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INFRASTRUCTURE – Street vendors, touts, wooden structures, and brothels banned around the Amoronakona bus station

New site, new rules. Authorities are taking firm measures to prevent the chaos seen elsewhere from reaching the new Amoronakona bus station once all taxi-brousses serving the southern zone are relocated there. Following a meeting between the Minister of Transport and Meteorology and the mayors of the three communes surrounding Amoronakona, it was decided that […]

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SOCIAL PROTECTION – The Vatsin’Ankohonana cash transfer program has supported 3,000 vulnerable households in four Vohipeno communes since 2024

With 70,000 ariary per family with one child, plus 10,000 ariary for each additional child, 3,000 vulnerable households across four communes in Vohipeno have been receiving financial support every two months since 2024 under the “Vatsin’Ankohonana” human development cash transfer program. The initiative, scheduled to run until 2027, is deployed across 26 Fokontany in the

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1st Anniversary of September 25: Commemoration at Place du 13 Mai

One year after the start of the movement that shook the regime of Andry Rajoelina, September 25, 2025, will be commemorated this Friday, the 25th, at the Place du 13 Mai in Analakely. Barring any changes, the first anniversary of the September 25 movement will be marked this coming Friday, September 25, at the Place

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Antananarivo Avaradrano: Equipment donated to communes and fokontany

The interim head of the Analamanga Region, Clémence Raharinirina, visited Anosy Avaratra to provide support to the communes and fokontany (neighborhoods) of the Antananarivo-Avaradrano district. Construction materials, including cement, paint, iron, and corrugated metal sheets, were donated to support various local municipal projects. The equipment is intended for… Captured & Published at: 2026-09-16 09:38:53 (Madagascar

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Protest by Fasan’ny Karana Transporters: Stones vs. Tear Gas: One Dead, Several Injured, and 16 Arrests in Ambatofotsy

One year after the “Gen-Z” protests, stone-throwing and tear gas canisters have resurfaced. Tensions reached a breaking point yesterday on National Road 7 (RN7) at Ambatofotsy. Transporters and their supporters, who oppose their relocation from the Fasan’ny Karana bus station to the new infrastructure, clashed with security forces. Captured & Published at: 2026-09-16 08:53:38 (Madagascar

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TRANSPORT – Passengers urged to use the Amoronakona bus station for travel to the South

D-Day. All taxi-brousse serving routes along the RN7 national road are expected to depart from the Amoronakona bus station starting this Wednesday. The Ministry of Transport and Meteorology is urging passengers to head to this new terminal for their departures. On Tuesday, Minister Herizo Ramanambola Andrianavalona reiterated that any vehicles departing from sites other than

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SANITATION – Civic responsibility is key to city cleanliness

Cleaning operations are increasing in the capital, but civic responsibility is still struggling to keep pace. In streets and canals alike, waste continues to accumulate even as teams are mobilized to remove it. On the ground, the evidence is clear: plastic bags in the water, trash around collection points, and waste left on the ground,

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LOCAL GOVERNANCE – Antananarivo mobilizes all levels

Antananarivo is managed by the urban commune, but its development relies on collective action. The government, the commune, and the fokontany each contribute to moving the city forward. As the country’s capital, the city holds a special status. The Urban Commune of Antananarivo (CUA) enjoys real autonomy, allowing it to govern itself within an adapted

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Protection of Whistleblowers: The Draft Bill is Currently at the Government Level

The issue of whistleblower protection is back on the agenda. According to the Minister of Justice, Fanirisoa Ernaivo, the relevant draft bill is currently being reviewed by the government. The progress of the draft bill was a key topic during a three-day regional workshop held at the Ibis Hotel in Ankorondrano, bringing together representatives from

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67 HA AND AMPANGABE – Two bandits shot dead during two police operations

Gunshots rang out the day before yesterday during the day in 67 Ha. Other shots were heard at night in the Trano Dimy sector, in Ampangabe Anosibe. According to the information gathered, these two incidents occurred during the pursuit of criminals. Two men presented as the perpetrators of an attack carried out in the morning

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