About Lova Rakotomalala
Currently in Lafayette, IN USA.
Raised in Madagascar.
Latest posts by Lova Rakotomalala
Stories
January 9th, 2009
Madagascar: Series of “Prison Breaks” as Life Imitates Television
December 21st, 2008
Madagascar, Kenya question wisdom of foreign land deals
Following national and international outrage, the land deal that would have let South Korean firm Daewoo Logistics lease a large swath of Madagascar's arable land, was finally rejected. However, the number of reported land deals between wealthy countries and developing nations continues to grow, and bloggers wonder if these deals will really benefit the interests of ordinary people.
December 20th, 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa , Western Europe
Pierre Maury reports that French authorities have responded to the accusation of censorhip of “47″ a historic independence play created by Jean-Luc Raharimanana and Thierry Bedard. Victoire Bidegain Di Rosa, advisor to the French ministry of Culture explains that the subject of the play is not necessarily of interest to the other countries of the region and that each cultural center is free to to showcase the play provided that each center finds independent funding for the expenses (fr).
December 14th, 2008
Madagascar: French Authorities Censor Play on Historic Independence Battle
A theater performance to commemorate a historical date in the battle for independence of Madagascar, March 29, 1947 has been banned without explanation in the Southern region of Africa the Indian Ocean by French regional authorities. Discussion of the play and its subject matter continues on the internet.
December 4th, 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa
Tahina, blogging at Madagascar not the movie, posts photos of a “bibliobus”, a library-on-wheels project that promotes literacy in Antananarivo (en). He explains that the project is a true success in his neighborhood. ” If kids can’t go to a library, then a library will come to them”, he says.
December 1st, 2008
Madagascar: Fighting complacency on World AIDS Day
Funding drive
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