IMF says Madagascar economy on the mend
Madagascar's economy is showing signs of recovery, although spending in key sectors like health and education remain under pressure.
'40 percent' of Madagascar budget lost to corruption: PM
Madagascar's Prime Minister Roger Kolo has vowed to stamp out corruption after revealing that 40 percent of his country's budget is lost to graft.
Madagascar names prime minister after deadlock
After months of post-election deadlock Madagascar's president named a new prime minister Friday, tapping the relatively unknown doctor Roger Kolo for the post.
Madagascar votes for new president
Madagascans voted Friday for a new president and parliament in run-off elections aimed at pulling the island out of the political and economic doldrums and restoring democracy.
Madagascar vote results trickle in
Madagascar began announcing results in dribs and drabs Saturday after its first post-coup presidential elections, with only 52 polling stations out of 20,001 reported in the morning.
Madagascar hopes post-coup presidential vote will end crisis
Poverty-wracked Madagascar began voting Friday in long-delayed presidential elections meant to restore democracy and pull the country out of the crisis it plunged into after a 2009 coup.
Tiny rainforest frogs hear with their mouths
Some of the tiniest frogs on Earth have no middle ears or eardrums but can hear by using their mouths.
Madagascar strongman says won't run in vote if rivals withdraw
Madagascar leader Andry Rajoelina has vowed to withdraw his controversial candidacy for upcoming presidential polls if his rivals do the same, as mediators scramble to save a deal aimed at ending a four-year political deadlock.
Rare find: two new species join primate club
Scientists Tuesday made a rare live addition to the order of primates, unveiling two new species of mouse lemur -- tiny, big-eyed animals that inhabit the forests of Madagascar.
Madagascar's hungry eat grasshoppers after deadly cyclone
With small, silent steps, 10-year-old Borikely carefully picks her way through the tall grass of a Madagascar field in search of her dinner. She's hunting for grasshoppers, which she'll catch with a stick.
Kazakhstan and Madagascar Foreign Ministers discussed cooperation in Astana
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov met with his colleague from Madagascar Pierrot Jocelyn Rajaonarivelo in Astana.