Tag: Madagascar
Roads or rice fields – Madagascar’s highway dilemma
The red, wooden post hammered into the ground near the Malagasy village of Ambohidava heralds a change that will alter…
Madagascar president’s herbal tonic fails to halt Covid-19 spike
Hospitals in Madagascar have been struggling to cope with a surge of Covid-19 cases, while the president has been promoting…
Madagascar ‘appeals for Covid-19 support’
Madagascar’s health ministry has sent out an urgent request for help to partner agencies and health institutions as Covid-19 cases…
Madagascar imposes lockdown to curb coronavirus infections
Madagascar has placed one of its main regions, which covers the capital, Antananarivo, back under a strict lockdown following a…
Coronavirus: Madagascar minister fired over $2m lollipop order
Madagascar’s education minister has been fired over plans to order more than $2m (£1.6m) worth of sweets for schoolchildren. Rijasoa…
Madagascar records first coronavirus death
Madagascar has recorded its first death of a patient with coronavirus, according to an official announcement made on television. The…