African Viewpoints on the US 2012 Election
Region: CameroonBy Rakotomalala The United States (US) presidential election will be held on November 6, 2012, and as the campaign enters the home stretch, it's clear that the outcome of the race is likely to have big and lasting ... more
Views: 1228Madagascar 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 t... more
Views: 1968Death 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 b... more
Views: 2473Madagascar: 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 Fa... more
Views: 1852New 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 K... more
Views: 1653Liquid Assets: Bloggers on World Water Day
Region: Brazil
by Georgia Popplewell It's known as the universal solvent, Adam's Ale, government juice, council pop, H2O, dihydrogen monoxide, hydrogen hydroxide, has a ton of different names in Arabic and yesterday (March 22) the world... more
Views: 1576Madagascar 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 P... more
Views: 1447Euro 2012: Madagascar president Andry Rajoelina offers 24 games to the Big Island
Region: Madagascar
Last week marked the beginning of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, currently hosted by Poland and Ukraine. While the excitement takes place in Europe, the rest of the world closely follows, watching the televi... more
Views: 858Andry Rajoelina says Madagascar ready to organize elections: end of the crisis?
Region: Madagascar
Since march 2009, Madagascar has been living an unprecedented political crisis after Andry Rajoelina, then mayor of Antananarivo, kicked Marc Ravalomanana out of the country and took the driver's seat of the country's publ... more
Views: 1055He who draws the sword... Lessons from Madagascar
Region: GhanaThis giant African Iland is in the news again. The problem once again is about change of government. For those of us who care so much about the image of our continent, this is an embarrassment. But this is becoming a part... more
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