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Access to legal identity remains a challenge for a portion of the population. Approximately 20% of citizens are still not registered in the civil registry. This situation was highlighted yesterday during the launch of the National Identity Day at the Carlton Hotel in Anosy. Held under the theme “Ny fahiziako, aloka tsy mahasaraka ahy” (My […]

Candidates for the BEPC exam will be required to take the English test starting from the 2027 session. The exam will now feature only one option, as ‘Option B’ has been abolished. This is one of the reforms introduced by the new curriculum. A source from the Ministry of National Education explained yesterday that, based

The show Miondam-boky (“delving into books”) from Vaovao 24-7, now rebranded as News 24-7, is back on track in a video format. The announcement was made yesterday at the Les Trois Métis hotel in Antaninandro during the official relaunch of the media outlet. “This change was made to give Malagasy people a taste for reading,”

It is confirmed. A Malagasy delegation will participate in the Russia-Africa Summit, which will be held in Moscow on October 28 and 29. The Russian Embassy announced this in a statement released yesterday. The document highlights the meeting between Colonel Michaël Randrianirina, Head of State, and Alexeï Buriak, Chargé d’Affaires of the Russian Embassy, held

A man suspected of belonging to a counterfeiting network was arrested on September 13, 2026, by the territorial brigade of the Ankadinondry Sakay Gendarmerie. Counterfeit banknotes with a total value of 2.61 million ariary were seized. His alleged accomplice is still being sought. According to information gathered from the Gendarmerie, a private citizen raised the

The Malagasy State has agreed to compensate the Belgian free-zone company Polo Garments for financial losses incurred during the 2009 riots. The compensation amount, initially requested at $13 million (60 billion ariary), was negotiated down to $11 million (50 billion ariary). This significant sum, which could have been allocated to development projects, public services, or

The United States remains the master of world women’s basketball. Facing France in the World Cup final on Sunday, September 13, in Berlin, the American team won with a score of 97 to 79, thus securing their fifth consecutive world title. This new coronation confirms American dominance on the international stage. Captured & Published at:

Tension remains high and terror has not subsided in the region. “This Saturday, September 12, around 5 a.m., the tranquility of the village of Ankarana was brutally broken by the violent incursion of about forty dahalo,” a local source told us. Arriving by surprise, these armed bandits… Captured & Published at: 2026-09-15 08:39:19 (Madagascar Local

This was the statement made by the Member of Parliament for Ikalamavony, Pety Rakotoniaina, in response to accusations from pro-Refondation activists who labeled the parliamentarians grouped within the “Vondron’ny Fihavaozan’i Madagasikara” (VFM) as specialists in political flip-flopping. This political practice, according to the youth who participated in the September 25, 2025, protests, poses a risk…

5.75 kilograms. Not an ounce more, not a gram less. The total weight of the four gold bars seized at Ivato International Airport is as precise as the price of the precious metal, even if it fluctuates according to the daily market rate. A golden opportunity: although the cargo was smuggled on board, its discovery