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Twenty-four people are killed and 46 others are rescued after two boats carrying 70 passengers capsize when the boats' engines failed in the Indian Ocean off the north coast of Madagascar.
2024-11-23

At least 22 people are killed and two others are reported missing after a boat heading to Mayotte capsizes off the coast of Madagascar.
2023-03-12

Madagascar reports its first death from COVID-19; that of a 57-year-old medical worker who suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure.
2020-05-17

Madagascar President Hery Rajaonarimampianina resigns from office in order to contest the November presidential election, as required by the Constitution. Senate president Riko Rakotovao becomes interim President of Madagascar until the January 2019 inauguration of a new president.
2018-09-7

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

2013 Madagascar locust infestation: A plague of locust descends upon Madagascar, threatening crops and other vegetation across roughly 50% of the country.
2013-03-26

A new species of fork-marked lemur has been identified in northeast Madagascar.
2010-12-13

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

South Africa criticises a life sentence passed against former Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana, as it would "not help" the country's political situation.
2010-09-3