Africa Madagascar Cyclone Emnati's heavy rains in the last few days have given hope to farmers; the Ministry of Agriculture, with support from the WB and UN, has distributed 400 tonnes of seeds in the last few months that have been finally covered by water
Africa Madagascar Madagascar Airlines acquired a new ATR 72-500, part of its fleet renewal Phoenix 2030 Strategy
Africa Madagascar Increasing the industry's contribution to the GDP from the current 17% to 30% within 15 years is the goal set by the government; several ministries are collaborating to develop local resources and support farmers and growers
Africa Madagascar Dozens of lemurs and over 900 turtles from the country, illegally trafficked into Thailand, are returning to the island, as announced by Madagascar's Ministry of the Environment
Africa Madagascar A new 0,5% tax on mobile money transactions exceeding 150.000 ariary (€0,03), announced by the Directorate General of Taxes, prompted a strong reaction from Madagascar's three main mobile money operators