Tag: Madagascar

News / World - 7 years ago

Climate adaptation proves the bee's knees for fishermen in Madagascar

Arriving in the village of Kivalo in south-west Madagascar after a boat ride of about three-quarters of an hour through beautiful mangrove from the nearest land point, is a bit like stepping out of time. Children frolic in the water. Palm trees sway...

News / World - 8 years ago

Screen grabs: how religious sects seized Madagascar's cinema district

It’s Sunday afternoon on Rue Dussac, a dusty cobbled street in downtown Antananarivo, and a relaxed crowd of young, elegantly dressed Malagasy women has gathered in the shade outside the Rex cinema. Among them is Kantou, 20, who has come with her mo...