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Madagascar, Africa

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Madagascar President resigns, ...
Madagascar President resigns, unclear rule in Antananarivo
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Leadership in Madagascar is unclear as Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana announced his resignation in favor of a military committee headed by...
13 missing from ship off coast of Madagascar; two rescued
WIKI NEWS http://en.wikinews.org
Monday, July 14, 2008
Thirteen people are missing from a boat believed to have sunk off Madagascar's Sainte Marie island on Thursday. Several Chinese people were on board,...
MADAGASCAR: New eco-deals prot...
MADAGASCAR: New eco-deals protect unique forests
IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Madagascar has signed a series of environment agreements to protect unique forests and support local communities as part of a commitment by the...
MADAGASCAR: Despite odds, coun...
MADAGASCAR: Despite odds, country saves more trees
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Despite a demand for more agricultural land, poverty-stricken Madagascar has managed to reduce deforestation by almost half, environment groups say. ...
MADAGASCAR: Rift Valley Fever ...
MADAGASCAR: Rift Valley Fever hits island
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) has infected more than 400 people in Madagascar, with at least 17 fatalities, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). ...
MADAGASCAR: Cash shortage hits...
MADAGASCAR: Cash shortage hits cyclone food aid delivery
Saturday, April 19, 2008
A funding shortfall has prevented vital food aid deliveries to tens of thousands of Malagasy people hit by this year's deadly cyclones, leaving many...
MADAGASCAR: Cooperatives keep ...
MADAGASCAR: Cooperatives keep vanilla farmers afloat
IRIN
Monday, November 12, 2007
In the face of plummeting vanilla prices, forming financial cooperatives has kept several thousand vanilla farmers in northeastern Madagascar...
MADAGASCAR: New law to fight H...
MADAGASCAR: New law to fight HIV/AIDS stigma
PlusNews
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
The HIV prevalence rate in the island nation of Madagascar may be lower than its neighbouring Southern Africa countries, but the levels of stigma...
MADAGASCAR: Law to curb widesp...
MADAGASCAR: Law to curb widespread sexual exploitation of children
IRIN
Saturday, June 30, 2007
 The sexual exploitation of children trafficked internally from Madagascar's poverty-stricken rural areas to tourist hotspots appears to be...
MADAGASCAR: Recovering from bl...
MADAGASCAR: Recovering from blow after blow
IRIN
Monday, June 11, 2007
Much of Madagascar had already been suffering from drought before the worst cyclone season in years hit the Indian Ocean Island, leaving aid agencies...