Briefs

Madagascar is not just facing power outages. For Ndriantsoa Rahasimbola, founding president of the TSO-RAY MANAVO association, the situation reveals a structural energy crisis that calls for a sustainable response based on its human consequences. The dependence on imported fuels, geopolitical tensions, and the uncertainties linked, in particular, to the Strait of Hormuz and Moscow

Following an initial operation launched on September 8, a second wave of Chinese nationals convicted by the Malagasy justice system for cybercrime-related offenses has been transferred to China. Forty-nine detainees left Madagascar overnight between September 23 and 24, marking a new phase in the transfer of Chinese prisoners convicted in Madagascar. Captured & Published at:

The National Police began the celebrations for its 65th anniversary on Thursday, September 24, with an interfaith religious service at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Andohalo. The ceremony was marked by a reflection on 65 years of service, as well as prayers for the daily missions of the police force and for the nation. The

On September 23, 2026, two men were arrested inside the protected forest of Menabe Antimena while they were in the “core zone,” an area strictly off-limits to the public. They are suspected of entering the area clandestinely to hunt sifakas, a species of protected lemurs. The arrest was carried out by local authorities. Captured &

“Active listening to grassroots militants.” This is the perspective from which the Green Party, Hasin’i Madagasikara, presents the “local outreach tour” it is conducting across various regions of the country. The tour began in the Boeny region and continued to the Sofia region earlier this week. “Placed under the sign of active listening to grassroots

On September 25, 2025, the Malagasy Generation Z rose up, rejecting a patriarchal system that imposes silence. One year later, as national consultations on the Constitution are underway, questions remain about whether these discussions—led by those historically opposed to reproductive rights—can truly be inclusive. The book 3,000 Women: Clandestine Abortion in Madagascar highlights a grim

An operation aimed at arresting individuals transporting human remains escalated into a violent confrontation in Antanimenabaka, in the Andilamena district, between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. According to information provided by the Gendarmerie, they had been informed that three individuals were planning to sell human bones. The gendarmes arrived at the scene immediately, around 11:50

The group Gold, famous in the 80s, could not have predicted how fitting their hit song ‘Capitaine abandonné’ (Abandoned Captain) would be. While the story is different, the title perfectly suits the case of Maître Kira, a football icon, a giant, and a genius who has just passed away, almost abandoned despite his constant calls