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21 March 2013

PHOTOS: Once Upon a Time in Madagascar

Written by Rakotomalala · Translated by Savannah Goyette · Sub-Saharan Africa

With the same desire to honor and archive Madagascar's history, two Facebook pages are archiving vintage pictures of the cities and the Malagasy people: Madagascar Hier (Yesterday's Madagascar) and Il était une fois Madagascar (Once upon a time in Madagascar). Here is a photo essay of Madagascar, once upon a time.

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20 January 2013

Rajoelina Steps Aside for Madagascar's Presidential Race

Written by Rakotomalala · Translated by Dieyna Ba · Sub-Saharan Africa

With interim president Rajoelina announcing that he withdraws from a bid to run for the presidential elections following a similar announcement by former President Ravalomanana in December 2012, Malagasy people are likely to have a new president in 2013, provided that elections take place as planned in the electoral agenda. Many of the observers are skeptical about the elections timeline in light of the statements of Rajoelina after his announcement and his wishes to change the electoral agenda.

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23 October 2012

Madagascar: Preserving National Heritage with Video Archiving

Written by Rakotomalala · Translated by Jane Ellis · Sub-Saharan Africa

A Civil Society Initiative has been set up to preserve the 'collective memory' of Madagascar by digitally archiving videos detailing its, often controversial, history. The Fl@H Association was set up to preserve Madagascar’s audiovideo heritage and aims to be a force for the preservation of the country’s history. Members can already point to several achievements.

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10 July 2012

Madagascar: Enjoying the 2012 Africa Cup of Rugby

Written by Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

Madagascar is hosting the Confédération Africaine de Rugby (CAR) Championship Division 1B competition from July 4 to 11. The other nations in the group are Morocco, Namibia and Sénégal. While the country has been marred in severe economic and political crisis since the 2009 coup, the Malagasy population is trying to escape their daily struggles by rooting for the Malagasy National Rugby Team also known as the "Makis de Madagascar."

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24 January 2012

Madagascar: What Next, After Former President Is Denied Entry?

Written by Mialy Andriamananjara · Sub-Saharan Africa

Malagasy citizens anxiously witnessed former President Marc Ravalomanana's attempt to return home after three years in exile, last Saturday. A few days after the issue, bloggers analyze the state of the nation and what may come next.

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20 February 2011

Madagascar: Reactions to Ousted President Ravalomanana Attempting to Return

Written by Avylavitra · Sub-Saharan Africa

Tropical storm Binziga has just hit Madagascar, having killed killed six people and leaving about 7,500 without adequate shelter. Yet the attention is focused on the attempted return of the Ousted Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana, who issued a statement and spoke at a news conference in Johannesburg stating that he will return from his exile in South Africa.

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4 October 2010

Madagascar: A Referendum on the New Constitution Proposal

Written by Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

A referendum on a new constitution has been scheduled for November 17. The holding of a referendum is still heavily disputed by both the opposition and the international community. Malagasy bloggers have dissected and analyzed some of the changes suggested in the proposal and offer their own perspectives.

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24 June 2010

Madagascar: A Strange 50th Independence Day Anniversary

Written by Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

The Anniversary of Madagascar 50th Independence Day is on June 26th and the festivities are already underway. Still, the atmosphere is not exactly festive because of the political and economic uncertainty.

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26 May 2010

Bloggers React to Gunfights and Change in Government in Madagascar

Written by Mialy Andriamananjara · Sub-Saharan Africa

Gunfights in Antananarivo and yet another change in the government shook Madagascar the past week. Bloggers react:

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20 May 2010

Madagascar: Violence Erupts Between Army and Dissident Police Unit

Written by Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

On May, 20th 2010, sustained gun battles between rival armed forces lasted for an hour in the capital city of Madagascar, Antananarivo. The ongoing political crisis has once again erupted...

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Quick Reads about Malagasy

28 April 2013

Surprise Candidates for Madagascar Elections

Update: Here is the full list of the 49 candidates [fr] for the presidential elections. It does not include the current president of the transition.

As the deadline to submit candidacies for the Malagasy presidential elections ends today (28/04), a few surprising candidates have allegedly come forth. While the earlier candidates were relatively new to the general public, a few prominent political players from the past are expected to contest: former president Didier Ratsiraka, current president of the transition Andry Rajoelina [fr] and the spouse of former president Ravalomanana, Lalao Ravalomanana.

Rakotomalala

27 March 2013

Film Exposes Madagascar's Child Sex Trade

The journeyman.tv published on March 25 a detailed investigation using undercover filming to expose the booming child sex trade in Madagascar:
One mother in the film testifies:

My daughter was at school, I had no money and no job so she decided to become a prostitute. I finally decided not to stop her

Rakotomalala

26 November 2012

Legal Framework in Madagascar Not Adequate for Size of New Gold Mines

Total Bemolanga Watch reports that [fr] awyers in Madagascar estimated that the legal framework of the mining code was not conceived to apply to the shear size of the new gold mining exploitations [mg] that have been developping in Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar. The World Bank and the IMF have just implemented a new fund to help developing countries better negotiate mining contracts for their natural ressources.

Rakotomalala

29 October 2012

Madagascar: How Much Does a Political Crisis Cost?

Since 2009, an additional 4 millions people now earn less than $1.25/day, 500,000 more children have dropped out of school and 336,000 jobs were lost because of the prolonged political crisis.

Blogger Razoky summarizes [fr] the latest economic report on Madagascar.

Rakotomalala

15 October 2012

Madagascar: Global Voices in Malagasy Reaches Milestone

Lingua Project Global Voices in Malagasy

Lingua project Global Voices in Malagasy has just published its 5,000th post. The project was started on September 12, 2007 and was one of the first African lingua project. There are currently 16 active Malagasy translators, among them is one of the youngest Global Voices translator, 16-year-old Radifera Felana Candy.

Rakotomalala

1 October 2012

Madagascar & Reunion: Maraina, The First Opera from the Indian Ocean

Marie-Clémence & Cesar Paes present a trailer of Maraina, a film that showcases, in their words, ”the first opera to be created in the Indian Ocean region” [fr]. More »

Rakotomalala

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