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The Latest Breaking News from Madagascar

Madagascar president’s chief of staff arrested in London and charged with UK bribery offence

Romy Andrianarisoa accused of seeking bribe from UK gemstone miner

Evening Standard

Madagascar official accused of trying to secure bribe from Fabergé owner

Madagascan president’s chief of staff charged in UK over alleged attempt to secure £225,000 from gem firm

The Guardian - UK

Man Faces Lengthy Prison Sentence And Heavy Fine For Illegal Tortoise Smuggling

Israeli Citizen Detained in Madagascar for Smuggling Tortoises

Zenger

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Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure: an ‘uncynical’ celebrity travelogue

“As most of us are unlikely to be invited on holiday with Joanna Lumley any time soon, let us enjoy the next best thing,” said Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph: an ITV series in which she travels through Indonesia, Madagascar, India, Jordan and Zanzibar, tracing the history of the…

The Week

Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure: release date, locations, interview and episode guide

Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure everything you need to know about Dame Joanna's new travelogue

WhatToWatch

Madagascar's opposition sues president over dual French nationality

A complaint has been filed with the public prosecutor's office against Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina following controversial revelations that he holds dual French and Malagay nationalities.

Radio France Internationale

Madagascar travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

This island off the south-eastern coast of Africa makes for unforgettable trips, from its full array of landscapes – from beautiful rainforests to golden beaches – to the incredible animals you’ll discover

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Five questions for African countries that want to build climate-resilient health systems

Every day seems to bring a new headline about a devastating climate event. African countries aren’t spared. A “rain bomb” in South Africa. Flooding in Nigeria. Cyclones battering Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Madagascar. Drought in Kenya.

The Conversation

Uproar as leaked documents reveal Madagascar's president is French

Revelations that Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina, holds dual French nationality have caused a stir in the Indian Ocean island, where the law says anyone who acquires citizenship of a foreign country automatically loses their Malagasy nationality.

Radio France Internationale

How Pirates in Madagascar Spread Enlightenment Ideas

Pirate Enlightenment documents an interracial experiment in stateless self-governance.

Reason

Paris announces its bid to become Europe’s Hollywood

With a local film industry that was already flourishing, France is now setting its sights on becoming the next major destination for film shoots. French Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak has recently announced a substantial investment of €500 million, dedicated to developing the necessary infrastructure. Adding to the cinematic landscape,…

France 24

As Cyclone Mocha makes landfall, countdown for southwest monsoon begins

The countdown for the arrival of the monsoon has already begun with the formation of the high pressure area called ‘Mascarenas High’ near Madagascar, from where the monsoon originates

The Hindu

41 Saudi Citizens and Nationals of 10 Countries Arrive in Jeddah from Sudan

Saudi Arabia, under the directives of its leadership, continues to make efforts to evacuate its citizens and nationals of brotherly and friendly countries from Sudan. On Monday's evening, 41 Saudi citizens and 171 individuals of various nationalities arrived at the H M S "Abha" ship, including citizens from Afghanistan, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

11 Ppl On What Unhinged Stuff They’d Buy If They Were Billionaires Huh, Some Ppl Have Empathy

Ever wonder what it would be like to be a billionaire? How about a multi-billionaire?

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The Conversation

Could African farmers slash their reliance on mineral fertilisers by growing legumes?

Ending hunger by 2030 is one of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN. This is a huge challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, where one third of all households are still exposed to food insecurity. To meet the demand of the rapidly growing African population, there is widespread consensus that…

The Independent UK

Madagascar faces 'catastrophic' hunger after 3 cyclones

Humanitarian groups say children in remote areas of southeast Madagascar are experiencing “catastrophic” levels of hunger after three cyclones battered the region in the space of a year

Al Jazeera

Madagascar bans public protests ahead of presidential election

Government critics see ban as part of larger crackdown on dissent ahead of voting in November.

The Conversation

How low-paid workers in Madagascar power French tech's AI ambitions

A January 2023 investigation by Time magazine revealed that Kenyan workers paid less than US$2 an hour were given the job of trying to ensure that the data used to train the AI platform ChatGPT was free from discriminatory content.

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'I set the record for most countries visited in a wheelchair in a single year'

Renee Bruns from Atlanta, Georgia visited a Guinness World Record breaking 55 countries in a single year, and has plans to make trips to Argentina and Madagascar soon

Space

Deadly cyclone 'Freddy' may be the longest-lived and most energetic storm ever recorded

Cyclone Freddy, which is finally dissipating after battering Southeast Africa, has crossed the entire Indian Ocean and made landfall three separate times.

The Independent UK

'Appalling': Southern Africa counts toll of Cyclone Freddy

The World Health Organization says the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which ravaged Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique over the past two months, now stands at more than 600 people

IT Pro

Greek intelligence allegedly uses Predator spyware to wiretap Facebook security staffer

A former Facebook employee in Greece, a US national, was allegedly placed under a wiretap by the country’s national intelligence service through Predator spyware. Artemis Seaford worked for Facebook between 2020 and 2022 as a trust and safety manager in Greece. She became suspicious of a potential hack after spotting…

The Independent UK

A week on, brutal Cyclone Freddy still taxes southern Africa

Over a week on from Cyclone Freddy’s second and more devastating landfall in Malawi and Mozambique and nearly a month since it battered Madagascar, the effects are still being felt as locals, officials and aid workers continue to uncover the full extent of the cyclone’s destruction

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Factbox-Cyclone Freddy among Africa's deadliest storms

Cyclone Freddy has killed more than 500 people in southern Africa since it first made landfall last month, making it one of the deadliest storms to hit the continent in the last two decades.

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