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Madagascan Animal That Brews Disputations

Web News 11 December 2023 282 0

By Khadijat Uthman People can’t agree on what it is exactly because it looks like a cat but has some features of Viverrids. Recent genetic research suggests that it is an animal of its kind. The name is fossa described as one of the strangest mammals in the whole world. It is called Continue Reading

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Presidential Aide in Court over Alleged £225,000 Bribe

Web News 14 August 2023 293 0

The Madagascan president’s chief-of-staff has been charged in the UK with seeking a bribe from a gem mining firm. Romy Andrianarisoa and an associate are accused of offering the British firm Gemfields licences in Madagascar in return for around £225,000. She and her associate, Philippe Tabuteau, have been charged with requesting, agreeing to receive or […]Continue Reading

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Madagascar Boat Mishap Claims 22 Migrants

Web News 13 March 2023 403 0

Madagascar Island Maritime Authorities say no fewer than 22 migrants died when their boat sank off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend. “Forty-seven people had clandestinely taken a boat headed to (the French territory of) Mayotte, but that sank,” the Madagascar maritime authority APMF said in a statement. “Twenty-three of the passengers were able […]Continue Reading

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Cyclone Freddy Batters Madagascar’s East Coast

Web News 22 February 2023 421 0

At least one person has died after a tropical cyclone battered Madagascar’s east coast, with heavy rain and powerful winds tearing roofs off houses and triggering a storm surge. Cyclone Freddy made landfall on Tuesday, weeks after another tropical storm killed 33 and left thousands without shelter. Schools have been shut and traffic has been […]Continue Reading

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Madagascar Imposes Lockdown to Curb Coronavirus Infections

Web News 6 July 2020 642 0

Madagascar has placed one of its main regions, which covers the capital, Antananarivo, back under a strict lockdown following a surge in coronavirus infections. The government announced that the lockdown would come into effect on Monday and end on 20 July. It will include a ban on traffic in and out of the region and […]Continue Reading