The country code for Madagascar is +261. This country code, along with the area code, is required to call a telephone number in Madagascar from another country. Also an international dialing prefix, ...

By Kristine Sabillo Madagascar is bracing for Tropical Cyclone Faida to make landfall on its northern coast on Feb. 4, even ...

To the Westerner, many beliefs of the Malagasy, the people of Madagascar, boggle the mind. For starters, the Malagasy believe their ancestors live on in the afterworld, communicating with the ...

Madagascar, one of several island nations in Africa, can be found near Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. Though its capital, Antananarivo, is where the heart of the country's dining ...

Madagascar is a democratic republic that combines a legal system based on French civil law with traditional laws known as "dina." The country's main airport is Ivato International Airport ...

This lodge owner’s description isn’t hyperbole. Madagascar, literally, is. It’s the only African country with lemurs, but without the rest of the continent’s dangerous wildlife.

At least 16 people have been crushed to death at a stadium in Madagascar during independence ... injured at the stadium in Antananarivo, the country's capital. Last September, a crowd surge ...

In Madagascar’s villages – scattered across the country’s mountainous central regions, lush lowland forests, and rich agricultural land – when the sun sets, the local communities must ...

Persistent structural barriers continue to trap the country in poverty Low agricultural productivity and lack of basic services still trap 8 in 10 rural people in poverty. Agriculture is the backbone ...

Concerningly, this electrification figure drops to a mere 15% in Madagascar's rural areas, with the country's urban centres, such as its capital city, Antananarivo, faring markedly better at 70% ...