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22 Inmates Escaped From Madagascar Prison

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:45:15 GMT

According to local media, after a careful plan made over the Christmas period, twenty two inmates managed to breakout yesterday from a prison outside the capital Antananarivo.

West Africa: Technip Spreads Its Wings in West Africa, Expands Facilities

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:41:06 GMT

TECHNIP confirms the expansion of its state-of-the-art Angoflex umbilical manufacturing plant in Lobito, Angola to meet growing demand for longer length and larger diameter products on the West African market. Established in 2002, Angoflex is a joint venture between Technip and the Angolan national oil company Sonangol.

Twenty-two escape from Madagascar prison

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:30:16 GMT

Twenty two inmates managed on Sunday to break out of a prison outside the capital Antananarivo in a breakout prepared over the Christmas period, local media reported on Monday.

Essar mulls $140-million investment

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:01:04 GMT

Essar Oil plans to invest around $140 million over the next four years hunting for oil and gas in its assets acquired overseas, senior company official said.

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Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:50:57 GMT

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Blight hits world's vanilla supply

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:51:46 GMT

Savour the egg-nog while you can - a lethal disease is wiping out vanilla plantations in Madagascar, the world's major producer of the spice.

Madagascar: Television station is forced to stop broadcasting

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:41:53 GMT

Following its broadcast of an exiled opponent, Madagascar television station VIVA has been ordered by the government to stop broadcasting.

Durban's unsung heroes

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:23:04 GMT

By R W Johnson Percey Mayer was born in Mauritius and studied engineering in London but moved to Tananarive, Madagascar, in 1934 to represent his family firm there.

I Prefer Chocolate Anyway

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:20:59 GMT

Savor the egg-nog while you can - a lethal disease is wiping out vanilla plantations in Madagascar, the world's major producer of the spice.

Madgascar, Kenya question widsom of foreign land deals

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:12:34 GMT

Following national and international outrage, the land deal that would have let South Korean firm Daewoo Logistics lease a large swath of Madagascar's arable land, was finally rejected. The number of reported land deals between wealthy countries and developing nations, struck in an effort to prevent food shortages, continues to grow. Similar agreements are also allegedly in the works between United Arab Emirates and Sudan.

Malagasy TV station arbitrarily censored

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:47:16 GMT

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Mozambique: Government Closes TV Station Owned By Political Rival

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:32:29 GMT

Reporters Without Borders condemns the government's closure of Viva TV since 13 December, after it broadcast a message by former President Didier Ratsiraka.

Madagascar: Government Closes TV Station Owned By Political Rival

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:12:44 GMT

Reporters Without Borders condemns the government's closure of Viva TV on the night of 13 to 14 December 2008, after the station broadcast a message by former president Didier Ratsiraka. The authorities accused the station, owned by the mayor of Antananarivo, of broadcasting statements liable to "disturb public order and security." Ratsiraka has lived in exile in Paris since 2002.

MADAGASCAR: Lemur virus gives clues to evolution of HIV

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:44:02 GMT

The discover of a HIV-like virus in Madagascar's grey mouse lemur suggests such viruses have been around for millions of years longer than previously thought ANTANANARIVO, 16 December 2008 - A squirrel sized ...

MADAGASCAR: Lemur virus gives clues to evolution of HIV

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:09:59 GMT

ANTANANARIVO Tuesday, December 16, 2008 (IRIN) - A squirrel sized lemur from Madagascar has given scientists new evidence about the origins of the HI virus and opened up promising new avenues for investigation.

Madagascar: French Authorities Ban Play on Historic Independence Battle

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:29:38 GMT

A theater performance to commemorate a historical date in the battle for independence of Madagascar, March 29, 1947 has been banned without explanation in the Southern region of Africa the Indian Ocean by French regional authorities..

Customs News of the Weird and Book Report

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:26:57 GMT

Thursday, December 11, 2008 Customs News of the Weird and Book Report I did read The Lizard King by Bryan Christy and found it thoroughly interesting.

AFRICA: Tell us more – Children call for sex education

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:50:24 GMT

DAKAR Thursday, December 11, 2008 (IRIN) - Children in sub-Saharan Africa want to know more about sex and how to protect themselves from HIV, but taboos surrounding children's sexuality can mean life-saving information is kept from them, according to an international NGO.

