I grew up in Madagascar.

People affected by floods in Madagascar.

Antandroy dancers in southern Madagascar

but what happened was that Madagascar went through a violent coup.

Imagery from the colonial war of 1895 in Madagascar

In Madagascar, the impact of climate change was even more dramatic.

Monkeys are sometimes eaten as bushmeat in Madagascar.

Illustration in the Petit Journal about the colonial war in Madagascar

Lova Rakotomala presenting at Barcamp Madagascar in July 2009.

Blaise Stephen is working at the International Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Madagascar.

Chikungunya and other tropical diseases are also found in Madagascar.

Did you know that the brand Dolce Ananas was all the rage in Madagascar?

Spoof of Facebook founder Marc Zuckerberg's profile wondering about pineapples in Madagascar.

This is the part where we tackle the more controversial questions about Madagascar.

A blog solely dedicated to posting photos of the Cyclone in Madagascar was also created.

Mali and Madagascar have faced many similar challenges over the past five years.

Tananews added a link and a comment with a hint of sarcasm that said, Indeed, not everyone is poor in Madagascar.

In Madagascar, the Authority of Regulation of Communication Technologies (ARTEC) has not publicly declared its stance on the subject.

To fill these gaps in Madagascar, the civil society has started a project digitally archiving its historical events.

Let's examine how those two issues, although seemingly unrelated at first, are closely interconnected in Madagascar.

He spent four years in Madagascar working on development and conservation projects.

Cyclone Giovanna made landfall in Madagascar on February 13, 2012, at 20h00 local time.

And so the people who founded Foko Club in Madagascar weren't actually concerned with trying to change the image of their country.

Katra emerged in Madagascar in the 17th century it was at around this time that a wave of Bantu migration reached Madagascar's shores.

Neglected prisons and an inconsistent judicial system are nothing new in Madagascar.

In Madagascar, the matter is urgent because scientists expect the toads to spread quickly.

This is the case for Madagascar, where a boat from Liberia suspected of carrying the Ebola virus docked recently in the port of Toamasina.

News out of Madagascar these past few years has been full of stories of poverty, health crises, instability and highway robbery.

One of the first facts to know is that 18 traditional tribes have been counted in Madagascar, which include people of African, Asian, or Arab origin.

We busted stereotypes and skewed narratives about African countries throughout the year, including answering common questions about Cameroon and Madagascar.

In Madagascar, sheep were not eaten as they were believed to be incarnations of the souls of ancestors.

Fragile countries are often more vulnerable to extreme weather, but that adage could not be more evident than in the recent evolution of the ecosystem in Madagascar and Mali.

(a) Expresses its appreciation to the Commission for organizing seminars and briefing missions in Brazil, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Peru, the Russian Federation and South Africa

1) I'm going to Madagascar soon and would like to get a better idea of what everyday life is like for the people there.

A woman in tears in a screen capture of a scene from the trailer for the film Timbuktu

On the return voyage to France, he remained behind at the island of Mauritius, in order to botanize there and on Madagascar.

Joey Ayoub, a Global Voices contributor who recently published a photo post on the Humans of the Middle East and North Africa, helped create the Facebook page for Humans of Madagascar. He then passed on the project to Lalah Ariniana, also a Global Voices contributor living in Madagascar. Here is the latest post on the Humans of Madagascar Facebook page

2) Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of Dreamworks, the company that produced the Madagascar film trilogy, has donated US 500 000to the non profit organization Conservation International to promote ecotourism in Madagascar.

Yet, the Malagasy government is resigned to let Rio Tinto exploit its mineral resources for the next 40 years with the following consequences increased national debt, very low salaries and the destruction of a unique mineral ecosystem. During the three year construction phase, Rio Tinto has summoned at least 500 workers from South Africa and Asia, while unemployment in Madagascar is one of the highest in Africa.

So there is no such thing as a typical everyday life in Madagascar this is true in any country but especially this one, a country where the middle class is just a sliver.

I cannot imagine how decision makers in Madagascar could sleep at night if they simply said, Sorry, it s going to cost too much to deal with this.

As far as instability is concerned, there are no official statistics on crime in Madagascar, but it is present enough in public consciousness to have a negative impact on tourism .

In early 2014, biologist Jonathan Kolby was working with a group of amphibian researchers in Madagascar when they received a surprising email from a man living outside of Toamasina, the country s major port city.

Examples include wind farms in Ethiopia, better forest management in Madagascar, nationwide climate plans in Indonesia and Vietnam, and clean urban transport in Colombia.

With a new president in Madagascar, the country is finally taking steps towards exiting the four year long political crisis since a military backed coup toppled the last democratically elected leader in 2009.