madagascar
The Bubonic Plague Is Still Killing People in Madagascar
Since the 1990s, the plague has become endemic to Madagascar, with the most recent outbreak flaring up in the capital city of Antananarivo in November.
Madagascar's Electricity Shortage Is Causing Riots and Crippling the Country's Economy
One person was killed and five injured Monday in clashes between protesters and police over recurring electricity blackouts on the island.
The Black Plague Is Spreading in Madagascar
The disease was once confined to rural villages but has now spread to the impoverished nation's capital.
Arrest of Exiled Former President Triggers Political Crisis in Madagascar
The ex-leader, who fled the country in 2009 following a coup d’etat, was detained by government forces Sunday just hours after he arrived on a flight from South Africa.
The Return of the Black Death
We went to Madagascar in the fall of 2013 because the village of Beranimbo had been an epicenter of a black plague outbreak that resulted in nearly 600 cases and more than 90 deaths across the country.
The Return of the Black Death
We went to Madagascar in the fall of 2013 because the village of Beranimbo had been an epicenter of a black plague outbreak that resulted in nearly 600 cases and more than 90 deaths across the country. Madagascar reports the most instances of the...
The Hot Zone: Black Death Returns to Madagascar
We went to Madagascar because the village of Beranimbo had been an epicenter of a black plague outbreak that resulted in nearly 600 cases.
The Hot Zone: Black Death Returns to Madagascar
We went to Madagascar in the fall of 2013 because the village of Beranimbo had been an epicenter of a black plague outbreak that resulted in nearly 600 cases and more than 90 deaths across the country. Madagascar reports the most instances of the...
Madagascar Might Be Decimated by a Plague of Common Toads
Madagascar's unique and delicate ecosystem is at grave risk from invasion by toxic toads — and the country must act now.
Drones Are Sniffing Out Illegal Logging in Madagascar
With a "banana-tree assisted landing" thrown in for good measure.
These Newly-Discovered Madagascar Chameleons are Unfathomably Tiny
Following in the (minute) footsteps of the world's smallest frog, the newest species to be welcomed to the ranks of the world's most ridiculously small animals are a quartet of chameleons from Madagascar. The little guys, which are some of the smallest...