Sources: Bloomberg
Scientists belonging to a German–Malagasy expedition announce the discovery of "Brookesia nana", a lizard found in Madagascar. The male's body spanning only 13.5 mm, it is potentially the smallest reptile on Earth. 2021-02-5
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
At least 29 people are dead and 22 are missing in the aftermath of a strong tropical cyclone striking Madagascar. 2018-01-9
Intense, Category 4 Cyclone Enawo is intensifying, as it closes in on the northern tip of Madagascar. 2017-03-6
Typhoon Vongfong leaves Japan as a tropical storm having caused at least one death, two people missing and 93 injured. 2014-10-14
A new primate, the Lavasoa dwarf lemur, is discovered in Madagascar. 2013-08-2
Former Typhoon Bopha is again forecast to make landfall in the Philippines this time on the northern island of Luzon as a tropical storm bringing the possibility of more floods and landslides. 2012-12-9
The death toll from Tropical Storm Irina in Madagascar is estimated at 65. 2012-03-5
Former President of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana is sentenced "in absentia" to life in prison with hard labour for ordering the killing of opposition supporters. 2010-08-28
The Alaotra grebe, a grebe endemic to Madagascar, is declared extinct 25 years after its last reported sighting. 2010-05-26