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Comoros Leader Warns of Military Action

ANJOUAN, Comoros (AP) -- Explosions and gunfire resounded in the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros at dawn Tuesday, a day after the president warned of military action to oust a renegade colonel who seized Anjouan island last May. Blasts were gear in ...

From JONNY HOGG, Buffalo News,  24 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Ahmed Abdallah Sambi

Cyclone Toll in Madagascar Rises to 44

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) -- The death toll has risen to 44 and the number of homeless is up to 145,000 more than a week after a cyclone tore through this island in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar's government said Monday. Areas on the eastern side ...

From JONNY HOGG, Associated Press,  25 Feb 2008

Madagascar hopes saving rainforests can spur development

The AndasibeMantadia Corridor Restoration and Conservation Project is a collaboration between the Malagasy government and other major partners, including Conservation International and the World Bank. Joana Coutinho, a consultant working on the project, ...

From JONNY HOGG, Canadian Business Online,  24 Feb 2008
Related Topics: World Bank

Southern Madagascar hit by big cyclone

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar—Madagascar authorities sought to regain contact with southern parts of this Indian Ocean island Monday, a day after a powerful cyclone destroyed homes and caused flooding before heading toward the African mainland. Cyclone Ivan ...

From JONNY HOGG, Boston Globe,  18 Feb 2008

Newfound Tree Flowers Once Every Century

Jan. 17, 2008 -- A self-destructing palm tree that flowers once every 100 years and then dies has been discovered on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, botanists said Thursday. The name of the giant palm and its remarkable life cycle will be ...

From JONNY HOGG, Travel Channel ,  17 Jan 2008

New Tree Species Found in Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) -- A self-destructing palm tree that flowers once every 100 years and then dies has been discovered on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, botanists said Thursday. The name of the giant palm and its remarkable life ...

From JONNY HOGG, Buffalo News,  16 Jan 2008

Sapphire mining town plays for high stakes and high mortality

EVERYONE plays for high stakes in Ilakaka. You can get rich or you can die. Even for experienced gamblers, the odds of getting killed are high. This city at the heart of Madagascar's sapphire mining industry is estimated to produce at least 30 ...

From JONNY HOGG, Shanghai Daily,  19 Nov 2007
Related Topics: Osama bin Laden,  World Bank

High stakes in dangerous Madagascar town producing 30 percent of world's sapphires

Everyone plays for high stakes in Ilakaka. You can get rich or you can die. Even for experienced gamblers, the odds of getting killed are high. This city at the heart of Madagascar's sapphire mining industry is estimated to produce at least 30 ...

From JONNY HOGG, Taiwan News,  19 Nov 2007
Related Topics: Osama bin Laden,  World Bank

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