Minister Mahatante emphasized that the initiative aligns with Madagascar’s national strategy for sustainable fisheries, which seeks to strengthen women’s participation in the blue economy.

“All I wanted was to go home,” recalls a Malagasy woman here in the capital of the island nation of Madagascar, which lies off southeastern Africa. Trafficking in vulnerable women, especially to go abroad, is a significant issue here – as it is in ...

The president of Madagascar says an attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island country, a day after soldiers joined anti-government demonstrations