Madagascar: Living in the Cyclone Belt is Not Easy

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:49:12 GMT

Every year the rains flood large parts of Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo, displacing thousands of its poorest inhabitants. Now a combination of rapid urbanisation and increasingly violent cyclones as a result of climate change may threaten to bring increasing devastation to the city, say experts.

MADAGASCAR: Living in the cyclone belt is not easy

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:08:57 GMT

Every year the rains flood large parts of Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo, displacing thousands of its poorest inhabitants.

MADAGASCAR: Living in the cyclone belt is not easy

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:09:58 GMT

ANTANANARIVO Thursday, December 11, 2008 (IRIN) - Every year the rains flood large parts of Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo, displacing thousands of its poorest inhabitants. Now a combination of rapid urbanisation and increasingly violent cyclones as a result of climate change may threaten to bring increasing devastation to the city, say experts.

Rare animal smuggler convicted in Madagascar

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:05:07 GMT

A South African man accused of trying to smuggle hundreds of rare chameleons, snakes, lizards and frogs out of Madagascar inside his jacket and luggage was convicted Tuesday and sentenced to a year in jail.

Man sentenced in Madagascar animals smuggling case

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:55:43 GMT

A South African man accused of trying to smuggle hundreds of rare chameleons, snakes, lizards and frogs out of Madagascar inside his jacket and hand luggage has been convicted and sentenced to a year in jail.

Jo van Niekerk, a 29-year-old zoology student, was arrested in November after the animals were found in his baggage and clothing at the airport.

Van Niekerk's lawyer says he will appeal Tuesday's ruling, though acknowledges the verdict could have been worse.

Police officials say a separate arrest warrant has been issued for an alleged accomplice who they say is on the run.

Man sentenced in Madagascar animals smuggling case

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:36:10 GMT

Van Niekerk's lawyer says he will appeal Tuesday's ruling, though acknowledges the verdict could have been worse.

SOUTHERN AFRICA: The long road to male circumcision

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:30:03 GMT

DAKAR Monday, December 08, 2008 (IRIN) - Looking to get circumcised to reduce your risk of HIV infection? If you’re living in Southern Africa, you might have a long wait until services become more widely available.

Deadly, incurable vanilla fungus hits Madagascar

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:29:09 GMT

Madagascar farming officials say a deadly and incurable crop disease has spread widely in the island's main vanilla-producing area.

Assessment teams say in a report released Monday that the world's main vanilla producer has to radically change farming methods to fight the fungus attacking plants at the root.

Malagasy agronomic research chief Simeon Rakotomamonjy says the situation is 'critical.' He says the disease has hit 80 percent of plantations around Sambava and Andapa, two of three main centers of vanilla production on the Indian Ocean island's northeast coast.

Deadly, incurable vanilla fungus hits Madagascar

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:51:41 GMT

Moving on general news and financial services. Assessmen4 teams sa9 in a repor4 released Monda9 that the world's main vanilla producer has to radically change farming methods to figh4 the fungus attacking ...

Four prisoners try to escape in Madagascar

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:14:15 GMT

A total of four prisoners have tried to escape in Madagscar recently, with two prisoners shot dead by the police on Friday and the other one arrested later, local media reported on Saturday.

Cameroon: Interview with Muntu Valdo

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:38:19 GMT

Dulce Camer interviews Cameroonian musician Muntu Valdo, whose music can be described as a mix of bossa nova, afro-cuban, blues, soul and funk.

Madagascar: Too Few Sharks is a Bad Thing

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:08:55 GMT

Coastal communities in southwestern Madagascar, who risk their lives travelling long distances in dugout canoes to supply a lucrative demand for shark fins, face an uncertain future as unsustainable fishing practices threaten the survival of the marine resources on which they depend.

MADAGASCAR: Too few sharks is a bad thing

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:29:24 GMT

MADAGASCAR: Too few sharks is a bad thing

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:50:28 GMT

TOLIARA Thursday, December 04, 2008 (IRIN) - Coastal communities in southwestern Madagascar, who risk their lives travelling long distances in dugout canoes to supply a lucrative demand for shark fins, face an uncertain future as unsustainable fishing practices threaten the survival of the marine resources on which they depend.

