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The political situation is everything but close to a real relief. The so much wanted crisis settlement is scurrying away. The organization of an election has become a division bell between political parties, and even divides the supporters of the High Authority of Transition. Lire la suite »

Pety Rakotoniaina, mayor of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar´s southern center, assessed that an increasing number of households are struggling to pay electricity bills in his city. Lire la suite »

These latest months have been dominated by the illegal rose wood exports. These are however not the single danger for Malagasy nature. The WWF recently reported an on going illegal trade of Madagascar´s turtles, strictly protected species. An assessed number of 60 000 smuggled turtles over the latest years is being addressed. A significant share of them have been exported abroad, the rest was locally sold out. NGOs are warning. Lire la suite »

The High Authority of Transition´s leader announced as he recovered Madagascar his intention to address political parties about the potential organization of elections in this year. Amazement is not scarce, even for those who supported his putsch in 2009. Andry Rajoelina has apparently not reached any decision on anything, let alone votes in this year. Communal elections are the trend, for the time being, even though Rajoelina basically produced the promise to held presidential elections before the end of 2011, among others Lire la suite »

The court´s deterrent apparently fell through. The law professor, Raymond Ranjeva, has not given the idea of a neutral Transition up as a contribution to the political crisis´ settlement. Lire la suite »

Rose wood business has never ever been so flourishing in the Great Isle. Since the year 2009´s putsch in Madagascar, more of 1200 containers of rose wood have been exported according to the Coalition Access Initiative program conducted by the World Bank. Lire la suite »

The parliamentary session will be addressing the next electoral consultation, most likely local elections. Some voices are openly pointing at an excuse to make the session last longer as usual, for it is not the political class´s priority yet. Lire la suite »

International sanctions imposed to Madagascar in response to the year 2009´s putsch are actually not affecting the country´s leader but rather the population. So read the report prepared by Olivier de Schutter, the United Nations´ food supply right related special envoy. Lire la suite »

The national and independent electoral commission is expecting to complete the electoral register´s draft by the end of July. Its agents scattered across the territory are however appearing skeptical. Scores of electoral census leaflets have not been returned, according to one of these agents´report on radio waves in the capital city. The CENI announced however that 90% of the so named leaflets have been returned. It does not seem to be the case. Even in areas located near the largest roads cannot record amazing scores Lire la suite »

The National Road 7 linking Antananarivo, the capital city and Toliary in the South happens to be Madagascar´s most used one. Lire la suite »