Facing unemployment and social tensions, young people in Madagascar are returning to ancestral possession rituals and ...

MAHAJANGA, Madagascar – Since he was 15, Ibrahim Ickbal, a 50-year-old father of two, has worked in the same jewellery shop in the city of Mahajanga, on Madagascar’s northern coast. Although he barely ...

Rice is a prominent feature of the Malagasy diet. Life is strongly dependent upon rice; it is not only a staple food, but also a vital component of Malagasy culture and philosophy. As the saying goes, ...

The Malagasy people of Madagascar carry the genes from ancestors in both nearby East Africa and also distant Borneo suggesting a big migration from Asia back to Africa 2,000 year ago, British ...

An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader on Friday. Col. Michael Randrianirina, the commander of an elite army unit, took the oath of office to ...

Malagasy people eat a lot of rice. Most of them three times a day. No other people in Africa eat as much rice as the Malagasy. Malagasy people eat a lot of rice. Most of them three times a day. No ...

At Hakanto Contemporary, a multifaceted non-profit art space in Madagascar’s bustling capital, Antananarivo, even the food at opening receptions doubles as an interactive installation. Take “Lamba ...

UN says 28,000 people could soon experience famine caused by climate change. Matt Alderton is a journalist who covers climate and environment issues, renewable energy, clean transportation, ...

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - A victim of superstition on her Indian Ocean island home, 29-year-old Zaely never knew her twin sister, who was raised by somebody else. They were born in southeast Madagascar ...