken in improving urban sanitation in the capital. The Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (MEAH), the Urban Commune of Antananarivo, the Municipal Sanitation Company (SMA), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) recently jointly organized the second sharing workshop dedicated to the achievements of the GESDA project. Captured &

The fourth edition of the Mizunami Innovation Competition concluded yesterday at the AXIAN University Amphitheater, honoring three Malagasy startups. The ceremony brought together several key players from the economic and institutional ecosystem, including the Embassy of Japan in Madagascar, the Ministry of Digital Development, Posts and Telecommunications, JICA, EDBM, and the Chamber of Commerce. Captured

He did not inform anyone, neither his close family nor those he associated with. He sold his motorcycle and left! The young man had already been included in the statistics of missing persons reported to the authorities and was being searched for. On the morning of July 24, this 24-year-old young man left his home