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While other sectors of the economy are standing still, on the contrary, the mining sector, perfectly represented by companies such as QMM and Ambatovy, seems to be in good progress and witnesses millions of dollars of investment. Danielle Rajo Randriafeno has just confirmed that healthy status of the mining sector during the traditional ceremony of New Year’s wish presentation of ... Read More »

A session of roundtable between the Union of Malagasy magistrates (SMM) on the one hand and journalists and other members of civil society on the other hand was held yesterday at the Supreme Court building in Anosy. This is a preliminary meeting before the national conference on the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law which is planned ... Read More »

110 years ago, the Malagasy Academy was created in the Madagascar. In addition, it is the oldest Academy in the whole continent of Africa. In fact, the Malagasy Academy was founded on January 23, 1902 by General Gallieni, the first governor general of the Great Island. Actually, the Malagasy Academy aims to gather and evaluate research results in all disciplines ... Read More »

Leprosy is still considered as a shameful disease, especially as many in society consider leprous people as dangerous and exclude them. Madagascar, like other countries in the world celebrates the 59th anniversary of the “World Day of Leprous People.” Thus, for this year, the national celebration will take place at Blessed Mary Assunta Highschool in Fenoarivo. The Public health department ... Read More »

Apparently, after the establishment of the National Heritage Committee, chaired by former Minister of Culture, Mireille Mialy Rakotomalala, the rehabilitation works of the Palace of Manjakamiadana will be soon resumed. The announcement of that continuation of the rehabilitation works was made by the current Minister of Culture and Heritage. On the one hand, some part of the works consists in ... Read More »

The looting of January 26, 2009 is the responsibility of the current government; such was the declaration of the members of the association of traders and shop owners at CITIC and Supreme Center, two important high-tech shopping malls which were completely vandalized during that day that was later called as “Dark Monday”. These traders and shop owners also said that ... Read More »

Razia Saïd, the Malagasy singer residing in the United States, has become more and more committed in the protection of the environment. After an awareness campaign she conducted in Masoala last year, she is currently campaigning against the American Gibson guitar manufacturer. As indicated in the newspaper “Le Monde” of January 21, Razia Saïd launched on Thursday, January 19, an ... Read More »

Among the many varieties of rice cultivated in Madagascar, “Rojomena”, a red rice, having fine quality and good taste, both sweet and fat, could penetrate the organic rice market where prices are 30 to 40% higher than those of conventional rice varieties, according to FOFIFA. Rojomena represents an opportunity, both in terms of boosting exports and improving the incomes of ... Read More »

During the workshop held yesterday in the Falda Antanimena, the Malagasy National Commission for Unesco announced the release of a reference book dealing with national actions for Education for Sustainable Development (Anedd). This book of 625 pages contains five major themes, including training, environment, development, partnership and good governance. The information it contained evokes the course of actions of the ... Read More »

During three months and a couple of days, Sébastien and Julie, two tourists from the city of Lyon, have travelled through the distance of 2500km across Madagascar. They did the kind of trip that many if not most of the Malagasy could not achieve in their whole lives. Sébastien and Julie started their tour of the Great Island in October ... Read More »