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At least 12 people are killed and 80 are injured in a human crush during the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games at the Mahamasina Municipal Stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
2023-08-25

Thirty-four people are killed after a boat carrying migrants from Madagascar to the island of Mayotte sinks.
2023-03-13

Cyclone Freddy makes landfall in Madagascar, killing at least four people.
2023-02-21

At least 64 people are confirmed dead following a boat accident off the coast of Antseraka, Analanjirofo, Madagascar, on Monday, with 24 others still missing.
2021-12-22

Police in Madagascar arrest six individuals, including a foreign national, after months of investigation into a plot to kill President Andry Rajoelina. The Attorney General accuses those arrested of having "a plan for the elimination of the head of state".
2021-07-22

Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina pleads to world leaders and the international community to help combat climate change amid a situation of food insecurity with some people on the verge of famine in the southern region of Madagascar. Rajoelina highlights the "urgency" in addressing the issue.
2021-07-16

At St. Peter's Square Pope Francis reviews highlights from his African visit to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius on September 4-10.
2019-09-11

Opposition demonstrations in Antananarivo, Madagascar, turn violent. Prime Minister Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana says one died and seventeen were injured but opposition Parliamentarian Hanitra Razafimanantsoa, who supports ex-President Marc Ravalomanana, says two were shot dead and two babies at a nearby hospital killed by tear gas.
2018-04-21

A Taiwanese ship initially believed to have been hijacked off the coast of Madagascar is later found safe.
2010-10-8

The Alaotra grebe, a grebe endemic to Madagascar, is declared extinct 25 years after its last reported sighting.
2010-05-26