Sources: The Independent
Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te cancels his planned visit to Eswatini after the governments of Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles denied overflight permissions for his aircraft, with Taiwan attributing the decision to pressure from China. 2026-04-21
Unrest erupts in Antananarivo, Madagascar, following power and water cuts in the capital city. Security forces impose an evening curfew. 2025-09-25
In Madagascar, twenty people, including two French nationals, are charged with crimes including criminal conspiracy, criminal association, rebellion against the president and possession of illegal weapons, for allegedly plotting to kill president Andry Rajoelina. 2021-12-6
Five high-ranking army officers and several police officers are arrested in Madagascar in connection with a failed attempt to assassinate the country's president, thereby bringing the number of people arrested in connection to the plot to 21. 2021-08-1
The head of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, warns of a "biblical" famine due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and says that the disaster already exists in Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Sudan and Yemen, while also warning that conditions are of "particular concern" in Nigeria and Burkina Faso. 2021-06-30
Massive floods in Madagascar kill 31 people and displace 16,000 others. 2020-01-30
The death toll from an outbreak of plague in Madagascar nears 100. So far, there have been 911 cases recorded. 2017-10-21
Since August 1, another round of pneumonic, bubonic, and septicemic plague spreads in Madagascar, killing at least 45 people. 2017-10-7
The World Health Organization reports that an outbreak of bubonic plague in Madagascar has killed 40 people. 2014-11-21
The death toll from Tropical Storm Irina in Madagascar is estimated at 65. 2012-03-5