Madagascar
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Sports
Madagascar: 12 killed in crowd crush at island games’ opening ceremony
At least 12 people have been killed in a crowd crush at a stadium in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, Prime Minister…
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Africa
Kidnap of child with albinism: Madagascar police shoot dead 19 protesters
At least 19 people were killed and 21 others injured after police in Madagascar’s south-eastern town of Ikongo opened fire…
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Africa
Cyclone sweeps whole villages away, kills 6 in Madagascar
At least six people have been killed and nearly 50,000 displaced after Cyclone Batsirai brought strong winds and rain to…
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Africa
Madagascar: Minister ‘swims for 12 hours’ after helicopter crashes at sea
A Madagascan government minister has said he swam for 12 hours to safety after his helicopter crashed at sea during…
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Africa
Madagascar arrests generals over plot to assassinate President Rajoelina
High-ranking army and police officials have been arrested in Madagascar in connection with a failed attempt to kill the country’s…
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Foreign
Madagascar opens first herbal medicine factory
Madagascar’s president on Friday launched the country’s first non-chemical herbal medicine factory that will boost the production of COVID-19 preventive…
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Health
Artemisia: The plant promoted as a herbal tonic
A drink using artemisia plant extracts was promoted by its leader, President Andry Rajoelina. There’s no evidence so far that…
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Foreign
Madagascar: President’s herbal tonic fails to halt COVID-19 spike
Cases have quadrupled in the past month in the Indian Ocean island, with more than 13,000 infections and 162 deaths…
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Health
Coronavirus: Madagascar hospitals ‘overwhelmed’
Hospitals in Madagascar have warned they are overwhelmed after a spike in coronavirus cases in a country where the president…
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Foreign
Madagascar lawmakers die after contracting coronavirus
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said two lawmakers have died after becoming infected with coronavirus, as he claimed a herbal concoction…
