Madagascar
9 Apr 2020
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has said that tests will be carried out on a claimed plant-based "remedy" for the new coronavirus.
10 Dec 2019
Two people were killed in Madagascar after Cyclone Belna landed in the northwest of the country, causing heavy flooding and displacing hundreds, local authorities said Tuesday.
13 Nov 2019
Nigeria Rugby Sevens team ended at the eighth position at the Africa Cup Sevens Championship, which ended at the Bosman Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa at the weekend.
6 Nov 2019
Home-based members of the Nigeria rugby national 7s team (Black Stallions) will depart the country today to join their foreign-based counterparts in the Rugby Africa Sevens Olympic qualifiers billed to take place in Johannesburg this weekend.
18 Oct 2019
Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Madagascar overnight after stone-throwing demonstrators stormed the construction site of a controversial urban expansion project, police said Friday.
17 Oct 2019
Central African Republic topped an annual world hunger index on Tuesday as aid agencies warned that climate change was making it increasingly hard to feed the world. Aid agency Concern Worldwide, which co-compiles the Global Hunger Index, said progress towards a 2030 zero hunger target agreed by world leaders was “under threat or is being reversed”.
8 Sep 2019
Hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday gathered on the outskirts of the Madagascan capital Antananarivo to hear Pope Francis say mass and deliver a homily condemning "privilege and exclusion" on the second leg of his three-nation African tour.
1 Sep 2019
Volatiana keeps her secret behind a flimsy wooden gate, tucked along a red brick wall at the back of her vegetable garden in Madagascar's Antananarivo.
20 Jul 2019
Algeria ended a 29-year wait for a second Africa Cup of Nations title on Friday night with a 1-0 victory over Senegal, who again missed out in their quest for a maiden continental crown.
11 Jul 2019
Tournament surprise package Madagascar will be aiming to continue their historic run at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with victory over Tunisia...
7 Jul 2019
Africa Cup of Nations debutants Madagascar kept their remarkable run going on Sunday with a penalty shootout victory over the Democratic Republic...
7 Jul 2019
King Julien (the lion): Welcome to Madagascar. Marty the Zebra: Mada-who-ah? King Julien: No. Not who-ah. As-car Culled from the 3D cartoon, Madagascar Welcome to Madagascar, a country made popular by the 3D cartoon, Madagascar. Since the film, many have warmed up to the idea of spending their holidays in the country that is located…
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