Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria LIVE: AFCON qualifier result, latest updates and fan reaction Super Eagles fail to build on win over Madagascar as qualification for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations continues Evening Standard · Sep 29
Murdered for their eyes: people with albinism living in terror in Madagascar The country is struggling to address a rise in attacks, with a record 13 people – mostly children – killed this year for body parts, which some believe can bring good fortune The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
Nigeria XI vs Guinea-Bissau: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for AFCON qualifier Eric Chelle makes three changes to Super Eagles side Evening Standard · Sep 28
Inside the business of gony bags, Madagascar's ubiquitous plastic sacks Go anywhere in Madagascar and you'll find gony – large woven polypropylene sacks used to transport and store everything from vanilla to cement. For the past 50 years, these hard-wearing bags have been manufactured and sold by a family-run business outside the capital. Now the company finds itself seeking new… Radio France Internationale · Sep 27
Nigeria prevail but Senegal draw on Vieira's debut in 2027 AFCON qualifiers Powerhouse outfits Nigeria and Morocco launched their campaigns to reach the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals with victories over Madagascar and Gabon respectively on Friday night as World Cup participants Senegal and Egypt were held to draws. Radio France Internationale · Sep 25
Nigeria XI vs Madagascar: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest Star striker Victor Osimhen has been ruled out through injury Evening Standard · Sep 23
In 2019, Aidan Gallagher linked fan pledges to mangrove planting in Madagascar. 6 years later, the campaign had planted 113,706 trees and removed 38 million kg of carbon In July 2025, UNEP announced a $7.1 million grant-supported initiative for Madagascar that includes plans to restore 3,000 hectares of mangroves and coastal forests while benefiting vulnerable coastal communities. Aiden Gallagher's campaign is therefore part of a much wider story—one in which individual pledges, community restoration and international climate action… The Economic Times · Sep 22
Nigeria reveal Victor Osimhen injury update as major squad change confirmed Super Eagles begin Africa Cup of Nations qualifying with double-header Evening Standard · Sep 20
Scammers Just Lost $52M in One Day as US Strike Force Hits Chinese-Run Crypto Fraud Networks US authorities seized more than $52M linked to Xinbi Guarantee, an alleged crypto marketplace used by scam networks, and raided 13 compounds in Madagascar. International Business Times UK · Sep 14
Florida Lemurs Aid Rainforest: Visitor encounters fund tree planting; link supports Madagascar In North Florida, a wildlife center is now home to four red-ruffed lemurs, whose presence aids in funding crucial rainforest restoration projects in Madagascar. Visitor interactions facilitate the planting of thousands of trees each year. These critically endangered lemurs act as ambassadors for conservation, offering Florida visitors a unique opportunity… The Times of India · Sep 9
Visa Pour l'Image: Tato wins top prize for Madagascar protest coverage AFP photographer Luis Tato on Saturday won the top award at the prestigious Visa Pour l'Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, southern France. Radio France Internationale · Sep 6
Spanish photographer Luis Tato wins top prize for Madagascar protest coverage AFP photographer Luis Tato on Saturday won the top prize at the prestigious Visa Pour l'Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France. Radio France Internationale · Sep 6
Conspiracy Theorists Think a 'Lost Continent' Linked to Aliens Was Destroyed by Ancient 'Nuclear War' The myth of Lemuria, a 'lost continent' linked to aliens and ancient nuclear war, persists despite scientific evidence debunking its existence. International Business Times UK · Aug 24
What Narmada Valley Dinosaur Fossils Revealed About India's Prehistoric Past and Gondwana The Femur That Started EverythingIn 1828, William Henry Sleeman, better known for suppressing the Thuggee cult, pulled a massive fossilised femur from the banks of the Narmada near Jabalpur. He sent it to Calcutta, where it was eventually identified as belonging to a creature no living person had ever seen.… Times Life · Aug 24
Times Life · Aug 18 Five Uninhabited Islands Along India's Coastline Where the Absence of Resorts Is the Whole Point The island that does not perform for youMost travel is a transaction. You pay; the place delivers atmosphere. Netrani Island, off the Karnataka coast near Murudeshwar, refuses that contract. There are no guesthouses on Netrani, no chai stalls, no laminated menus with a "local special." What there is: a limestone…
The Conversation · Aug 17 4,000-year-old rock painting in Indonesia offers clues to one of humanity’s greatest migrations Some 4,200 years ago, people started to leave what is now Taiwan to migrate to the thousands of islands to the south, spanning as far west as Madagascar in the western Indian Ocean and as far east as Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
The Conversation · Aug 17 Returning bones to Madagascar doesn’t just right a colonial wrong: why a royal skull still has power France’s Ministry of Culture handed over three Malagasy skulls to Harea Georges Kamamy, the reigning king (ampagnito) of the Sakalava people in Menabe, a western region of Madagascar, on 26 August 2025. The skulls had been held for more than a century in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris.
The Conversation · Aug 17 In Madagascar, Gen-Z overthrew a corrupt regime but the battle against state capture has barely begun Youth-led demonstrations that shook Madagascar in late 2025 began as protests over water and electricity shortages. They quickly evolved into bigger demands for political change, forcing president Andry Rajoelina into exile. The Gen-Z protesters (most born between 1997 and 2012) spoke of dignity, corruption and a broken social contract.
Times Life · Aug 17 St Mary Islands, Karnataka: The Hexagonal Basalt Rock Formation That Rewrites What a Beach Can Be The Ground Beneath You Is WrongYou have been to beaches before. You know what they feel like underfoot, the give of wet sand, the gravel that shifts, the occasional flat stone. Nothing prepares you for St Mary Islands. The moment you step off the boat from Malpe and onto the…
The Independent UK · Aug 6 This African city thought cable cars could fix its traffic gridlock. It was wrong Madagascar's capital hoped to solve its traffic gridlock with a cable car system that carried commuters above it
The Conversation · Aug 3 Invasive rats are stopping small mammals from returning to Madagascar’s regenerating forests – study In south-eastern Madagascar, patches of forest that were once cut down to make way for farms are slowly naturally regenerating after being left to lie fallow. But recovering a native forest needs more than just gaining tree cover. The animals that once lived in these forests also need to make…
International Business Times UK · Jul 30 Professor Goes Viral After Hidden AI Trap Exposes 32 ChatGPT Cheaters: 'Everyone Failed' Discover how Dr Jason Gibson of Alcorn State University exposed 32 students using ChatGPT for exams, sparking a debate on AI's impact on academic integrity and university cheating.
France 24 · Jul 28 Chad to withdraw from International Criminal Court In tonight's edition: Chad is pulling out of the International Criminal Court, accusing it of bias against Africa. Also, in Madagascar, nearly 200 people have been reported missing this year. Finally, centuries-old medinas in the Comoros have gained UNESCO World Heritage status.
Radio France Internationale · Jul 20 Madagascar's wave of disappearances exposes 'deeper institutional failings' A recent surge in disappearances and violent killings on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar has fuelled fears across the country and prompted the government to deploy hundreds of security personnel. Anti-corruption campaigner Ketakandriana Rafitoson, of Transparency International Initiative Madagascar, told RFI the violence reflects a broader "crisis of confidence"…
Times Life · Jul 5 What Humpback Whales Are Communicating Through Their Songs and Who Is Listening in the Ocean The song is not random noiseA single humpback whale singing in the North Pacific can produce a sound sequence lasting up to 30 minutes, then repeat it almost exactly. Over weeks, the song changes, new phrases inserted, old ones dropped, and every male in the same ocean basin makes the…