Madagascar News

Jada Pinkett Smith and Jessica Chastain wear matching dotty dresses at Madagascar 3 premiere
A film premiere is a time for celebrities to show off their individual style. But it appears that Jada Pinkett Smith and co-star Jessica Chastain decided on similar looks to attend a photo call for their new film Madagascar 3 in Cannes today. www.dailymail.co.uk | 5/17/12 8:02 PM
Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer Get Photo-Bombed in Cannes
The Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted photo call was a "wigged-out" event feeds.people.com | 5/17/12 6:15 PM
Jessica Chastain & Jada Pinkett Smith: 'Madagascar 3' in Cannes!
Jessica Chastain and Jada Pinkett Smith attend a photo call for Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted during the 2012 Cannes Film Festival on Thursday (May 17) in Cannes, France. David Schwimmer, Chris Rock, and Ben Stiller, who also lend their voices to the animated flick, joined the two actresses at the promo event. Synopsis: Alex, [...] www.justjared.com | 5/17/12 5:10 PM
Lemur on the loose! Intrepid animal bounds across houses and gardens...

Stunning scenery and beautiful beaches has long made Devon popular for holidaymakers but it as far from the exotic as they come.

www.topix.net | 5/17/12 12:45 PM
Madagascar: A Call From the Madagascar Council of Churches
[Malagasy Christian Council of Churches] Antananarivo - The Malagasy Christian Council of Churches (FFKM) released a declaration on the crisis in Madagascar. The PC(USA) works in partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM), which was formed by the union of three churches in 1968. The FJKM is a member of the Malagasy Christian Council of Churches. The following is t allafrica.com | 5/16/12 8:23 PM
Madagascar's Marty goes flying in exclusive clip
MADCAP Zebra Marty is thrown into the air in an exclusive clip from Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted www.thesun.co.uk | 5/16/12 12:13 PM
How Mehta dreamt up the first sugar empire in Uganda

Below: Men arrange bags of sugar at an unidentified location in Uganda. The first sugar factory was put up by Mehta in 1924 in Lugazi.

www.topix.net | 5/16/12 5:49 AM
'Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted' video sees animals squabbling
Watch an exclusive clip from Ben Stiller's Cannes-bound Madagascar sequel.



www.digitalspy.co.uk | 5/15/12 3:00 PM
Lake Tana Transport Reels in U.S.$18.1 Million for New Boats
[Addis Fortune] New boats are hoped to increase tourism income through easier access to island monasteries allafrica.com | 5/15/12 9:46 AM
FOOD: Power to the people!
JOHANNESBURG 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to a better quality of life for all. www.irinnews.org | 5/15/12 12:00 AM
Will Smith's daughter in 'Madagascar 3'?
Actors Jada Pinkett and Will Smith's daughter has lent her voice to one of the newly introduced characters in "Madagascar 3 - Europe's Most Wanted". timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 5/14/12 10:18 AM
Will Smith's daughter in 'Madagascar 3'
Actors Jada Pinkett and Will Smith's daughter has lent her voice to one of the newly introduced characters in "Madagascar 3 - Europe's Most Wanted". story.venezuelastar.com | 5/14/12 9:20 AM
General Health

A pill to prevent HIV infection is already being given to some healthy people, but without government approval, it remains out of reach and too costly for many who need it.

www.topix.net | 5/12/12 4:45 AM
Travel Agenda: Tenerife Rock Coast Festival; Mount Everest treks;...

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www.topix.net | 5/11/12 11:57 AM
Background Notes : Madagascar

PROFILE Geography Area: 592,800 sq. km. . Cities: Capital --Antananarivo . Other cities --Antsirabe , Mahajanga , Toamasina .

www.topix.net | 5/10/12 8:13 PM
Climate leading to malaria increase in Madagascar

Antananarivo - A particularly severe outbreak of malaria in Madagascar has killed seven people since the beginning of the month and has left 60 others in need of hospitalization, the country's health minister said Thursday.

www.topix.net | 5/10/12 1:48 PM
Chess duo off to Madagascar
The Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) yesterday sent the 2012 Metropolitan National champions, Providence Oathotse (Candidate Master) and Boikhutso Mudongo (Women Fide Master) for the Zonal Championships in Antananarivo, Madagascar. www.mmegi.bw | 5/10/12 12:17 PM
Kenya: KWS Rangers Pursue Poachers in Tana River
[The Star] The Kenya Wildlife Service rangers in Tana River county are pursuing two gangs of suspected poachers, who escaped after a fierce gun fight over the weekend. The rangers, who were on patrol encountered the two gangs of six poachers each at two different locations at Tana River and Garsen. allafrica.com | 5/8/12 4:08 PM
10,000 Prisoners in Manila Bay Forts; Japanese Advancing Deeper Into Yunnan

First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015. Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date.

