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Torrential rains, floods kill dozens in Madagascar
At least 31 people have died in Madagascar after a week of heavy rains in the country's northwest, officials said on Saturday.
Heavy rain kills dozens in Madagascar
At least 21 people have died in Madagascar following almost a week of torrential rain in the north-west of the island, the government said on Friday.
Pope presses need for dignity of work for Madagascar’s poor
Pope Francis is pressing for the poor to have the dignity of work with a visit Sunday to a hilltop rock quarry in Madagascar where hundreds of people toil rather than scavenge in the biggest dump of the Indian Ocean nation's capital.
Hundreds of thousands flock to Pope Francis Madagascar mass
Thousands of people were gathering before dawn Sunday in the Madagascar capital Antananarivo, braving a cold windy morning to hear Pope Francis say mass on the second leg of his three-nation African tour.
Xenophobia: Madagascar cancels friendly with Bafana in South Africa
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Madagascar’s ‘angel makers’ flourish in ban on abortion
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.
Madagascan fans party all night over Super Eagles defeat
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Afcon: Super Eagles miss N162 million windfall following Madagascar loss
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Madagascar shock not creating any false illusions
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Hery Rajaonarimampianina alleges fraud in Madagascar vote
Former Madagascan president Hery Rajaonarimampianina on Thursday alleged that “many voting irregularities” pointed to fraud in this week’s election, heightening fears of a disputed result as counting continued.
Madagascar ex-presidents in final bid to return to power
Two former Madagascar presidents drew tens of thousands of supporters to rival rallies in the capital Antananarivo on Saturday as they entered the final stretch of their election campaign.
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