Lawyer heads to Ghana for 3rd African campaign

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:18:50 GMT

Larry S. Gibson will be jetting off to Ghana Wednesday night to give a presidential candidate closing daysa advice in advance of the African nationa s election on Sunday.

Madagascar: Fighting complacency on World AIDS Day

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:18:36 GMT

On world AIDS day, Malagasy bloggers reminded their readers that despite the progress made in the field of AIDS therapy and HIV prevention, one cannot afford to be complacent about preventing the disease. During his weekly address to the nation, the president of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana reminded his fellow citizens that there is no development without health care and encouraged nonprofit organizations and faith-based associations to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Akany Avoko - A safe haven

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:08:16 GMT

Earlier this year, Dunedin residents Gil and Wyn Barbezat travelled to Madagascar, one of the world's poorest countries, to spend two months volunteering.

Malagasy Designer is one of the victims of the Mumbai Attacks

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:57:17 GMT

Gaelle Mann writes that Malagasy-born designer Loumia Hiridjee and her husband Mourad Amrasy were among the casualties of the attacks at the Oberoi Restaurant in Mumbai .

24-Nov-08 - Other Pontifical Acts

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:14:13 GMT

VATICAN CITY, 24 NOV 2008 - The Holy Father: - Appointed Bishop Paul Mandla Khumalo C.M.M. of Witbank, South Africa, as metropolitan archbishop of Pretoria , South Africa and as military ordinary for South ...

AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Coadjutor Bishop of Port-Berge appointed

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:57:46 GMT

The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on November 24, 2008, appointed Fr. Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P., Diocesan Director of Catholic Education, of the Diocese of Mahajanga, as Coadjutor Bishop of ...

Twenty prisoners escaped in Madagascar

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:19:54 GMT

Twenty prisoners were reportedly escaped from a prison last Sunday in Ambositra, a town 258 km south of here.

Madagascar: A world away

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:59:43 GMT

Published: Monday, November 24, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 24, 2008 at 4:37 a.m. Being away and traveling can be a life-changing and mind-transforming experience, but it can also be ...

Review of the South Korean land deal that sparked controversy in Madagascar

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:08:07 GMT

South Korea has just leased half of all the arable land in Madagascar according to the Financial Times. This has stirred quite a debate in the Malagasy blogosphere about land sovereignty and economic development. It is still unclear whether the land deal has actually been signed by both parties. Meanwhile, bloggers are arguing whether this sort of deal should be considered "neo-colonialism".South Korea has just struck a 99 year deal with Madagascar to lease an area half the size of Belgium to grow palm oil and no less than half of South Korea's corn demands [..] Carl Atkins, of consultants Bidwells Agribusiness, said Daewoo Logistics' investment in Madagascar was the largest it had seen. "The project does not surprise me, as countries are looking to improve food security but its size it does surprise me.

Daewoo Logistics: FT is Lies! All Lies

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:01:13 GMT

Or so reports the Maeil Gyeongje, from whom it claims the FT got its story in the first place.

AFRICA: World crises “must not detract from poverty eradication”

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:20:12 GMT

ADDIS ABABA Friday, November 21, 2008 (IRIN) - Initiatives aimed at eradicating poverty in Africa must continue, despite global financial, food, energy and environmental crises, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Asha-Rose Migiro, said on 20 November.

Global Voices Online Madagascar: Brides-for-Sale just one harsh reality of poverty

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:52:30 GMT

Patricia, Foko blogger who recently had the opportunity to speak at the Interdependence day in Brussels, reports cases of teenage girls who are put up for sale by their parents

Madagascar enthusiastic at corn deal with Daewoo

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:51:25 GMT

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar : Madagascar officials are enthusiastic about a company's big farming plans for an undeveloped area but say the deal won't go ahead if it threatens the island's unique ecology.

Madagascar: Bracing for Storm Season

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:38:00 GMT

All eyes are glued to the radar screen in anticipation of the cyclone season in Madagascar, and this year the authorities and their humanitarian partners hope not be caught off guard.