In the last month, impeachment proceedings have begun, an unholy alliance has emerged, and the president has accused opponents of launching a coup. Read the full story here. Published in African Arguments, 24 May 2018. Continue reading Madagascar: yet another crisis?
President Hery Rajaonarimampianina fails to bar his opponents, Ravalomanana and Rajoelina, from running after three weeks of anti-government protests. Read full story here. Published in The Economist, 10 May 2018. Continue reading Madagascar: Tension ahead of elections
A downturn in the fortune of large-scale mining may give artisanal and small-scale mining a chance to come out of the shadows in Madagascar. Read the full story here. Published in The Guardian Sustainable Business, 15 November 2016. Photo ©Global Environment Facility, on Flickr. Continue reading Pulling artisanal mining out of the shadows in Madagascar
Taking 12-24 hours to travel the 163km between Madagascar’s highlands and the Indian Ocean Coast is a rather slow and inefficient way to travel. But it is precisely the point. It’s about the journey as much as the destination. Read the full story here. Published on Lonelyplanet.com on 20 October 2016. Continue reading Travelling on Madagascar’s slow train
Rising interest in the origins of chocolate is helping cocoa producers gain a bigger slice of the sector’s mega profits. Read the full story here. Published in The Guardian, 4 September 2016. Continue reading Rise of the purists: is chocolate the new coffee?
Despite the return to political legitimacy, the country’s precarious stability has kept investors at bay. Read the full article here. Published in the May/June 2016 edition of Africa in Fact. Continue reading Madagascar: FDI and politics out of sync
There may only be 420km between Madagascar and the rest of the African continent, but the Red Island remains resolutely un-African. Time for a change? Read the full story here. Published in Africa in Fact, 1 May 2014. Continue reading How African is Madagascar?
More than two months have passed since new president Hery Rajaonarimampianina was sworn in and the results of the parliamentary elections were validated by the electoral court. Yet Madagascar seems no closer to having a Prime Minister and a government. Read the full story here. Published as a blog on the website of PR company Gong Communications, March 2014. Continue reading Madagascar elections: what happened next?
Malagasy company Guanomad has won over the local market with its organic fertilisers made from bat guano (excrements) and expanded its reach to Europe. Next, Africa. Read the full story here. Published in The Africa Report, 14 Mar 2014. Photo ©Guanomad Continue reading Turning excrements into big bucks
Blue Ventures has increased contraception use from 10% in 2007 to 55% today. What can the global health community learn from the works of this conservation NGO? Read the full story here. Published on the Guardian’s Development Professionals’ Network, 12 Nov 2013. Continue reading Family planning in Madagascar: lessons from a conservation NGO