www.topix.net | 5/7/12 12:35 PM
MADAGASCAR: Peer pressure to stop teen pregnancy
ANTSOHIHY, 4 May 2012 (IRIN) - Daughters as young as 12 in the villages surrounding Antsohihy, the capital of Sofia Region, in Madagascar's remote, traditional north, often suffer the harmful consequences of falling pregnant and giving birth too young when parents accept zebus (cattle) or cash as a dowry. www.IRINnews.org | 5/4/12 8:58 PM
MADAGASCAR: Peer pressure to stop teen pregnancy

ANTSOHIHY, 4 May 2012 - Daughters as young as 12 in the villages surrounding Antsohihy, the capital of Sofia Region, in Madagascar's remote, traditional north, often suffer the harmful consequences of falling pregnant and giving birth too young when parents accept zebus or cash as a dowry.

www.topix.net | 5/4/12 3:37 PM
Madagascar: Peer Pressure to Stop Teen Pregnancy
[IRIN] Antsohihy - Daughters as young as 12 in the villages surrounding Antsohihy, the capital of Sofia Region, in Madagascar's remote, traditional north, often suffer the harmful consequences of falling pregnant and giving birth too young when parents accept zebus (cattle) or cash as a dowry. allafrica.com | 5/4/12 3:25 PM
Madagascar: Two French Questionned Over Double Murder
[RFI] Police in Madagascar are questioning two French people in connection with the murder of a French couple, - Gerald Fontaine and his pregnant girlfriend Johanna Delahaye - on a deserted beach in the south of the island two weeks ago. allafrica.com | 5/4/12 2:59 PM
Two Frenchmen questioned for Madagascar murders
Two French nationals were questioned Friday in connection with the murder last month of a French couple on a deserted beach in southwestern Madagascar, police said."A... feedproxy.google.com | 5/4/12 11:00 AM
MADAGASCAR: Peer pressure to stop teen pregnancy
ANTSOHIHY 04 May 2012 (IRIN) - Daughters as young as 12 in the villages surrounding Antsohihy, the capital of Sofia Region, in Madagascar's remote, traditional north, often suffer the harmful consequences of falling pregnant and giving birth too young when parents accept zebus (cattle) or cash as a dowry. www.irinnews.org | 5/4/12 12:00 AM
Madagascar: Two Journalists in Jail on World Press Freedom Day

Lalatiana Rakotondrazafy et FidA le Razarapiera, two radio journalists of Free FM Radio in Madagascar are held at the police station A [fr]A of Betongolo, Antananarivo for A libelA and diffusing political news A [fr] that do not conform with the original radio programming agreement.

www.topix.net | 5/3/12 9:05 AM
Mali: Peace Corps Volunteers Teach Malaria Prevention
[State Department] Washington - In commemoration of World Malaria Day April 25, thousands of Peace Corps volunteers participated in events to help educate communities on malaria prevention and ways to reduce malaria-related deaths. allafrica.com | 4/27/12 4:34 PM
MALAWI: Without land reform, small farmers become "trespassers"
BANGULA 26 April 2012 (IRIN) - Dorothy Dyton, her husband and seven children used to make a living farming just over a hectare near the town of Bangula in southern Malawi’s Chikhwawa District. www.irinnews.org | 4/26/12 12:00 AM
Africa: Global Fund Reaches Remote Communities With Anti-Malaria Medicines
[Global Fund] Geneva - An innovative initiative led by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to put affordable and effective anti-malaria medicines in remote communities in Africa, is making rapid progress in Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. allafrica.com | 4/25/12 1:35 PM
Megan ... 'a very focused young lady'

SALE Rotarians are backing a 16-year old schoolgirl as she plans a month-long trip to do voluntary work in Madagascar.

www.topix.net | 4/25/12 12:54 PM
Orlando congregation embraces unengaged people group in Madagascar

ORLANDO - First Baptist Church in Orlando recently adopted the Antaimoro people group of southeast Madagascar through an Embrace partnership with the International Mission Board.

www.topix.net | 4/25/12 8:40 AM
CinemaCon: Chris Rock on 'Madagascar 3' and 'Think Like a Man'
Chris Rock talks about "Think Like a Man" and his new film "Madagascar 3" at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. latimesblogs.latimes.com | 4/24/12 4:47 PM
Madagascar 3: The Video Game Gamer's Day 2012 Screens

We have a new set of screenshots from Madagascar 3: The Video Game , illustrating this game which will be launched across Europe in October 2012, for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS and 3DS, to coincide with theatrical release of the film on October 19th in the United Kingdom.

www.topix.net | 4/21/12 9:20 PM
Madagascar finds body of murdered Frenchwoman's partner
Madagascar police announced on Saturday it had found the body of a missing Frenchman whose pregnant girlfriend was murdered a week ago on a deserted beach.Gerald Fontaine,... feedproxy.google.com | 4/21/12 8:00 AM
Press Releases: The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations...

