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Madagascar: UN scheme aims to give youth employment a boost

Farmers dig canals that will be used to irrigate their land once a dam is complete in Tsivory, Madagascar 16 March 2010 &#150 A year after political violence rocked Madagascar, the United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty is helping to generate employment for the Indian Ocean nation’s young people while supporting small …

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Photo tour with RIA Novosti: Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar occupies the world’s the fourth-largest island and many small islands in the southwest of the Indian Ocean.

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Madagascar, 9 Nights, From $1,449

Explore this island rich in animal and plant life that lies off the coast of southern Africa in the Indian Ocean.

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MADAGASCAR: The cyclones are coming

Two near misses by huge storms rolling in from the Indian Ocean have signalled an early start to Madagascar’s cyclone season, prompting the humanitarian community to appeal for “urgent” preparedness funding.

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