A study for the irrigation of 20,000ht of land in the Tana Basin was delivered by the Tahal Group, a Netherlands based engineering company, to the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) on Monday, February 1, 2010.
Madagascar's transitional government is allowing the export of illegally harvested precious hardwoods as a source of revenue to keep itself afloat. Conservationists say the cost is incalculable, and the huge Indian Ocean Island stands to lose its status as one of the world's biological hotspots.
President Jacob Zuma is heading back to South Africa after the 14th African Union Summit concluded in Addis Ababa on Tuesday.
The Executive Secretary of SADC (Southern African Development Community), Tomas Salomao, believes that the political factions in Madagascar will return to the negotiating table very soon to achieve a lasting solution to the crisis that erupted when the mayor of Antananarivo, Andry Rajoelina, seized power last March.
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The African Union Summit in Ethiopia will assess the impact of information communication technology on the continent as well as other socio-economic and security developments. The theme of the Summit is "Information Communication Technologies in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Development".
Southern African leaders have dismissed plans by Malagasy leader Andry Rajoelina to hold unilaterally-organized elections in March.
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Heads of state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) decided in Maputo on Thursday night that Madagascar will remain suspended from all SADC bodies and activities until the restoration of constitutional order.
Southern African Development Community leaders have called for the return to dialogue in the ongoing political crisis in Madagascar.
The international community will try to resolve Madagascar’s political crisis by proposing to the country’s parties a compromise solution to their deadlock over the formation of a transitional government.
A tropical cyclone will "probably" hit Madagascar on 14 January, but a funding shortfall means the enormous Indian Ocean island maybe more vulnerable than usual.
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