Madagascar

Madagascar’s president has sacked his foreign minister, Richard Randriamandrato, for voting at the United Nations to condemn Russia’s annexation of four partially occupied regions of Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing two sources in the president’s office. Last Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn what it called Russia’s …

At least 20 people have been killed and several others displaced by Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar, the head of the United Nations food aid agency in the country said on Monday. Cyclone Batsirai slammed into the Indian Ocean island late on Saturday, knocking down houses and electricity lines along the …

A tropical storm has caused havoc in southern Africa, killing at least 34 people in Madagascar and three more in Mozambique and knocking out power in most parts of Malawi, the BBC reports. According to Malagasy authorities, nearly 65,000 people have been made homeless. Parts of the capital, Antananarivo, are …

At least 10 people have died and two others injured in Madagascar following heavy rains in the capital, Antananarivo. More than 500 were displaced by the storm on Tuesday. The National Office for Risk and Disaster Management said the rains caused flooding, landslides and damaged homes and roads. The meteorological …

Nearly 46 people are known to be dead in the south-east of Madagascar during an affrontement between cattle thieves and the residents of two villages. Around 120 armed men carried out the raid on two villages, Ambohitsohy and Vohitsimbe. Read also: Uganda: places of worship open, schools remain closed Clashes …