April 19, 2012 Washington, DC -- In honor of its commitment to environmental stewardship, the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations celebrates a successful year of building platforms for eco-diplomacy on Earth Day 2012.

www.topix.net | 4/20/12 12:36 PM
'Madagascar 3' on Indian screens June 8
The third instalment of animation film "Madagascar" is set to release in India June 8. timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 4/17/12 12:02 PM
Mad-cap fundraiser has sights set on MadagascarUpdated 12:40pm Sunday ...

A TEENAGER is hoping to raise A 10,000 to build a school in Madagascar by completing a decathlon of mad-cap fundraising events.

www.topix.net | 4/15/12 1:03 PM
Madagascar gets new amnesty law, ousted leader left out of agreement

Madagascar has passed an amnesty law that blocks ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana from returning to the island country, an official said yesterday.

www.topix.net | 4/14/12 11:44 PM
From Madagascar, with designs for 'Arabesque'

Eric Raisina, a fashion designer and weaver from Madagascar, will be the guest designer for the 13th Annual Fashion Show, Arabesque, to be held at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar this week.

www.topix.net | 4/14/12 11:44 PM
G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting Chair's Statement
[State Department] G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting Chair's Statement allafrica.com | 4/13/12 2:37 PM
Small Steps Towards Land Reform
[IRIN] Talata - When officials asked everybody in the commune (sub-district) of Talata in Madagascar's central Amoron'i Mania region to register their land in 2007, it was to be the beginning of a national programme of far-reaching and much needed land reforms aimed at recognizing local land rights and decentralizing land management. But local authorities had made little progress before the 2009 political crisis, branded a coup by the international community, stalled the process. allafrica.com | 4/13/12 2:17 PM
MADAGASCAR: Small steps towards land reform

TALATA, 13 April 2012 - When officials asked everybody in the commune of Talata in Madagascar's central Amoron'i Mania region to register their land in 2007, it was to be the beginning of a national programme of far-reaching and much needed land reforms aimed at recognizing local land rights and decentralizing land management.

www.topix.net | 4/13/12 12:33 PM
MADAGASCAR: Small steps towards land reform
TALATA 13 April 2012 (IRIN) - When officials asked everybody in the commune (sub-district) of Talata in Madagascar's central Amoron'i Mania region to register their land in 2007, it was to be the beginning of a national programme of far-reaching and much needed land reforms aimed at recognizing local land rights and decentralizing land management. But local authorities had made little progress before the 2009 political crisis, branded a coup by the international community, stalled the process. www.irinnews.org | 4/13/12 12:00 AM
Kenya, Tanzania issue tsunami warnings

Kenya and Tanzania issued tsunami warnings along their eastern Indian Ocean coastlines after a powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia on Wednesday.

www.topix.net | 4/11/12 2:23 PM
Interclube Through After Goalkeeper Tsherry's Heroics
[CAF] Interclube FC of Angola turned the tables on Tana Formation of Madagascar in the Orange CAF Confederation Cup match played in Luanda at the weekend. allafrica.com | 4/9/12 11:35 AM
Interclube Coach's Caldas - We Just Have Beat Tana At Home
[CAF] Interclube of Angola entertains visiting Tana FC of Madagascar in the return leg of the round of 16 Orange CAF Confederation Cup looking to reverse a 2-0 loss from the first leg. allafrica.com | 4/9/12 8:50 AM
Interclube Makes to Last CAF Cup Qualifier
[ANGOP] Luanda - Angola's first division Interclube football club made to the last qualifier of the CAF CUP after beating Tana of Madagascar by 6-5 in a second leg match following penalty kicks on Sunday in Luanda. allafrica.com | 4/9/12 7:57 AM
Madagascar: Peace Corps Introduces Alternative Fuel in Madagascar, Rwanda
[State Department] Washington - Peace Corps volunteers in Madagascar and Rwanda are working to reduce the impact of deforestation by introducing green charcoal into local communities, the Peace Corps said April 5. This environmentally safe method of charcoal production is a sustainable alternative to wood charcoal and can generate income for local families and organizations. allafrica.com | 4/6/12 6:15 PM
Korean Actor Brings Child from Madagascar for Surgery

Actor Ryu Soo-young, who visited Madagascar on March 20 as part of a volunteer group with the Miral charity foundation, returned from his 12-day trip with a special friend: a five-year-old boy who lost his fingers in an accident.

www.topix.net | 4/6/12 2:21 AM
Scientist at Work Blog: Learning on the Road to Nowhere in Madagascar

Brian L. Fisher, an entomologist at the California Academy of Sciences, has been studying the ants of Madagascar for more than 15 years.

www.topix.net | 4/3/12 12:28 AM

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