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Andry Nirina Rajoelina, president of Madagascar, speaks at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Madagascar’s Parliament has passed a law allowing for the chemical and in some cases surgical castration of those found guilty of the rape of a minor. It has prompted criticism from international rights groups but has also found support from activists in the country who say it’s an appropriate deterrent to try and curb a “rape culture.” (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Madagascar is to castrate child rapists, prompting criticism but also support

By Sarah Tetaud - Associated Press

Main opposition party leader Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in the presidential elections in Antananarivo, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Madagascar's Andry Rajoelina is pushing ahead with a presidential election, Thursday, Nov. 16, that could give him a third term, even as opposition protests roil the country and the majority of candidates have announced a boycott. (AP Photo/Alexander Joe)

Madagascar’s main opposition candidate files a lawsuit claiming fraud in the presidential election

By Sarah Tetaud - Associated Press

President, Andry Rajoelina, addresses supporters at an election rally in Antananarivo, Sunday Nov. 12, 2023. Rajoelina is pushing ahead with a presidential election, Thursday, Nov. 16, that could give him a third term, even as opposition protests roil the country and the majority of candidates have announced a boycott. (AP Photo/Alexander Joe)

Madagascar’s incumbent President Rajoelina takes early lead in vote marked by boycott, low turnout

By Sarah Tetaud - Associated Press

A man casts his vote in the presidential election in Antananarivo, Madagascar Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina is pushing ahead with a presidential election Thursday, that could give him a third term, even as opposition protests roil the country and the majority of candidates have announced a boycott. (AP Photo/Alexander Joe)

Vote counting starts in Madagascar election marked by low turnout and boycotted by most candidates

By Sarah Tetaud - Associated Press

Ruling party supporters of President, Andry Rajoelina, attend an election rally in Antananarivo, Sunday Nov. 12, 2023. Madagascar's Andry Rajoelina is pushing ahead with a presidential election, Thursday, Nov. 16, that could give him a third term, even as opposition protests roil the country and the majority of candidates have announced a boycott. (AP Photo/Alexander Joe)

Madagascar police impose curfew on eve of presidential election, after polling stations torched

By Sarah Tetaud - Associated Press

FILE - Presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana cast his vote during a runoff presidential election in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. Madagascar’s highest court has on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 ruled that next month’s presidential election be postponed for a week to allow authorities to prepare after two candidates were injured during protests when security forces fired tear gas grenades. Opposition candidates Andry Raobelina and former president Marc Ravalomanana both say they sustained minor injuries during protests this month. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file)

Madagascar postpones presidential election for a week after candidates are hurt in protests

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Mother Iavosoa, who only gave her first name, and her 10-month-old daughter Soaravo, who is suffering with acute malnutrition, at a hospital in Mananjary, Madagascar, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Southeastern Madagascar has been battered by three intense cyclones in the space of a year and humanitarian groups say it is now facing a hunger emergency because of those climatic disasters. (AP Photo/Sarah Tetaud)

Madagascar faces ‘catastrophic’ hunger after 3 cyclones

By Sarah Tetaud - Associated Press

This image from Meteosat-9 satellite shows Cyclone Freddy, right, in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Two weeks after Tropical Cyclone Cheneso devastated Madagascar, the Indian Ocean island nation and its neighbors are bracing for a more powerful Cyclone Freddy. (NOAA via AP)

Battered by Cheneso, Madagascar braces for Cyclone Freddy

By Wanjohi Kabukuru - Associated Press

Picture taken in 2012 in Munich, Germany shows a newly discovered species of chameleon which is a contender for the title of world's smallest reptile. Scientists from Madagascar and Germany called it Brookesia nana, said the male appeared is just 13.5 millimeters big. (AP Poto/Frank Glaw)

Tiny chameleon a contender for title of smallest reptile

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A man gets his bottle filled with a herbal extract believed to protect from COVID-19, in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Thursday, April 23, 2020, as school re-opened after being closed for a month due the coronavirus. Students have to drink the extract as schools resume classes where they now are seated one to a desk instead of two, for social distancing. (AP Photo/Alexander Joe)

Madagascar’s president touts herbal drink against COVID-19

By LAETITIA BEZAIN - Associated Press

At least 13 killed in torrential rains in Madagascar

By LAETITIA BEZAIN - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, photo, Alan Chambers, assistant professor of horticultural studies at UF/IFAS, talks about different Vanilla trees planted at a shade house as part of a study on growing Vanilla in South Florida, at the University of Florida Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Fla. The study is directed by Chambers. University of Florida scientists believe South Florida has promise as a place to grow the plants that produce one of the world’s most popular flavors. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)

Exotic new crop could put Florida on world spice map

By ADRIANA BRASILEIRO - Associated Press

Illustration on Pope Francis by Paul Tong/Tribune Content Agency

How the pope strays from spirituality and morality, and wears the mantel of a politician

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

Worshippers attend an overnight vigil on the eve of a Mass that will be celebrated by Pope Francis at the Soamandrakizay esplanade in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. Francis is in Madagascar for the second leg of his weeklong trip to Africa.(AP Photo/Alexander Joe)

Pope in Madagascar insists: ‘Poverty is not inevitable’

By NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS - Associated Press

Pope Francis is flanked by Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina upon his arrival in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope denounces exploitation of Madagascar’s unique resources

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Pope Francis salutes pilgrims and faithful as he leaves St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after his weekly general audience, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Climate, post-conflict peace on pope’s Africa agenda

By NICOLE WINFIELD and ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

Stadium stampede in Madagascar’s capital kills 15, wounds 80

By LAETITIA BEZAIN - Associated Press

In this photo taken Thursday, March 21, 2019, mothers wait to have their babies vaccinated against measles, at a healthcare center in Larintsena, Madagascar. As the island nation faces its largest measles outbreak in history and cases soar well beyond 115,000, the problem is not centered on whether to vaccinate children. Many parents would like to do so but face immense challenges including the lack of resources and information. (AP Photo/Laetitia Bezain)

Measles outbreak kills more than 1,200 in Madagascar

By LAETITIA BEZAIN - Associated Press

Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Vatican says pope will visit 3 African nations in September

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Measles epidemic in Madagascar kills more than 900, says WHO

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