One of the many extraordinary facts about Madagascar is that it bears virtually ... (Malagasy is the name for the people, language, and other things Madagascan.) In the spiny desert, an ...

Madagascar is the fourth-largest island in the world and home to 32 million people, most of whom live on one side. The island is situated off the southeast coast of Africa and consists of numerous ...

Genetic studies have identified the people of Madagascar as having come mainly from Africa and from Southeast Asia. Archaeology suggests that the first settlers arrived about 1,500 to 1,000 years ago.

Anthropologists claim to have found no evidence that the aboriginal Vazimba people—or anyone else for that matter—lived on Madagascar prior to the arrival of the first Malagasy around the time ...

I wanted to see how people in Madagascar deal with conservation issues and how they use their natural resources for this purpose. Tsilamaha, the village where we lived for 2 months, is surrounded by ...

Persistent structural barriers continue to trap the country in poverty Low agricultural productivity and lack of basic services still trap 8 in 10 rural people in poverty. Agriculture is the backbone ...

The company also collaborates with NGOs and government agencies across Madagascar. "People are used to welfare programmes. But we took the opposite approach," says Nutri'Zaza's director ...

Standing up to 30 metres tall, Madagascar's giant baobab trees have towered over the island for thousands of years – but as the large animals that used to spread their seeds have died out ...

Show more Madagascar is the second-largest island nation in the world, similar in size to France or Texas. Lying off the coast of southern Africa, it’s home to nearly 30 million people and is a ...

A woman driving to work on Oct. 24 spotted a "strange-looking" creature in Ritter Park and filmed the animal in Huntington, West Virginia.

Yorkies have long, silky hair that sheds very little. They are lively, confident, hypoallergenic dogs and great for people with allergies ... Fluffy pups from Madagascar, the Coton de Tuleear have a ...

The company also collaborates with NGOs and government agencies across Madagascar. “People are used to welfare programmes. But we took the opposite approach,” says Nutri’Zaza’s director ...