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Madagascar police shoot dead protesters seeking revenge for albino kidnapping

Madagascar police confirmed Tuesday that officers killed 19 people and injured 21 others after opening fire on what was described as a lynch mob angered over the kidnapping of an albino child.

France 24

Why famine in Madagascar is an alarm bell for the planet

The UN says it is the first famine caused by climate change. Those caught up in it describe a desperate fight to survive

Financial Times

At least 32 people killed after bandits set homes on fire in Madagascar

At least 32 people were killed in Madagascar in an area north of the capital on Friday after local bandits known as "dahalo" set homes on fire, according to statements by the defence ministry.

Reuters

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Afghan refugees protest delayed visas at US embassy in Madagascar

Afghan refugees living in the east African island nation say they lack basic support and want to be relocated to the US.

Al Jazeera

Shell Garage: Three-legged Tortoise Gets A Set Of Wheels

A three-legged tortoise, which was rescued from smugglers, has been given a new lease on life by a zoo after being fitted with WHEELS to help him get around.

Zenger

Dining out on the hypothetical bisons of Madagascar

Some brutally real answers to some hypothetical climate scenarios.

Newsroom.co.nz

Bristol City fear Antoine Semenyo could miss pre-season as Robins face anxious injury wait

The striker's international duty was cut short with injury after making his Ghana debut earlier this month in a victory over Madagascar

Bristol Post

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Rio Tinto's Madagascar mine restarts after reaching deal with protesters

Rio Tinto's QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) mineral sands mine restarted production on Monday following a five-day halt, after reaching an agreement with demonstrators who had set up roadblocks at the site, Rio told Reuters on Tuesday.

Reuters

French Court to Investigate Deadly 2009 Yemenia Airways Crash

A French court will open hearings Monday in the case of the 2009 crash of a Yemenia Airways flight that killed 152 people but miraculously left a 12-year-old girl alive. The Yemeni national airline, whose representatives will not be in the dock, faces a maximum fine of 225,000 euros ($240,000)…

Asharq Al-Awsat

New comic book offers chance to design carbon-busting farm in Madagascar

More often than not, climate change will carry associations of “Apocalypse fatigue” and daunting technical and scientific jargon. We are therefore particularly pleased to announce the publication of A Million-Dollar Question, an entertaining and interactive comic book on the climate challenges – and solutions! – facing agriculture, available in full…

The Conversation

More troops sent to Darfur after violent tribal clashes

In tonight's edition: More troops are sent to the turbulent region of Darfur in Sudan, after days of clashes between Arab and Masalit communities that cost more than 175 lives. Also, as South Africa pledges more money to flood-stricken communities, President Cyril Ramaphosa says there will be real-time audits on…

France 24

‘Indianish but not Indian’ describes Mauritius best

From garam masala made with Madagascar spices to fritters stuffed with prawns and béchamel sauce, local meals in Mauritius are familiar yet so exotic

The Hindu

Climate crisis fuelled Africa’s back-to-back deadly cyclones, study finds

Climate change made extreme rainfall heavier and more likely, scientists found

The Independent UK

‘Here we are beggars’: Afghan refugees languish in Madagascar

A small group of Afghan refugees say they are trapped on African island nation without health care, education or work.

Al Jazeera

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The perilous road to recovery in Madagascar’s cyclone-hit east

Al Jazeera travelled along Madagascar’s ravaged coast, where residents feel left behind weeks after deadly storms.

The Guardian - UK

Primatologist Alison Richard: ‘Madagascar is a floating evolutionary laboratory’

The Yale professor talks about her lifelong conservation work in Madagascar, the extinction of its megafauna – and her ‘wimp hypothesis’ of natural selection

The Independent UK

A green island turns red: Madagascans struggle through long drought

Madagascar has always known extreme weather events, but scientists say these are likely to increase in frequency and severity as the climate crisis pushes temperatures higher

Bangkok Post

Groundwater: Making the invisible visible

Climate change is causing global temperatures to rise, putting our most visible sources of water at risk. From Spain to parts of the African continent, droughts are being experienced at unprecedented levels. Madagascar last year faced a food crisis that left 1.3 million people facing severe hunger following the worst…

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Planet Earth II Live in Concert review: Magical transportation from Leeds First Direct to Madagascar

The astounding insight into our planet gives hope for the future and takes concert-goers on an immersive journey

France 24

Madagascar left reeling from two major cyclones

The island of Madagascar, just off the east coast of Africa, has been hit by five natural disasters in less than two months, including two major cyclones. More than 200 people have died and 460,000 have been left without shelter. The eastern city of Mananjary has been practically wiped off…

Reuters

A green island turns red: Madagascans struggle through long drought

With precious few trees left to slow the wind in this once fertile corner of southern Madagascar, red sand is blowing everywhere: onto fields, villages and roads, and into the eyes of children waiting for food aid parcels.

The Hindu

'Green Triangle' named after Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated in Madagascar’s capital as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

Indian Ambassador Abhay Kumar said Gandhi was the “greatest Pravasi” who returned to India from South Africa, led India’s freedom struggle and changed the lives of Indians.

Reuters

Madagascan women step up from packed lunches to food processing

Starting out with the modest aim of making packed lunches for pupils at a school in this town in southern Madagascar, a local women's group has morphed into a commercial enterprise and a new tool in the struggle against food insecurity.

The Guardian - UK

‘Infants here don’t know how to eat’: millions facing famine in Madagascar

As sandstorms ruin crops and drought worsens food shortages, mothers are walking miles to feed their children at clinics

Reuters

Cyclone Emnati hits Madagascar; island's 4th major storm in a month

Winds of up to 135 kilometres per hour (84 mph) battered Madagascar early on Wednesday as Cyclone Emnati made landfall, becoming the fourth major storm to hit the Indian Ocean island in a month.

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