Tag: Madagascar
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AFCON 2019: Madagascar on verge of last 16 after beating Burundi
Madagascar are on the verge of making the last 16 in their first Africa Cup of Nations after Marco Ilaimaharitra scored to earn a 1-0 win over Burundi in Alexandria Thursday. Burundi’s last 16 dream has been derailed and will need to win their last game of the group against Guinea to have a meaningful…
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Madagascar reach Africa Cup of Nations for first time
A goal from Thailand-based Njiva Rakotoharimalala sent Madagascar to their first ever Africa Cup of Nations finals. The 26-year-old midfielder scored the only goal of the game just before half-time as the Malagasy beat visiting Equatorial Guinea. The result puts Madagascar on ten points in Group A to guarantee them a place in Cameroon next…
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Cyclone in Madagascar kills 29, injures 3
A cyclone that hit eastern Madagascar over the weekend killed at least 29 people and injured three others while two people were reported missing, authorities said on Monday. Tropical Cyclone Ava passed through Madagascar on Friday and Saturday, hitting mostly the eastern coast of the island with wind speeds of between 140-190 kph (87-119 mph).…
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Madagascar joins Afreximbank
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) said on Monday that Madagascar had joined the bank as a participating state. A statement by the continental trade finance institution in Lagos, said Béatrice Jeanine Atallah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar, formalised the country’s membership of the bank on June 24. According to the statement, the signing of…
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China-Africa cooperation: Chinese foreign minister visits Nigeria soon
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, will follow a two-decade-long diplomatic tradition to make Africa, including Nigeria, his first overseas destination in 2017, a spokesperson said Tuesday. Wang will pay an official visit to Madagascar, Zambia, Tanzania, Republic of Congo and Nigeria from January 7 to 12, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Geng Shuang, announced at a news…
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Four die of plague in Madagascar
The Health Ministry on Wednesday said that four people have died from the plague since November 15 in Southern Befotaka District, in Madagascar. The Indian Ocean Island State is the country that was most affected by the plague, which killed millions of people in the world in earlier centuries. The four victims died of bubonic…