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Andry Rajoelina: The Story Behind Madagascar’s President
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina, who came to power in a 2009 coup, faces growing student protests fueled by corruption and a struggling economy. The...
Cosmopolitanism and Global Solidarity in Collective Action for Madagascar’s Famine
The term “cosmopolitanism” finds its roots in the Greek word “kosmopolitês,ˮ meaning “citizen of the world.” Based on this lexical definition, cosmopolitanism is the...
As Growth Slows, Madagascar Needs a New Reform Drive
The latest economic update for Madagascar suggests that the economy is facing new headwinds following bouts of COVID-19, a series of extreme weather events...
Madagascar: ‘World cannot look away’ as 1.3 million face severe hunger
The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in the south are facing severe hunger, the top...
Madagascar: Severe drought could spur world’s first climate change famine
More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could become the first famine caused by climate change,...
Humanitarian crisis looms in Madagascar amid drought and pandemic
In southern Madagascar, “famine-like conditions” have doubled the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance compared with last year, to more than 1.3...
Madagascar Needs Bold Reforms to Reopen the Country
The latest World Bank economic update for Madagascar estimates that the economy contracted by 4.2 percent in 2020 due to COVID-19 disruptions to global...
World Bank Supports Madagascar’s Digital Transformation
The World Bank approved on September 29th, 2020 a $140 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) Scale Up Facility and a $3...
Rosewood conservation: A success story from Madagascar
For Madagascar farmer Edmond, who goes by one name, it was a breakthrough. In 2019 he perfected a complicated technique to grow a rare...
Madagascar: World Bank Provides $75M to Mitigate the Impacts of COVID-19 and Support Recovery
The World Bank Board of Directors recently approved a US$75 million development policy operation for Madagascar to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
The Madagascar COVID-19 Response Development Policy Financing will help close a financing gap caused by...