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21 Jan 2012 17:48

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World: Madagascar’s former leader screwed out of trip back home

Marc Ravalomanana, exiled from his former country, was trying to get back in to Madagascar on a flight from Johannesburg. But his plane was forced to turn around mid-flight after the country shuttered a number of its airports before he could land. source
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25 May 2010 10:53

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World: Madagascar’s shaky government directly affecting the environment

  • cause In March 2009, 16-year-old (not really) Andry Rajoelina took over the island’s shaky, weakened government in a coup.
  • reaction Since then, the country’s huge, diverse rainforests have been cut down en masse for sake of huge profits. source
  • » Cha-ching!: The government has been reportedly turning a blind eye to the massive damage to the country’s rainforest because they’re reportedly taking in some of the ill-gotten profits. How much money are we talking? $167 million or more. For a nation like Madagascar, that’s huge.
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18 Mar 2009 10:06

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World: Madagascar’s new installed leader looks like he’s 16

Andry Rajoelina is a former DJ who owns a TV station. He’s 34. Now he runs a country. Crazy. source
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