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NAVIGATION – A suspicious ship prowls in the Atsimo Andrefana zone

The vessel “LSS SUCESS” should not, in principle, have approached the exclusive economic zone south of Madagascar. Having departed from Mozambique with a cargo of livestock destined, according to Mozambican authorities, for Guinea-Conakry, it is now raising numerous questions. The alert was raised by Malagasy authorities on Saturday evening. A cattle transport ship, originating from […]

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FOREST PROTECTION – Communities at the forefront

Communities are becoming increasingly involved in the protection and management of forests. Through the Tany Meva Foundation’s community projects, 20,000 hectares of forest have been placed under sustainable management via natural resource management transfers (TGRN). Additionally, these efforts have enabled the conservation or management of 1,000,000 hectares of land and over 200,000 hectares of marine

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Book Review: Dissecting the 1972-1975 Transition in Madagascar

In a book published last week, Professor Jeannot Rasoloarison and Dr. Denis Lahiniriko highlight the lessons from the political transition period from 1972 to 1975, which was officially presented in Antananarivo. Understanding the past to better grasp the future—this is the ambition held by the two historians who presented their work, The Transitional Regime in

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ANTSIRANANA – NATIONAL DAY – Public fervor amidst power outages

The celebration of the National Day was marked by significant public participation, despite power cuts affecting several neighborhoods in the city of Antsiranana during the most anticipated moments of the festivities. Plunged into darkness, the residents of Antsiranana turned out in large numbers for the National Day celebrations. While the festive atmosphere seemed discreet in

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TOAMASINA – Bandit shoots and kills a 12-year-old girl at point-blank range

Two armed men attacked the home of a microfinance institution treasurer in Toamasina. Her 12-year-old niece was fatally shot. Insecurity has claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl in Toamasina. On Saturday, around 7:30 p.m., Soaline was shot dead at her home in the Mangarivotra Atsimo district, plot 21/53, during an attack carried out by

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3×3 BASKETBALL – Ankoay swept out of Runball

The Ankoay 3×3 team, competing under the name ‘Antananarivo’ at the Challenger Runball in Réunion, did not advance past the group stages. However, the Malagasy squad returns with valuable points for the world ranking. It was a tall order. After winning the Maevatanana Lite Quest in May, the Malagasy team representing Antananarivo faced a much

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COMMUNITY ACTION – The Fonena association relaunches the Fokonolona

“Fokonolona no vahaolana” – the Fokonolona is the solution. This slogan forms the core vision of the Fonena association, which seeks to place the community back at the heart of social action. The association announced its expansion into the Analamanga region on Friday during a presentation held at the National Library in Anosy. Through this

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FOOTBALL – PFL – CFFA Secures Its Second Title

The Andoharanofotsy club defeated Ajesaia in the final of the Madagascar Elite Division championship yesterday at the By-Pass. With this victory, CFFA will represent the country in the African Champions League. A second star. The Centre de Formation de Football d’Andoharanofotsy (CFFA) has won its second Madagascar Elite Division championship title, following its first in

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EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT – Madagascar’s file under review by SADC

Heads of State and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold an extraordinary virtual summit today. The political and security situation in Madagascar will be at the heart of this impromptu meeting. Scheduled for 5:00 PM Botswana time (6:00 PM Madagascar time), the meeting was announced by the regional organization yesterday. “The

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