We use cookies to improve your experience. By your continued use of this site you accept such use.
UNFPA - East and Southern Africa
Source: UNFPA - East and Southern Africa |

“Marriage is a choice”: Working with people with disabilities to address gender-based violence in Madagascar

Child marriage is one of the most common types of gender-based violence in Madagascar, with 40 per cent of girls married before they are 18

“I live with my six children, one of whom has a disability,” said 40-year-old Zeteny, from the Anôsy region in Madagascar’s Grand Sud region. “I look after my disabled son full-time, and my 14-year-old daughter had to leave school to work and support us.”  Years of successive droughts have wrought…

Save the Children
Source: Save the Children |

More than 22,500 children brace for a devastating storm as Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi to make landfall in Northern Madagascar

With thousands of people at risk from Tropical Storm Dikeledi's devastating impact, immediate rescue operations and humanitarian aid are desperately needed to save lives

 Families and children in Northern Madagascar are bracing for a deadly Tropical Storm, with fears of massive gusts of winds, violent storms and flooding which have prompted widespread evacuations, Save the Children said. According to the meteorological department, Northern Madagascar has been experiencing heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours…

Mercy Ships

  • Multimedia content

  • Images (6)
    • Fudia orthopedics patient after
    • Opening Dental Training Center at the University of Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry
    • Patient smiling after treatment at the newly completed University of Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry Dental School clinic
    • The Africa Mercy arrival in the Port of Toamasina in Tamatave Madagascar
    • The Global Mercy arriving into the Port of Freetown Sierra Leone
    • Fudia orthopedics patient before
  • All (6)
Source: Mercy Ships |

Mercy Ships 2024: A Year of Transformative Impact

Through its two hospital ships, the Global Mercy™ and the Africa Mercy®, the organization impacted thousands of lives by combining direct medical services with education, training, and advocacy programs

In 2024, Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.Africa) delivered life-changing healthcare and training across sub-Saharan Africa, marking significant milestones in its mission to provide free surgical care and build capacity in local healthcare systems. Through its two hospital ships, the Global Mercy™ and the Africa Mercy®, the organization impacted thousands of lives by…

World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

World Food Programme (WFP) and the Republic of Madagascar sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen food security and transform agricultural systems

The collaboration under the memorandum of understanding, effective from December 2024, will continue for a period of four years and is based national priorities and the sustainable development goals

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the World Food Programme (WFP) have reaffirmed their joint commitment to promoting food and nutrition security, strengthening the resilience of vulnerable groups, and transforming the country's food systems by signing a memorandum of understanding in Madagascar. This strategic cooperation is based on four…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

  • Multimedia content

  • Images (1)
    • The project supported by the African Development Fund through its Climate Action Window will help strengthen protection, conservation and sustainable use systems for natural capital and ecosystems in Madagascar
  • All (1)
Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |

Madagascar: African Development Fund approves a grant of over $9 million to strengthen protection and sustainable use systems for natural capital and ecosystems

The project will help secure the land in the protected areas concerned and support the local economy through income-generating activities

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (https://apo-opa.co/4iITWIP) – the African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) concessional financing window – approved a donation of $9.42 million to Madagascar to implement climate resilience through the Preservation of Biodiversity in National Parks Project. The grant, agreed on 18 December 2024 in…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

  • Multimedia content

  • Images (1)
    • The road corridor project supported by the African Development Fund will contribute to the economic and social integration of southern Madagascar by opening up the region
  • All (1)
Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |

Madagascar: African Development Bank Group grants a $165 million loan to develop roads in Southern Madagascar and facilitate trade

A significant part of the project involves reconstructing the Manombo bridge and creating two new two-lane bridges spanning 460 meters to enhance road connectivity

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $165 million loan to Madagascar to develop critical trade corridors and improve regional connectivity. The funding, granted on 11 December 2024 in Abidjan, will support the third phase of a major infrastructure project to improve trade…

Kingdom of Morocco - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates
Source: Kingdom of Morocco - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates |

Madagascar Inaugurates Embassy in Rabat

The Embassy of Madagascar is the 42nd African Embassy in the Kingdom, bringing the total of resident embassies in Rabat to 116

Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, MFA Nasser Bourita and his Malagasy peer Rafaravavitafika Rasata inaugurated the Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar in Rabat on Wednesday. Speaking at the ceremony, MFA Nasser Bourita pointed out that the inauguration of this Embassy comes amid celebrations of the…

World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

The Republic of Korea strengthens its commitment to food security in Madagascar

Through this contribution, WFP has procured 432 metric tons of food commodities including pulses, fortified vegetable oil and specialized nutritious foods

The World Food Programme (WFP) warmly welcomes an in-kind contribution of 10,000 metric tons of rice and a US$ 1 million cash contribution from the Republic of Korea (ROK), enabling WFP to enhance the lean season emergency food response to 548,000 vulnerable people, in the south and southeast of Madagascar,…

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Provides $22 Million to Support Resilience and Food Security in Madagascar

This assistance, which will be implemented by consortiums led by USAID partners Catholic Relief Services and Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture, will support marginalized households to build sustainable livelihoods

The United States, through USAID, is providing more than $22 million in additional assistance to build resilience and improve food security for Madagascar’s most vulnerable people. The funding, representing the first year of two new five-year resilience and food security projects, will help our partners reach up to 88,000 extremely…

Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM)
Source: Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) |

Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) urges African leaders and the international community to fulfill their commitments to climate justice

As COP29 takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024, world leaders are urged to maintain the momentum established at COP28

The Justice, Peace, and Development Commission of SECAM (www.SECAM.org), in collaboration with its Environment and Climate Change Working Group, is urging African leaders and the international community to prioritise public investment, improve energy infrastructure, and fulfill their commitments to climate justice and funding. These actions are vital for meeting the…