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Madagascar possesses one of the most important and huge biodiversity sites in the world. Not amazing that the Great Island is generally called by most biologists and botanists as « the 7th continent ».Thanks to the age of its forests and its isolation, Madagascar is an ideal and exceptional refuge for many thousands of species of plants existing nowhere in the world. ... Lire la suite »

The 54th ordinary session of the general conference of the International Agency of Atomic Energy (IAAE) was being held in Vienna, Austria, from September, 20 to 24, 2010. The Great Island was represented during that conference by a delegation led by Rajemison Rakotomaharo, Madagascar’s ambassador and permanent representative in the United Nations’ offices in Geneva, Switzerland and in Vienna, Austria. ... Lire la suite »

The Association « Adidy Maitso », from the rural Commune of Didy, has won a sum of 20.000US Dollars within the frame of a contest called “Equator Prize 2010”. The association has won 15.000US Dollars as a final prize for the winner of the contest, in addition to the 5.000Us Dollars granted for being among the finalist group. The prize has been ... Lire la suite »

Following the visit of the High Authority of Transition’s President, Andry Rajoelina, in the Menabe Region on Saturday, September, 25, the District of Morondava will get road rehabilitation and sea bank protection projects from the Government. Concerning the sea bank protection project, living day after day under the threat of soil erosion and flood, the local population has been waiting ... Lire la suite »

Yesterday morning at the Villa Soafanantenana in Ivandry, 42 young Americans took the oath in order to become peace volunteers. After receiving special training on Malagasy language and dialects, on customs and culture, these 42 new peace volunteers, composed of 21 girls and 21 boys, are now ready to work in different localities of Madagascar for 2 years. They will ... Lire la suite »

The project of gathering Madagascar, the Comoros, the Seychelles and La Reunion to become a single tourist space called, ‘The Vanilla Islands”, has been in a gestation phase for a long time among professionals in tourism. This time, the project is about to be realized because all of the tourist operators in the Indian Ocean have met together on September, ... Lire la suite »

The medical center of emergency diagnosis, generally known by the abbreviation C.D.U, located in Ampahibe celebrated its 10 years anniversary last Saturday. Created in 2000 and directed by Doctor Robinson, the center marked its anniversary celebration with an open day. Last Saturday was also an opportunity for the center to celebrate the 5 years anniversary of the existence of services ... Lire la suite »

The recent false bomb scare in the guest houses of the participants of the National Conference in the LTP of Alarobia last Tuesday, September 14, brought about huge panic among the population of Antananarivo.  In order to prevent such situation from happening in the future, the national Gendarmerie is inciting the population of the capital to be careful every time ... Lire la suite »

This year, Angaredona, the largest musical festival in the Great Island is in its 7th edition. Originally created and initiated by the 2002 award-winner RFI World Music Prize, Rajery, Angaredona is intended to promote the musical diversity existing in the Great Island, and to make known some less popular but talented artists to the general public. The current edition of ... Lire la suite »

3 years after her last show in Madagascar, Lalao Rabeson, the world-renowned Malagasy jazz singer, is back again in her home country to meet up her fans. This time, Lalao Rabeson will give 2 consecutive concerts in the capital.  The first concert will take place on September 19, in the Cultural Center Esca (CcEsca). This first concert is primarily destined ... Lire la suite »