(English) Rajoelina leaves Madagascar amid unrest – reports

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina is strongly believed to have left Madagascar, following 18 days of protest against his rule and living standards in the island republic. Rajoelina has engaged in no presidential business since Friday (10th October 2025) but made a statement earlier today, issued by…

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(English) Economy and ecology: Rajoelina sets priorities at UN

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Malagasy President Andriy Rajoelina used his speech to the UN General Assembly to focus on the Malagasy economy, and its environment, noting both require and deserve help from beyond the Malagasy borders. Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday (24th September) Rajoelina said the African…

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(English) Warnings for Malagasy Economy and People

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded an in-country review of Madagascar’s economic situation with a warning that ‘outside shocks’ ‘cloud’ the country’s economic outlook. While the international financial body, which last year stepped in to provide Madagascar with and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and a…

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(English) 90 per cent of Malagasy people living in poverty

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. On Thursday 5th June 2025, the World Bank updated its – and the world’s – poverty metric. Up to that date, the international poverty baseline – the line below which anyone is defined as living in poverty – had been an income of US$2.15 (£1.59 at…

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(English) On Love and Amphibians: the Extraordinary Importance of the Malagasy Wilderness

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. A new frog discovery in Madagascar’s South-East reminds us how resilient, but also how threatened, the Malagasy wilderness is. A large frog has been discovered in Madagascar’s Domain de la Cascade Plantation Lansargues nature reserve, in the country’s South-East. The three-inch amphibian, named Love’s Giant Stream…

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(English) Peak District Challenge Completed

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. A Money for Madagascar supporter has raised hundreds of pounds to hep us work with Malagasy men, women and children, with a 100km (62 mile) hill-trek. Gregg Smith completed the timed hike through the UK’s Peak District on 28-29 June, and thanks in part to your…

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(English) MfM Partners in Dynamic, Innovative Nursery Workshop

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Money for Madagascar is delighted to have been invited to participate in an innovative international tree-growth and care initiative. The Darwin Nursery Exchange Project is in its final year and its last ‘nurserymen workshop’ – designed to share best practice, experience and build networks in creating…

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(English) Development and Environment: cooperation, not competition

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Madagascar has led calls for Southern African nations to increase their manufacturing capacity to 30 per cent of their GDP by 2030. The island republic on Sunday (17th August) hosted the 45th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government – the…

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(English) The World Must Listen: the mental and physical impacts of climate catastrophe on Madagascar

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Two reports in recent days have addressed the severity of climate catastrophe’s impact on Malagasy men, women and children. Amnesty International has issued an extremely critical report regarding the treatment of more than 90,000 Antandroy men, women and children who have been forced to flee the…

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(English) Funding cuts hit Malagasy communities

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. ‘Bordeaux (who only wished to give his first name), a farmer with sharp features, does not know who Donald Trump is, but he knows that everything stopped for him in February. Suddenly, gone were the promises of a permanent house, enough seed for five years, fertilizers,…

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