If you visit the southwest corner of Madagascar, you might find a tree so old its name is Grandmother. She has three stems, fused together, so that her trunk resembles a massive rounded pot rather ...

In Madagascar, there’s a saying that goes: Tenim-bazaha tsy miverina indroa – “a white man never gives his word twice”. In daily life, it signals a refusal to repeat oneself, yet it still ...

Macron met with Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina and the two leaders signed a range of agreements covering energy, agriculture and education. French President Emmanuel Macron has begun a two ...

Sovereignty spat Sovereignty over the islands has been a bone of contention between France and its former colony Madagascar since the Indian Ocean island gained independence in 1960. The Scattered ...

This is one of Madagascar’s most spectacular landscapes: An immense labyrinth of limestone where exceptional flora and fauna flourish. However, rising temperatures, disruptions in rainfall patterns, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes ...

Baku, Azerbaijan: The Government of Madagascar in collaboration with International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and development partners announced today at COP29 in Baku an integrated set of ...

Despite a booming African economy with a growth rate of 3.8 percent, the economic situation in Madagascar, also known as the Great Island, continues to deteriorate. According to Serge Zafimahova, an ...

Flights to Antananarivo will operate four times a week from 3 September Dubai: Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates announced Friday plans to launch four-weekly flights to Madagascar via a linked ...

But these forests are threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture – 4,000 hectares of baobab forest in Madagascar are destroyed every year. Baobab trees can live for 1,000 years and one hectare of ...

A group of rural villagers from Madagascar has launched a legal claim against Rio Tinto over allegations that pollution from a nearby mine has caused them to ingest dangerous levels of uranium and ...