(English) The world must – and can – act as cyclones wreak havoc

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. At least 38 people have been killed, and more than 12,000 forced to leave their homes, in one of Madagascar’s strongest cyclones of the last six decades. Cyclone Gezani made landfall in Madagascar on Tuesday (10th February 2026) and struck Toamasina, the largest Malagasy port city, with…

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(English) We share responsibility for the Malagasy wilderness, and climate catastrophe

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Seven Malagasy people are confirmed to have died, and more than 54,000 injured or otherwise affected, as a result of tropical cyclone Fytia. The cyclone struck Madagascar – primarily the country’s North-West – on Saturday (31st January 2026) morning, leaving the island on Sunday. Its wind of…

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(English) Our Work – How Your Support Is Making an Impact

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. As the new year begins, we wanted to share with you the latest information about our major programmes, to show you how your support and help is making an impact and improving Malagasy lives and the Malagasy biosphere. Renewable World’s three main programmes are Renewable Forests and…

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(English) Madagascar becomes BRICS partner candidate country

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Madagascar may become a partner country of the BRICS group, following discussions with member state South Africa. The Malagasy interim president Michael Randrianirina has told Russian media that the new status may be confirmed as early as the 18th BRICS summit, which will be held in India,…

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(English) COP30: What we need

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. World leaders have gathered in Belem, Brasil under the ongoing shadow of the climate catastrophe, for the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30). The summit has begun with the world in an unprecedented level of risk from – and in the case of Madagascar experience of the…

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(English) Rajoelina leaves Madagascar amid unrest – reports

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. 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 his…

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

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. 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 Growth…

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(English) Warnings for Malagasy Economy and People

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. 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 Resilience…

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

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. 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 8th…

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

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. 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 Frog…

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