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Madagascar Delegation Barred from UN General Assembly Stage
Region: MadagascarThe political impasse in Madagascar has taken on new dimensions. In an attempt to legitimize the military-backed government on the international scene, Madagascar's current leader, Andry Rajoelina, was scheduled to take the floor at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, only to be barred from speaking. He was later rescheduled to address the Assembly at the following Friday session when the representat... more
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Madagascar: Behind the Scenes of Foko Ushahidi SMS Alert System
Region: MadagascarA growing community of bloggers in Madagascar have been helping a global audience understand the political struggle between a former mayor and a president that recently drove their country into national disarray. A new initiative led by Malagasy bloggers captures witness accounts of social unrest via SMS text messages and Google maps using the Kenyan web interface, Ushahidi. They have been interviewed widely by world... more
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Death Penalty for Madagascar Farmers in Land Dispute
Region: Madagascar
Posted by Lova Rakotomalala to Global Voices Online 21 farmers from the locality of Ankorondrano-Analavory (90 km west of Antananarivo, Madagascar) were sentenced by the state court of Miarinarivo to various sentences because of a collective act of rebellion that stemmed from a dispute over land ownership. To protest the expropriation of lands that they believe was theirs for decades, farmers fought with police forc... more
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Madagascar: Village Finds Thousands of Whales Beached
Region: Madagascar
The mass stranding of at least one hundred melon-headed whales were reported in the mangrove of Antsohihy Bay (Northwest region of Madagascar) in the first week of June. Harinjaka and the non-governmental organization Fanamby were among the first to report and publish photos of this "disaster." The causes of the mass stranding are still under investigation as the local population and the ministry were trying to resc... more
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New Species Conservation Concept Used on Madagascar
Region: Madagascar"Preserving biodiversity in the midst of tremendous pressures, such as habitat destruction and global warming, is one of humanity’s greatest environmental challenges in the 21st century.” Thus spoke Claire Kremen, of the University of California, Berkeley, concerning biologists' "conservation map", a new concept that they and a team of researchers have put to use on the African island of Madagascar, wher... more
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Know the score - score an own goal
Region: MadagascarAs anyone who is interested in soccer knows, own goals are a fact of life. Accidental own goals at any rate. Looking at the many examples on Youtube shows you how misdirected clearances, wayward back passes, and wicked deflections end up nestling in the player’s own net. But players who deliberately score own goals are viewed with great distrust. In 2006, there was an uproar in the English Premiership when the th... more
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Madagascar Opposition Refuses Referendum, Claims Power Again
Region: MadagascarOver the weekend, Andry Rajoelina said he had taken control of the government, though the elected president has refused to resign. Rajoelina Says He's Taken Control of Country Again On Sunday Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana offered to have the Malagasy people vote on their leadership in a referendum, after refusing to resign in a four-hour window ordered by the opposition on Saturday. "I rem... more
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Madagascar: South Korean Land Deal Sparks Controversy
Region: MadagascarPosted by Lova Rakotomalala South Korea has just leased half of all the arable land in Madagascar according to the Financial Times. This has stirred quite a debate in the Malagasy blogosphere about land sovereignty and economic development. It is still unclear whether the land deal has actually been signed by both parties. Meanwhile, bloggers are arguing whether this sort of deal should be considered “neo-colo... more
Views: 1155Saluting Rado, a Poet Legend
Region: MadagascarThe Malagasy blogosphere is unanimous in saluting the passing of Rado, the renowned Malagasy poet. Jentilisa writes a detailed biography : “Zanaka mpitandrina ny tenany, teraka tamin'ny 1 oktobra 1923 (tapabolana sisa manko) ary Ankadivato ilay fonenana nahalehibe azy. Notezaina tanatin'ny fitiavana an'Andriamanitra sy ny tanindrazana tahaka ireo hafa novolavolaina tanaty lasitra protestanta nandritra ny... more
Views: 724French Ambassador Expelled from Madagascar Because he has Bad Luck?
Region: MadagascarGildas Le Lidec, the French ambassador to Madagascar, astounded his audience at the July 14th celebration last week by announcing that he was leaving his post after only six months: Je regrette profondément que le président de la République de Madagascar ne m'ait pas accordé la moindre chance pour pouvoir remplir l'exaltante mission dont je rêvais depuis longtemps. I profoundly regre... more
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