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At least 24 people have died after two boats carrying mostly Somali nationals capsized off the coast of Madagascar, authorities said. The two boats carried a total of 70 passengers. “Efforts were underway to ensure the safe return of the survivors,” the Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The vessels …

A landslide killed 16 people on board a boat on Wednesday morning in the Menabe region of western Madagascar. The boat, carrying 26 passengers, was anchored on the Tsiribihina River when a landslide occurred nearby, killing 16 people instantly. The other 10 passengers were rescued and are unharmed, according to …

Malagasy authorities have asked the EU ambassador, Isabelle Delattre, to leave the island, following remarks she made that they said were critical of the government. The ambassador reportedly criticised a new law – that was passed in February – for convicted child rapists to be surgically castrated. The EU confirmed …

20 million people are severely affected by drought in southern Africa and will be unable to feed themselves until 2025, according to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). These millions of people are in Zimbabwe, southern Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. The World Food Programme’s Country Director for Zimbabwe, …

Madagascar’s High Constitutional Court on Friday declared incumbent President Andry Rajoelina as the winner of last month’s election, granting him a third term. Rajoelina got 58.96% of the votes cast, the court said after dismissing various challenges lodged against the provisional results announced by the electoral body. “Andry Rajoelina is …

Twenty-two migrants aboard a boat en route to the French island of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean, died in a shipwreck on Saturday off the coast of Madagascar, Malagasy maritime authorities announced on Monday. Forty-seven people were said to have taken the boat clandestinely, intending to reach Mayotte, but it …

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 …