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Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM)

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    • The Secretary General of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SCEAM), Rev. Rafael Simbine Junior (left), greeting Pope Francis (right), represented the African continent during a session in Rome from November 28 to 30, 2022
    • Bishops, priests and lay Catholics during the “Continental Synodal Assembly of Africa”, March 1-6, 2023, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1)
    • Bishops, priests and lay Catholics during the “Continental Synodal Assembly of Africa”, March 1-6, 2023, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2)
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Source: Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) |

Preparatory Workshop for the African Delegates to the Second Session of the Synod on Synodality

Towards October 2024: “How can we be a Synodal Church in mission?”

The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) (SECAM.org), in collaboration with the African Synodality Initiative (ASI) is organizing a workshop for the African Delegates to the Second Session of the Synod on Synodality in October 2024. The workshop is scheduled to take place from 23 – 26…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
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Climate change: Malaria on the rise with healthcare out of reach

The reported number of malaria cases in 2023 exceeded the national epidemic threshold: 2.8 million cases and 400 deaths were recorded, compared to 1.7 million in 2022

Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by malaria. According to the Ministry of Public Health, the reported number of malaria cases in 2023 exceeded the national epidemic threshold: 2.8 million cases and 400 deaths were recorded, compared to 1.7 million in 2022. In Ikongo district, where Médecins Sans…

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Source: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) |

Hero’s journey: How United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) helps mothers in Madagascar to access emergency obstetric care

In recent years, three in five deliveries in Madagascar have occurred at home, many unassisted by skilled birth attendants

It was time to leave for the hospital. Samueline Razafindravao had intended to give birth at her home in southern Madagascar, but after encountering difficulties, decided to go to her local health centre. Once there, health staff realized she required urgent care they couldn’t provide – she would have to…

Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, Madagascar
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Madagascar-France: Renforcement des liens et coopération prometteuse

Au cours de cette rencontre, la Ministre a tenu à réitérer les sincères remerciements du Gouvernement malagasy au Gouvernement français pour sa contribution au « Basket Fund »

Antananarivo 22 mars, madame Rafaravavitafika Rasata, Ministre des Affaires étrangères, a reçu monsieur Aurélien Lechevallier, Directeur Général de la Mondialisation, de la Culture, de l'Enseignement et du Développement International au sein du Quai d'Orsay. Au cours de cette rencontre, la Ministre a tenu à réitérer les sincères remerciements du Gouvernement…

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
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Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), World Food Programme (WFP) Explore Renewable Energy Solutions for Enhanced Food Security in Madagascar

The delegates examined ongoing challenges in rural energy deployment, as well as the tender management processes

A joint team from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) has concluded a three-day series of strategic discussions on enhancing food security through renewable energy in Madagascar. The talks, which ended on 15 March 2024, were led by Robert Lisinge, ECA’s Acting Director for…

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Shifting from disaster response to preparedness in Madagascar

‘Now we have the means in Mahajanga to improve our response to cyclones’

Cheneso was the first of the year’s seasonal tropical cyclones to strike Madagascar in January 2023. After making landfall on the east of the Indian Ocean Island, Chesano swept across the country to reach the northwestern Boeny Region and the region’s  capital, Mahajanga. Throughout most of the year, Mahajanga is…

The World Bank Group
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Unlocking the Potential of Women and Adolescent Girls in Madagascar will Reduce Poverty

The study identifies factors and strategies that support young women in their decisions about education, work, and family formation

Malagasy women and girls face multiple disadvantages that affect their ability to accumulate human capital in education and health, participate in economic opportunities, and make decisions, according to a new World Bank report “Unlocking the Potential of Women and Adolescent Girls - Challenges and Opportunities for Greater Empowerment of Women…

UN News
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Madagascar: Drawing a line in the sand as communities adapt to climate change

Communities in some of the most climate-change-affected areas in southern Madagascar are finding ways to thrive in increasingly challenging environments by becoming more resilient and adapting to unpredictable weather patterns

UN News’s Daniel Dickinson travelled to Madagascar ahead of the United Nations Environment Assembly, which is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 26 February, to ask people how they are coping. Life is becoming increasingly challenging in the village of Zanavo Fagnalenga on the southernmost tip of Madagascar. Years of under-development,…

Ministry of External Affairs - Government of India
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India: Prime Minister meets President of Republic of Madagascar on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai 2024

Both leaders recognized the long-standing friendly relations and ancient geographical ties between the two countries

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met the President of Madagascar H. E. Mr. Andry Rajoelina, today, on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai. This was the first meeting between the two leaders. Both leaders recognized the long-standing friendly relations and ancient geographical ties between the two countries.…

Amnesty International
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Madagascar: Authorities must repeal the legalization of chemical and surgical castration of rapists

Amnesty International strongly urges the Malagasy authorities to bring the amendments in line with human rights standards while prioritizing the well-being, rights and needs of survivors

Reacting to the proposed amendments to the Malagasy Penal Code, which now allow for chemical and surgical castration as punishment for rape against minors, Tigere Chagutah, Regional Director of Amnesty International in East and Southern Africa, said: “In Madagascar, rape cases remain under-reported, and perpetrators often go free due to…