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Lova Rakotomalala

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About Lova Rakotomalala

90 posts · joined 2007-02-22

I am a researcher in biomedical engineering for low-cost mobile diagnostic tools in resource limited settings. Raised in Madagascar, I have a strong interest in international development and digital media as a tool to promote social change and transparency in the developing world. I am currently attending the Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs and Public Policy to further that specific interest. I am also part of the core team of Foko-Madagascar , a project to promote grassroots efforts from the “red island”. I can also be found at twitter.com/lrakoto and on my personal blog.

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December 29th, 2009

The Year that Was in Madagascar: Part IPhotos postVideo post

In part one of a three-part summary of the year in citizen media in Madagascar, Lova Rakotomalala recalls the turmoil that seized the country in the first four months of 2009.

December 7th, 2009

Madagascar's forests decimated for $460,000 a dayPhotos postVideo post

As the world's nations gather in Copenhagen for the UN Convention on Climate Change, Madagascar, having already lost 90% of its original forest, faces continued threats from black market logging, threatening to destroy what is left of one of the world's most diverse ecosystems.

November 9th, 2009

Southern Madagascar Hit Hard by Severe Drought and Toxic SpillPhotos post

While the political direction of Madagascar remains mired in total uncertainty since the coup d'etat in March, in Addis Ababa, the international community is again trying to mediate an agreement between the various political movements. The president of the African Union and one of the mediators present in Addis Ababa, ...

September 29th, 2009

Madagascar Delegation Barred from UN General Assembly StageVideo post

In an attempt to legitimize the military-backed government, Madagascar's acting leader was scheduled to speak at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, only to be barred. Malagasy bloggers and twitterers react.

September 12th, 2009

Françafrique casts shadow in Gabon, Madagascar, and MauritaniaVideo post

Recent violence in Gabon and Madagascar, and a contested election in Mauritania, have added fuel to the idea that France 's influence looms large in the political arenas of her former African colonies, where it still has wide-ranging political and economic interests.

July 23rd, 2009

“Resign or Else”: Portraits of Media Repression in Madagascar

VNR is a young journalist at one of the largest newspapers in Madagascar. When we first talked over the phone, her number was hidden and the first thing she said was to ask carefully what was the purpose of me wanting to talk to her. She and another journalist friend ...