Geopolitics

China planning to build military base in Indian Ocean region in Madagascar

Beijing: China is expanding its defence cooperation and making incursions into the Western Indian Ocean Region, where India traditionally has a significant presence, and it is eyeing a military base in Madagascar. more

Madagascar: Emergency teams deploy to areas hit hard by deadly cyclone

New York: Humanitarians are continuing to support Madagascar in the wake of Cyclone Batsirai which hammered the island nation this past weekend, the UN said on Thursday.

In Madagascar, pockets of famine as risks grow for children, warns WFP

New York: “Pockets of famine” have now been reported in Southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

Madagascar villagers learn dangers of outdoor defecation

New York, June 28 (JEN): The discussion with villagers starts early in the morning. Volunteers are invited to draw a map of their village on the ground with chalk. One woman’s sketc ...

Madagascar: UN chief commends nation on first round of peaceful elections

New York, Nov 30 (IBNS): The results of the first round of voting to choose Madagascar’s next President were announced on Wednesday, prompting the UN chief to commend the peaceful n ...

UN chief welcomes formation of unity government in Madagascar

New York: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the formation on Monday of a government of national unity in Madagascar led by a non-partisan Prime Ministe ...

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