the people of Madagascar, boggle the mind. For starters, the Malagasy believe their ancestors live on in the afterworld, communicating with the living through spirit possession, taboos ...

to which living things withdraw as their habitat shrinks. Once they become cloistered in refuges, animals and plants often become increasingly distinct from even their close relatives. Madagascar ...

Madagascar is a huge country that is famous for its natural beauty and is a popular destination for tourists - but it has ...

The Madagascar Poverty Assessment report launched in February 2024 provides an account of the evolution of poverty and living conditions in Madagascar in the last decade (2012-2022). These are the ...

A "mental health crisis" is happening among young people living in countries being most acutely affected by droughts, food insecurity, extreme weather events, and other impacts of climate change, ...

Madagascar's wildlife is almost wholly unique ... where they have gained distinction as the world's only cave-living crocodiles. A distant view of the largely unexplored Marojejy massif.

It has long been believed that these behaviors are a result of Madagascar's frequent cyclones. Living in an unpredictable environment over multiple generations could lead to different features being ...

ANTANANARIVO, February 25 th, 2025—Madagascar's economy is recovering, but growth remains insufficient and uneven to significantly improve living standards. Economic growth remained at 4.2 percent in ...