Zanzibar is seeing a seaweed boom. Can the women collecting it cash in?

Seaweed has been farmed off Zanzibar for decades, but there is a new boom underway for global industries like cosmetics.

To Save Madagascar’s One-of-a-Kind Ecosystems, You Have to Feed the People First

“People can’t get enough food in one day,” said Marcel Sebastian, an elderly fisherman I met in the village. He’s been ...
The New York Times

Madagascar’s Military Has Taken Control. Here’s What We Know.

President Andry Rajoelina appears to have left the country after weeks of protests calling for him to resign. By John Eligon and Gaelle Borgia Reporting from Antananarivo, Madagascar Madagascar’s ...
CNN

Madagascar’s president rose to power off youth discontent and was taken down by it

Andry Rajoelina was a young, man-of-the-people mayor when he led popular protests against the Madagascar government 16 years ago. The uprising resulted in a military-backed coup that brought Rajoelina ...
Yahoo

Madagascar's president says he fled the country in fear for his life after military rebellion

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he has fled the country in fear for his life following a military rebellion but did not announce his resignation in a speech ...
New York Post

Madagascar president has left the country after soldiers turned against him, lawmaker says

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has left the country after an elite military unit turned against the government in an apparent coup, an opposition lawmaker in the ...
Reuters

Madagascar coup leader says he will be sworn in as president as African Union suspends the country

Army colonel led push to topple elected president Rajoelina has fled Madagascar, believed to be in Dubai African Union suspends Madagascar with immediate effect Youth protests precipitated crisis on ...
PBS

Madagascar military says it has taken control of government

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A colonel in an elite military unit in Madagascar said Tuesday that the armed forces are taking power in the Indian Ocean nation in what appeared to confirm that ...
Reuters

Madagascar’s Gen Z drives protests, but offers few answers on what’s next

Protesters lack plan for successor to Rajoelina Army colonel says military has taken over Youth-led protests echo global movements against inequality Madagascar's poverty at 75% despite valuable ...
The Boston Globe

Madagascar’s president is ousted in a military coup after weeks of youth-led protests

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was toppled Tuesday in a military coup that capped weeks of youth protests over poverty, power outages and a lack of opportunity in the ...
Boston Herald

What to know about the events leading up to Madagascar’s military coup

Madagascar’s military seized power from the civilian government on Tuesday, a high-ranking commander announced after President Andry Rajoelina fled the sprawling Indian Ocean island country for his ...
Cfr.org

Protests Arrive in Madagascar

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. I recently wrote a book, The Age of Change, about how youth-dominated societies ...