Every year in parts of Madagascar, children are condemned simply because of the circumstances of their birth. Some are targeted because they are twins, a condition that centuries-old traditions in parts of the island associate with misfortune. Others are hunted...
Deep in the arid, sun-scorched plains of South Madagascar, a quiet revolution of dignity and survival is unfolding, led by an Orthodox bishop from Sparta, Greece. For the past seven years, Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and South Madagascar has...
France has returned three human skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to belong to 19th-century Malagasy King Toera, in a historic ceremony marking the country’s first official restitution under a 2023 law aimed at addressing colonial-era injustices.
The handover took...
In many parts of the world, the birth of twins is celebrated as a blessing. In southern Madagascar, however, deep-rooted superstition dictates otherwise, a reality that Olga Tzetzi, a Greek pediatrician and a Madagascar expert, is determined to change....
The Greek Orthodox Diocese of Toliara and Southern Madagascar has announced the establishment of a new school complex—including a primary, middle, and high school—thanks to a generous contribution from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (GOAA).
This marks another school...
The life of Greek priest Panagiotis Papaioannou, who turned from a veterinarian to a priest and moved to Madagascar, is fascinating.
Life took an unexpected turn for Papaioannou at the age of 63, when a life-changing event caused him to...
After 24 years of not being seen, the Dusky Tetraka bird was recently rediscovered in northeastern Madagascar. The small bird has an olive and yellow throat and moves around on the ground.
A team from The Peregrine Fund's Madagascar Program...
