Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic, , ) is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (at , the fourth-largest island in the world), as well as ...  

Cyclone Giovanna was expected to make landfall on February 13th at 23h00 local time in Madagascar. Malagasy Bloggers  have set up  a citizen reporting  platform  to crowd source information during the storm.  If you have any relevant information regarding the cyclone, you can share those with mutliple channels: via  SMS...  

As the center of the storm passes just south of Antananarivo, it will be a Category 1 storm. The latest satellite imagery shows a very well-defined eye although indications ... to ever form in the southwestern Indian Ocean. That storm struck Madagascar ...  

[IRIN] Johannesburg - A category four tropical storm, Cyclone Giovanna, is expected to make landfall on 14 February close to the Madagascan east coast town of Toamasina and thereafter head for the capital Antananarivo.  

The 15-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) reiterated its stance on the island's political stand-off after a failed bid by Ravalomanana, who was ousted by Andry Rajoelina in 2009, to return home last month. "It's a very clear position that ...  

The Democratic Alliance has called for an investigation into a claim that South Africa was used as a transit point for riot-control weapons by ousted Madagascan president Marc Ravalomanana in 2009. The claim was contained in a leaked United States state ...  

A dangerous Tropical Cyclone has formed in the Indian Ocean, and has its sights set on the island of Madagascar. Tropical Cyclone Giovanna is currently north of the islands of Port Louis and Reunion, and is tracking southwest toward the eastern Madagascar ...  

[SAR] Madagascar's transitional president, Andry Rajoelina, is facing internal revolt in his inner circle as he battles to stave off implementation of the SADC elections roadmap and hold on to power on the troubled island.  

Antananarivo — A campaign against the plague - the first of its kind - was launched on 2 February in two Malagasy detention centres with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). In all, more than 3,600 people held in the Maison ...  

The twelfth tropical depression formed in the Southern Indian Ocean today and quickly became a tropical storm, dubbed Tropical Storm 12S. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the storm and captured infrared data that revealed a quickly developing tropical cyclone with powerful thunderstorms around its center of circulation.  

The actress will join Bryan Cranston, Frances McDormand and Martin Short among the latest celebrities to sign up for the sequel, which will bring back Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith and David Schwimmer as escaped zoo creatures. The new film ...  

This time, they will be traveling through Europe. The cast includes Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen, David Schwimmer, Chris Rock, and Jada Pinkett Smith. Reuters reported recently that three new actors have also been added to the voice cast for the animated film.  

In entertainment, unlike Wall Street, past performance is a perfectly reliable indicator of future results. As a result, it's always been a bit of a puzzler to me why I greatly enjoy Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley's Kim Possible and liked their live-action ...  

The South Carolina Aquarium is betting that adorable ring-tailed lemurs, a panther chameleon and other exotic critters will make for a popular new attraction when Madagascar Journey opens in early May. Lemurs are a popular draw at aquariums and ...  

SAR (Johannesburg)-The government of Andry Rajoelina in Madagascar is colluding with France to prevent the return of ousted president Marc Ravalomanana to the island, undermining the SADC Road Map agreed upon last year to return Madagascar to political and economic stability.