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Madagascar: Sorry, Your Problems Aren't Hot Enough
ISS, 7 October 2015
Madagascar is world famous. Mention the island, the planet's fourth largest, and most people think of its astonishing biodiversity, its lemurs, or - especially - the eponymous… Read more »
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Madagascar: Madagascar's Food Crisis - Chronic Malnutrition Is Stunting Mental Capacity
Daily Maverick, 28 September 2015
On the surface, this is a story about food, and Madagascar. But it's actually about something else entirely. It's about how generations of Malagasy children have been… Read more »
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Madagascar: 'Get Rich Quick' With Pink Sapphires - For Some
Africa In Fact, 31 July 2015
In the early 1990s, only 40 people lived in Ilakaka, a sleepy village off the beaten path in south-west Madagascar more than 700km from Antananarivo, the capital of the rugged… Read more »
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Madagascar: Madagascar Votes in Milestone Municipal Election
UNDP, 31 July 2015
Voters today headed to the polls in Madagascar to elect mayors and local officials. The election was one of the final steps of a Southern African Development Community… Read more »
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Madagascar: Madagascar Sees a New Generation of Women Leaders
UNFPA, 11 August 2015
"I used to tell young people to stand up for their ideas," said Tiana Razafinimanana, in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. Today, she is not only helping the country's young… Read more »
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Madagascar: Empowering Malagasy Women Through Climate-Smart Raffia Production
ITC, 18 August 2015
Support for women's associations in Madagascar to enhance raffia production is also helping the conservation of biodiversity in the Makira Natural Park. Read more »
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Madagascar: Aina Means Life in Madagascar - It Also Means Greater Access to Food
WFP, 22 September 2015
Vulnerable communities in Behara, in drought-hit southern Madagascar, participate in an European Union-funded food for assets programme Read more »
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Madagascar: AfDB Approves Rural Youth Enterprise Project for Food Security in Madagascar
African Development Bank (AfDB), 23 September 2015
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved two loans amounting to US$ 24.55 million for Madagascar to help reduce the country's food insecurity and fragility. Read more »