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August 24, 2026, 5:07 am
President Praised for Leadership During Madagascar Crisis
- [The Herald] President Mnangagwa delivers his keynote address during the 46th SADC Ordinary Summit at the International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa yesterday. - Picture: Presidential Photographer Tawanda Mudimu Kudakwashe Mugari in DURBAN, South Africa
In Madagascar, Gen-Z Overthrew a Corrupt Regime but the Battle Against State Capture Has Barely Begun
- [The Conversation Africa] Youth-led demonstrations that shook Madagascar in late 2025 began as protests over water and electricity shortages. They quickly evolved into bigger demands for political change, forcing president Andry Rajoelina into exile. The Gen-Z protesters (most born between 1997 and 2012) spoke of dignity, corruption and a broken social contract.
Returning Bones to Madagascar Doesn't Just Right a Colonial Wrong - Why a Royal Skull Still Has Power
- [The Conversation Africa] France's Ministry of Culture handed over three Malagasy skulls to Harea Georges Kamamy, the reigning king (ampagnito) of the Sakalava people in Menabe, a western region of Madagascar, on 26 August 2025. The skulls had been held for more than a century in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris.
Rampant Kidnappings Spread Fear and Insecurity in Madagascar
- [ISS] Curbing this violent crime wave could make or break the transitional government - and solutions will require more than military deployment.
Invasive Rats Are Stopping Small Mammals From Returning to Madagascar's Regenerating Forests - Study
- [The Conversation Africa] In south-eastern Madagascar, patches of forest that were once cut down to make way for farms are slowly naturally regenerating after being left to lie fallow. But recovering a native forest needs more than just gaining tree cover. The animals that once lived in these forests also need to make their way back so that the forest can function the way it used to.
