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Madagascar law allowing castration of child rapists prompts criticism from rights groups
Read full article: Madagascar law allowing castration of child rapists prompts criticism from rights groupsMadagascarโs Parliament has passed a law allowing for the chemical and in some cases surgical castration of those found guilty of the rape of a minor.
Madagascar president on course for reelection as supporters claim they were promised money to vote
Read full article: Madagascar president on course for reelection as supporters claim they were promised money to voteMadagascar President Andry Rajoelina is on course for reelection in a vote boycotted by most opposition candidates.
Madagascarโs incumbent President Rajoelina takes early lead in vote marked by boycott, low turnout
Read full article: Madagascarโs incumbent President Rajoelina takes early lead in vote marked by boycott, low turnoutMadagascarโs incumbent President Andry Rajoelina has taken a commanding lead in the island nationโs presidential election, which is being boycotted by the majority of candidates and is marked by low turnout.
Madagascar police impose curfew on eve of presidential election, after polling stations torched
Read full article: Madagascar police impose curfew on eve of presidential election, after polling stations torchedMadagascar police have imposed a night-time curfew in the capital after the torching of some polling stations ahead of a presidential election set for Thursday.
Crush of people at opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games in Madagascar kills at least 12
Read full article: Crush of people at opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games in Madagascar kills at least 12A crush of people at a stadium in Madagascar has left at least 12 dead and 85 injured as sports fans attended the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games.
Cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar but quickly weakens on land
Read full article: Cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar but quickly weakens on landOfficials in Madagascar say that Cyclone Batsirai has caused the deaths of 20 people and made more than 55,000 others homeless after slamming into the islandโs eastern coast.
Madagascar court jails 2 Frenchmen for plotting failed coup
Read full article: Madagascar court jails 2 Frenchmen for plotting failed coupA court in Madagascar has convicted two French citizens of having plotted a failed coup against President Andry Rajoelina and sentenced them to 10 years and 20 years of forced labor.
In southern Madagascar, 'nothing to feed our children'
Read full article: In southern Madagascar, 'nothing to feed our children'Children shelter from the sun in Ankilimarovahatsy, Madagascar, a village in the far south of the island where most children are acutely malnourished, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. โWe, the parents, have nothing to feed our children aside from tamarind and the cactus that we find around us,โ she said. Mothers are now trying to feed their children with unripe mangoes, and with tamarind mixed with clay. One mother, Toharano, said four of her 14 children died in June and July. โThe children wake in the night, hungry.โThe names of the dead are kept in a notebook held by the village leader, Refanampy.
Madagascar stadium stampede kills 16 during celebrations
Read full article: Madagascar stadium stampede kills 16 during celebrationsBernard Gagnon/Wikimedia(CNN) - A stampede at a stadium during Madagascar's independence day celebrations killed 16 people and left 101 people injured, an official told CNN. The incident happened at the entrance of the stadium as the crowd jostled to get through the gate at the Mahamasina stadium in the capital Antananarivo. The president wished the wounded a speedy recovery and announced his government would foot the hospital bill for those injured. "My wife and I are upset by the tragic jostling at the entrance to the #Mahamasina stadium. Nearly 40 soccer fans were injured and one person was crushed to death last September as they tried to gain entrance to the same stadium.