Africa Madagascar The UN World Food Program (WFP) has warned how 1.14 million inhabitants are being forced to the brink of starvation by climate change, while people are reportedly eating cactus leaves as a source of food and water
Africa Madagascar The scale of the heat wave that hit Madagascar in October, the worst the island has seen in 40 years, is a consequence of climate change caused by human activity according to a report by the World Weather Attribution
Africa Madagascar Out of fears over the vote exacerbating popular anger in a difficult socio-economic situation, the President of the National Assembly, i.e. the Parliament, called for the suspension of the electoral process less than a week before the elections
Africa Madagascar Preparations for the first round of the presidential elections, scheduled for 16 November, are proceeding; 9 million ballots, or 84% of the ballot papers, have already been distributed
Africa Madagascar A collective of opposition candidates participating in Madagascar's presidential elections held a large demonstration in Antananarivo, denouncing what they called "an illegitimate electoral process"