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Battered by Cheneso, Madagascar braces for Cyclone Freddy

Two weeks after Tropical Cyclone Cheneso devastated Madagascar, leaving 30 dead, the Indian Ocean island nation and its neighbors are bracing for a more powerful Cyclone Freddy

The Independent UK

Formidable Cyclone Freddy, Taking An Unusual Track, Sets Sights On Madagascar

Freddy, a potent tropical cyclone, is anticipated to continue moving into Madagascar next week

Zenger

Critically endangered primate gives birth in British zoo in ‘landmark moment for conservation’

Rare species found in the wild only in northwest Madagascar

The Independent UK

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Guinea's Hakime rocks TikTok

We hear from some of the hundreds of Cameroonian medical students who have headed to Madagascar for their training. Also, videos from a Guinean TikToker based in Senegal have been taking the social media site by storm. Plus, Chanel collaborates with West African embroidery artists to put on a spectacular…

France 24

Tropical Cyclone Cheneso Causes Deadly Flooding In Madagascar

For 10 days straight, Tropical Cyclone Cheneso pummeled Madagascar with devastating winds and catastrophic rain

Zenger

Tropical storm leaves 30 dead, 20 missing in Madagascar

Authorities in Madagascar say flooding and landslides caused by the passage of tropical storm Cheneso across the island nation over the last few days have caused 30 deaths, left 20 missing and affected tens of thousands

The Independent UK

Weather tracker: Cheneso restrengthens to bring flooding to Madagascar

Tropical storm upgraded to cyclone, hitting island with 75mph winds and intense rainfall

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Mo Ibrahim foundation report: African governance 'backslides' on democracy

In tonight's edition: The death toll from the bombing of herders in central Nigeria has risen to 40. Also, we hear from some of those behind a top report on the state of African governance. It finds that Africa is less secure than it was a decade ago, with a…

France 24

South Africans say no to energy price hike amid power shortage crisis

In tonight's edition: South Africa's energy crisis could land the government in court, as opposition groups and trade unions threaten to sue over a decade of crippling blackouts. Also, as the World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos, the head of the International Finance Corporation tells FRANCE 24 that now…

France 24

‘Lost world’ of Indian Ocean giant tortoises unveiled in new ancient DNA study

Study throws light on historical impact of humans on biodiversity in the region

The Independent UK

Why does this Field Museum scientist live in Madagascar? Because that’s where you find the oddest creatures.

Of the Chicago museum’s 150 or so scientists, Steve Goodman is the only one who’s permanently in the field. For 35 years, he has worked in the island nation whose isolation makes it one of the planet’s most biologically rich places.

Chicago Sun-Times

What exactly is in your fragrance? Dominique Roques reveals some industry secrets

Humans have long wondered how to capture and recreate some of nature's most beautiful scents. What goes into a bottle of fragrance can be surprising.

ABC News

MH370: Landing gear lowered before doomed flight crashed ‘suggesting criminal intent’

A new piece of wreckage has reportedly been discovered on the shore of Madagascar

Evening Standard

Discovered in the deep: the extraordinary sawshark with a weapon-like snout

With the help of fishers in Madagascar and Tanzania, scientists named two new species of rare sixgill sawsharks

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What's driving a rise in violence in the French overseas department of Mayotte?

In 2009 the archipelago of Mayotte, nestled in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the African coast, voted in a referendum to become France's newest overseas department. Many hoped the change would help the territory avoid the violence that plagued the nearby Comoros Islands, which opted for independence in the…

The Conversation

Restoring Mayotte’s lagoon: when a newly born volcano meets human resilience

One of France’s five overseas departments, Mayotte is the southernmost island of the Comoros Archipelago, located Indian ocean between Madagascar and the African mainland. The island is the centrepiece of a coral-reef structure that was created over hundreds of thousands of years through volcanic episodes, subsidence and sea-level shifts. Made…

France 24

Whale watching in Gabon: Where humpbacks go to give birth

A few decades ago, humpback whales were endangered, with only 10,000 of them left. But a global push for better protection has meant that whale watching, not whale hunting, is now a thriving industry. Every summer, the mammals travel to the warm swallow waters of the Gulf of Guinea and…

The Independent UK

Lemurs from Madagascar have specialised fingers for picking their noses

Researchers have recorded the aye-aye inserting a finger up its nostrils and then eating the mucus

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Madagascar minister fired for voting against Russia's Ukraine annexation

Madagascar's president has fired his foreign affairs minister for voting at the United Nations to condemn Russian-organised referendums to annex four partially-occupied regions in Ukraine, two sources at the president's office said.

Zenger

World’s Largest Chameleons Born At Zoo

So far 10 chameleons have emerged from their eggs, with another 17 still in incubation.

Daily Mirror

Monkeys forced to spend more time and abandon treetop homes, study finds

Scientists warn climate change and deforestation are the factors leading to a new wave of primates spending more time on the forest floor ground

Asharq Al-Awsat

New Zealand Zoo More than Doubles Its Population of Endangered Lemurs

New Zealand's Wellington Zoo has more than doubled its population of endangered ring-tailed lemurs after its four females gave birth to twins, the zoo's primate manager said on Tuesday. Ring-tailed lemurs, endemic to Madagascar, are on the endangered list.

Manchester Evening News

Rare fossa triplets born at Chester Zoo for the first time

The 12-week old pups have emerged from their den for the first time

Reuters

Africa regional air safety agency ASECNA says threatened with wildcat strike

A 48-hour strike planned by some staff of French-speaking West Africa and Madagascar aviation safety agency ASECNA starting on Friday, could impact some flight operations in the region, the agency said in a statement on Thursday.

France 24

Anger mounts in Madagascar following deadly police shooting of mob

On August 29, a young albino child was kidnapped and his 21-year-old mother murdered in the remote village of Ambatolampy in south-eastern Madagascar. Recent years have seen a rise in murders of Albinos on the island, with their body parts often used in rituals and ceremonies. The crime triggered a…

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