Madagascar regains AU membership

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Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) – Madagascar is back at the African Union (AU) after the Peace and Security Council (PSC) Monday lifted the sanctions imposed on the country for an unconstitutional change in government, an AU source said. The PSC’s decision … Read More

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon happy with peaceful elections in Madagascar

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Photo: whiotv PANA New York, US – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced happiness with the “generally peaceful” conduct of the first round of presidential elections in Madagascar, “after the political impasses of the recent past”. PANA in New York, … Read More

UN agencies say 4 million people in Madagascar face food insecurity

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Madagascan highland plateau Photo: Anlance PANA New York, US- Some four million people in rural Madagascar are food insecure after rice and maize production took a bad hit this year due to weather conditions and a locust invasion, according to … Read More

Contact group on Madagascar welcomes end of sanctions

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President Andry Rajoelina By PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The International Contact Group on Madagascar (ICG-M) has welcomed the African Union (AU) decision to immediately lift targeted sanctions against 109 Malagasy political actors, including President Andry Rajoelina. The Peace and … Read More

SADC summits ends, urges West to end sanctions on Zimbabwe

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Joyce Banda – Photo: south world By PANA Blantyre, Malawi – Leaders attending the annual Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe. In a communiqué at the … Read More