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The quality of the gas sold in Madagascar is utterly poor. This has been no secret to drivers for ages. Now, this quality only reaches another record low. Car drivers currently rumble at the fact that gas stations stuff their tanks with air in return of their money basically supposed to purchase fuel. Read More »

It is no dream place where people would like to live, but a little more than a thousand people have chosen to settle there out of necessity. " La Reunion kely " is a special "district" at the center of the capital , Antananarivo, standing along dump and the major Andriantany sewer. Poverty is their everyday environment, but they have no choice. Read More »

The rampaging insecurity throughout the Great Isle since the year 2009's political putsch is bringing a growing number of rural farmers to request fire arm licenses, according to the Interior Ministry's reports. Read More »

Individuals armed with AK-47 type assault rifles led a juicy raid on a Chinese restaurant downtown by the end of the week, and put their grip on some Ar 40 millions. The restaurant's backdoors were actually concealing a secretive illegal casino, in which Chinese nationals were gambling big money. Read More »

The insecurity phenomenon does not quit bringing concerns to the population. The five years long traditional rule was a golden age to insecurity, and the new ruling power's advent seems to have not brought any major change to the situation. On February 12th, hold up took place on broad daylight at the ACCES BANQUE agency located in Andavamamba, a hot sector in the capital city. Read More »

Municipal elections will take place this year throughout the Malagasy territory. Antananarivo, the capital city, will have a brand new mayor in charge. Its inhabitants are eagerly expecting the first restoration measures to be taken and the deteriorating city, in a general way, to be rescued from its years long decay. Read More »

In the northwestern city of Mahajanga, tensions and violence suddenly reached peeks following a students led demonstration. Security forces retaliated the very hard way for uniformed officers shot at the crowd, claiming one fatality and dozens of wounded civilians. Read More »

Over more than 150 years, Madagascans have most likely favoring no other money coin but the "Tsangan' Olona." This basically French third republic originated coin survived extinction on foreign soil for having escaped the fate of the piaster divided over and over again, the currency used by the time on the vassalized Great Isle. It took the colonial power a law back in 1916 to put the 5 franks banknotes through. The Tsangan' Olona has ever since been blending with mystical traditions, as a pledge for purety and emancipation in oneself's life. Read More »

The season 2013 is over to the four major Spiritual Awakening centers locally called Tobilehibe: Ankaramalaza, Manolotrony, Farihimena and Soatanana. The Toby of Ambohibao, subordinated to the Tobilehibe of Ankaramalaza, brought on Friday, November 22nd the season to a conclusion on the following passage of the scriptures: "I love of an eternal love" Jeremiah, verse 3 chapter 31. Read More »

Every year, the first days of November happen to provide with the opportunity to observe the evolution of mindsets, social trends and cultural conception of traditional connections between Madagascans and death, dead and their realms. In contrast to the long widespread mixture of the foreign Toussaint day and the home grown Day of the Dead, Halloween is the new kid in the block, popularity of which only grows downtown. Some of the island's ethnic groups not acquainted with "Famadihana", the typical custom of turning remains over, are reviving old pagan merrymaking traditions based on modern conceptions. Read More »