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My daily life in Madagascar, it is still dark when I wake up among my family members, bathed in the morning freshness of June. On the high plateaus, the temperature is around zero in this season. I get my blanket, which also serves as my “lamba*” for the day. Despite the cold, […]

In the culture of Madagascar, the Vezo, also known as the “sea ​​nomads”, are a Malagasy people who have historically occupied the entire west coast of Madagascar and depend primarily on fishing for their livelihood. As one of the last nomadic ethnic groups in the country, the Vezo have developed […]

During a trip to Madagascar, at sunrise, the fishing village wakes up. The light bathes the sleeping faces of my brothers and sisters. We gather on our nighttime mat, a square of sail on the ground. The cool morning welcomes the southern morning stars. Today we are enthusiastically preparing for […]

The rickshaw is much more than just a means of transport. It is a tradition deeply rooted in the history and culture of Madagascar. For centuries, it has been an integral part of the daily life of Malagasy people. Originally the carts were pulled by zebus, but over time human pullers took over […]

We waited for it, the good news came, everything is back to normal. For nearly 2 years of health measures at the entrance to its borders, the destination Madagascar joins the list of countries that have abandoned health restrictions. From now on, the presentation of the negative result of a PCR test to the island is no longer […]

From November 6, 2021, the borders of Madagascar will be partially reopened to flights from Europe to Antananarivo via Air Madagascar and Air France. Charter flights from Milan/Rome to Nosy Be are also authorized. Regional lines between Madagascar and the neighboring islands of the Indian Ocean – Maurice (via Air Mauritius) […]

The path to the reopening of tourism is taking shape better and better for Madagascar. After almost two years of shutdown and a timid attempt to partially open up the north, we are finally seeing a semblance of opening. The entire tourism value chain on the island is working hard to be able to welcome tourists to […]

Since March 2020, the borders of Madagascar have been closed to tourism, which is almost a year and a half of closure due to the covid-19 pandemic. If the figures linked to this contagion have always been quite low, compared to other countries in the same zone, the government has always brandished the threat of new […]

Education in Madagascar is quite distinguished. If in medieval times, before the 16th century, Arab sailors had set up the first primary Islamic schools (kuttabs) on the east and south-east coast of the island, and it was much later, around 1800, that the first European formal schools came into being. Education has always been accompanied by […]