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The availability of adequate employments for its population represents the main factor in the social and economical stability of a country. For every authority wishing to work for the benefits of its population, the promotion of employment should naturally be its first concern. And in country like Madagascar, none of these is the case. Actually, according to a survey conducted ... Lire la suite »

Recently on an official trip in Turkey, the Minister in charge of the Development and Country planning, Hajo Andrianainarivelo, performed a courtesy visit to the Turkish Minister of Environment and Urbanization, Erdogan Bayraktar in the Turkish capital Ankara. A workshop session ensued from the visit and the discussion between the two parties was focused on the development of an exchange ... Lire la suite »

The famous Malagasy rock band, Ambondrona, is now landing in the country of Uncle Sam. For the members of the group, it is the concretization of an old dream. Indeed, in recent times, the band has successively performed live in different places and country.   After their very first performance in the prestigious concert hall, La Cigale, in France, Ambondrona ... Lire la suite »

The Malagasy Prime Minister, Omer Beriziky, honored with his presence the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Seecaline project which was held in Kiembe Haut, Toliara, last Saturday. Born in the wake of the disaster known as “Kere” (famine) that hit the Southern part of Madagascar in the 1990s, Seecaline is a project whose primary goal is to improve ... Lire la suite »

The ceremony for the official launch of the new TV channel, Dream’ in, took place last Saturday at the International Conference Center (CCI) at Ivato. In his speech, the young founder of the TV channel, Andry Raobelina, said he has just concretized his « Dream » of creating a TV channel that is primarily geared toward young people. Thus, the majority of ... Lire la suite »

According to sources from within the American Embassy of Madagascar, a delegation of the American Congress is landing in the Big Island to perform an official visit that will last a few days. The visit is part of the program known as “Reinforcement of Democratic Institutions in Africa.” During their brief stay in Madagascar, the U.S Congress delegation will meet ... Lire la suite »

Ecotourism continues to be on a roll because the number of tourists and ecologists visiting Madagascar keeps on increasing. Last year, according to figures shown by a bimonthly newsletter of Conservation International, about 225,000 tourists visited national parks in the country. Those tourists generated $ 260 million in revenue or approximately 520 billion MGA, which represents nearly 150 times higher ... Lire la suite »

Strikes still continue here and there. Following their meeting recently held at the Institute of Social Hygiene at Analakely, the Union of doctors of Madagascar decided to hold a general strike for two days, starting from today. The leader of the Union reiterated that they will provide no minimum service. This decision is taken as the government continues to ignore ... Lire la suite »

During the official presentation of the book (study-report), “Kajiala – valoriser les produits pour mieux conserver les forêts” (Kajiala – promoting products in order to better preserve the forests), last week, the Gesforcom team and other institutions highlighted the importance of the forestry resources both for the development of the local community in many regions Madagascar and for the creation ... Lire la suite »

Thanks to the contribution of American tax-payers, through the USDA, Madagascar could benefit from the development project of the dairy sector which has already hit its closing phase. With all the efforts undertaken for the last couple of years, Land O’Lakes hopes that the capitalization and the sustainability of the knowledge acquired during the project will be maintained. In the ... Lire la suite »