Toliary City

Lion Submarine Cable Enters Service

Orange Madagascar held a ceremony in the capital city Antananarivo announcing the launch of the Lion submarine cable. This follows some six months after the Chamarel cable-laying ship landed the cable at Tamatave (Toamasina) on...

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East Africa: Landlocked Countries Pin Their Hopes On EASSy Cable

The 10,800 kilometre long East African Submarine System (EASSy), to be complete in March before going live in June 2010, is set to provide fibre optic Internet connectivity to most of the landlocked countries in the continent,...

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Focus on actions in Madagascar

Present in Madagascar, The ATD Fourth World team gives support to twenty or so young people involved in the coordination of fourteen street libraries in Antananarivo (the capital), in Toliara (in the south of the island) and in...

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Madagascar is full of the spice of life

By LEO BEAR - Friday, September 25, 2009 Wow, Madagascar. For one thing, Madagascar has the highest number of unique plants and animals anywhere in the world. I'm heading away from the five-star resorts of the north, from...

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A Journey to Madagascar - Pt. 6: The Drive to Toliara and the Paradisier Hotel

We woke on New Years Day just as it was getting light. Today was the day that we would drive back to Toliara, and then to Ifaty for a one night stay at the Paradisier Hotel. After we packed, we all gathered in the bar area with...

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Madagascar: Plenty in Parts of Country Masks Deep Need in South

Despite good rains and harvests in most parts of Madagascar, chronic drought in the south means thousands of people are at risk "of extreme food vulnerability, and require food aid", according to the latest joint assessment by...

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Madagascar: Volatile climate, politics leave access to food precarious – UN

Mission Highlights - The 2008-09 agricultural season benefited from good rainfall in the main rice production zones throughout the whole country, and particularly in the centre, the north and west. Furthermore, good climatic...

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Madagascar: Eight Women Die During Delivery Each Day

Eight Malagasy women die per day while giving birth, either due to complications during the pregancny or during delivery, according to a recently-published national Demographic and Health Survey (DHS).

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East Africa: EASSy Submarine Project for Completion This June

Dar Es Salaam — The East African Submarine Cable (EASSy) construction will be complete this June. Noel Herrity, the CEO of Zantel said: "The EASSy Project remains on track for completion at the end of June, and the resulting...

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MineCore Discusses Estimated Probable (Indicated) Reserves for Sapphire in Madagascar

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - May 13, 2009) - MineCore International, Inc. ("MineCore") ( PINKSHEETS : MCIO ) discusses the calculation of the estimated Probable (Indicated) Reserves for the sapphire bearing concessions in...

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