The outbreak is raging, at least in part, due to low immunisation rates. But unlike in more developed countries where parents refuse to vaccinate their children because of ... Read more »

Andry Rajoelina won 55.7% of the vote in a 19 December second round run-off against Marc Ravalomanana. Read more »

Partial results  show that Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana are neck and neck as election officials count ballot papers. The electoral commission has estimated voter ... Read more »

Voters in the island nation of Madagascar have cast their ballots for 36 candidates, including four former presidents who are trying to get back into power. Poll-watchers say this ... Read more »

Madagascar's abusive pre-trial detention disproportionately affects those who are poorest, not least because they cannot afford their own legal representation. Over the past ... Read more »

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has worked with an environmental science and conservation news organization to explore how a Malagasy business moved ... Read more »

Thirty Six candidates have been approved to run in the upcoming 7 November elections up from the thirty three in 2013, once again raising the old question of logistics, writes ... Read more »

There has been notable progress in Madagascar's political conflict since SADC Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa intervened when he took office over a year ago. Ramaphosa is working ... Read more »

The formation of a government of national unity follows a Constitutional Court decision on May 25 that called on President Hery Rajaonarimampianina to reform his administration and ... Read more »

Deep sea diving for the worm-like marine animals - a delicacy selling for hundreds of dollars in Asia - can lead to death, injury or paralysis, but many young men in the Indian ... Read more »