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Nosy Be: an island without fishermen would not be worth the name, would it?
As a consequence to the shutdown of the main fishery of Nosy Be island, fishing activities unexpectedly resume and expand, be it outside every regulation. The paradoxical matter of fact has its source in the latest economic downturn and gets materialized by job losses affecting various other fields like tourism or sugar production industries. The Perfume Island actually happens to be more of a consumer than a producer of fishery resources mainly supplied from areas like Ambanja and Ambilobe. Fishing boats and artisanal fishermen have nonetheless always been part of the picture of Nosy Be island. Read More » -
Education: The striking teachers not remotely intending to give ground
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Easy going regarding licensing, unfair competition, botched up transition to digital TV: storm brewing over corporate media
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Swarms of locusts bring a wind of panic with them over the City of the Thousands
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The “free education for all concept” sold to pupils’ parents
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National Assembly: a majority! the vote of the year 2015’s Finance Act for a majority!
The second regular session of the National Assembly might be as hectic as ever. Kolo Roger's government has make do with a majority which lost its stability and resist the Mapar parliamentarian group's assaults, expected to enforce the appointment of a prime minister of its choice, and invite the president to comply with the Constitution. The year 2015's Finance Act provides the opportunity to challenge the ruling power. The acting government has, in addition to this, a decentralization act related to the division of the capital into six municipalities and eventually to the creation of hundreds of new communes, allegiance of which are supposed to be promised to the ruling party, to put through. Read More » -
The political canvas massively altered, now that Marc Ravalomanana is back
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First successful crackdown for Rajaonarimampianina’s ruling power
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Marc Ravalomanana turned into a wandering political prisoner
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Marc Ravalomanana sliding into the political Opposition
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Boost to tourism again to achieve great ambitions
"A tourism destination must actually be many more than a standard composition of beautiful sceneries and top quality resorts. This is primarily a local community endowed with a physical as well as cultural background." With this mindset, the Ministry of Tourism intends to boost the development of a sector significantly slowed down by past crises. The recovery goes slow too, but ambitions are quite high, namely an expectation of a million visitors a year by 2020. Read More » -
The relevance of the industry in the economy of Madagascar
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Air Madagascar airlines: just not yet in safety zone
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Taxes, or the limited inroads to fill the state treasury up
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Investments: do we really have to cheer at good will from the Chinese?
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Stockpiled rosewood to be ashed
The Malagasy ruling power intends to burn a number of rosewood logs down. The concerned stocks are supposed to be stuck down in remote areas, far away from export harbors and much too hard to be reached. But ecologic groups vividly oppose the initiative in response. Read More » -
Preservation of biodiversity: top priority parks and areas
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What future for the Great Isle’s turtles?
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Black coral smuggle in the South of the country
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The capital city’s outskirts assaulted by migrating locusts
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Reporter, good God, what a job!
Latest account: 1150 journalists for 22 million people! Are there enough of them? Should the focus rather lay on quality than on numbers? The new media landscape of Madagascar is by now on the making, first of all through the assignment of the valuable press card, then, through the erection of a new leading bureau to the order of journalists, and then through the scheduled draft of a new Code of Communication. But how do the concerned journalists actually assess their own profession? Read More » -
Presidential debate: is the host, the TVM channel, up to the job at all?
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Pay back
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Army generals and colonels appointed as region chiefs: another dubious achievement from Rajoelina
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Harm set, harm get