To the Westerner, many beliefs of the Malagasy, the people of Madagascar, boggle the mind. For starters, the Malagasy believe their ancestors live on in the afterworld, communicating with the ...

Respecting taboos here in Madagascar is a must, no matter how bizarre they may be. To ignore a taboo is to risk being blamed ...

He in the main adopts the generally-accepted conclusions as to the Malay origin of the bulk of the Malagasy people, though we suspect that the aboriginal Vazimba are greater, and the intercourse ...

then people will support the establishment and conservation of land that might otherwise have provided them with farming and herding areas. In Madagascar, where poverty dominates, only ...

See All Key Ideas ANTANANARIVO — Authorities in Madagascar have arrested 19 people on suspicion of trafficking tortoises, part of intensifying efforts in the country to crack down on the illegal ...