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Exploring Madagascar

At first impression, the name “MadaCamp” may come across as having something to do with camping in Madagascar. However, this is far from the only topic covered here. Instead, MadaCamp is a metaphor for everything about Madagascar presented within one campsite, so to speak. Anything about Madagascar can be published here as well as edited by anyone.


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  About Madagascar

Madagascar is located in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. It is the world's fourth largest island, covering a total area of 587,295 square kilometres.

The country is divided into six provinces, each named after its capital: Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toliara, and Toamasina also known as Tamatave.

The continent separated from Africa 165 million years ago, and since then its flora and fauna have evolved according to its own fantasy, like nowhere else in the world: Lemurs are known worldwide, but the red island (on account of its vividly coloured soil) is home to several endemic species of chameleons, fossas, frogs, birds, snakes, jumping rats, baobabs, carnivorous plants, orchids and many more strange "living beings"! With the lemurs, 80% of its flora, 40% of its birds, 98% of its reptiles being endemic, Madagascar is a naturalist's promised land! The same is true for the Malagasy people, about 20 million: A unique blend of African and Asian, whose culture resembles no other worldwide. The population is divided in 18 ethnic groups. The nomad Vezo fisherman swears only by the sea, the zebu is everything to the Bara of the desertic south, while land is the greatest wealth for the Betsileo of the Malagasy "altiplano". The relative isolation of the island due to geography and recent history, kept the traditional way of living, rites and the ancestral beliefs, very lively and genuine. For the traveller avid to find something different, a dream! Madagascar has it all: Deserted beaches, tropical forests, mountains, spiny forests, rice-terraced highlands.

Madagascar in Numbers

  • Capital: Antananarivo
  • Population in 2013: 21,842,167
  • Area: 587,295km²
  • Length from north to south: 1,600km
  • Width from west to east: 570km

Politics and History

Newspapers

Newsfeed

Below is an automatically updated list of articles via Google News using the keyword Madagascar:

Planter of Seeds - Duke Today
12-Nov-2024 11:55
The race for sustainability: can Madagascar fulfil its potential? - Business Insider Africa
12-Nov-2024 16:21
Consultance pour évaluation finale du projet d’actions anticipées inclusives- Madagascar, Philippines, Haïti // Consultancy for final evaluation of inclusive anticipatory action project in Madagascar, Philippines, Haïti - Coordination SUD
12-Nov-2024 14:12
Uncovering trade data gaps: Lessons from Madagascar and France - World Bank
08-Nov-2024 16:40
Empowering stakeholders to respond to challenges related to unmanaged internal migration in Madagascar through Human security approach - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
08-Nov-2024 09:35
Madagascar’s Betsiboka River Delta - nasa.gov
19-Oct-2024 07:00
From Baku to the Lungs of Madagascar: Coastal Climate Resilience at the Finance COP - Stimson Center
06-Nov-2024 19:50
Madagascar - Tropical, Humid, Rainforest - Britannica
27-Oct-2024 07:00
Prevalence and Characteristics of Dyslipidemia in a Hospital in Madagascar - Cureus
11-Nov-2024 11:18
2024 Investment Climate Statements: Madagascar - Department of State
17-Jul-2024 16:44
Africa: Richer countries must commit to pay at COP29 as climate change forcibly displaces millions across Africa - Amnesty International
04-Nov-2024 00:01
Port Security Training Completed In Madagascar - Mirage News
12-Nov-2024 13:20
Madagascar - IFAD
25-Sep-2024 21:19
In Madagascar, community members help protect a rare lemur - World Wildlife Fund
23-Oct-2024 22:06
News - U.S. Special Operations Forces Africa conduct joint exchange with Madagascar Partners - DVIDS
24-Oct-2024 07:19
UNAIDS calls for global solidarity to strengthen Madagascar’s HIV response to end AIDS as a public health threat - UNAIDS
21-Oct-2024 07:00
Madagascar’s mysterious Teniky rock architecture: study suggests a link to ancient Persia - The Conversation
17-Oct-2024 07:00
Increasing Fire Resilience in Madagascar - US Fish and Wildlife Service
05-Jun-2024 07:00
On the trail of lemurs in Madagascar - Forbes India
09-Nov-2024 04:08
The rise of baobab trees in Madagascar - Nature.com
15-May-2024 07:00
Madagascar - General Assembly of the United Nations General Debate
27-Sep-2024 07:00
Lemur CSI: Researchers ID predators threatening Madagascar’s iconic primates - University of Colorado Boulder
10-Sep-2024 07:00
Scientists: HIV epidemic threatening Madagascar - СБ-Беларусь сегодня
12-Nov-2024 14:32
Madagascar Tourist Board highlights Sustainability at the WTM London 2024 - Travel And Tour World
07-Nov-2024 20:40
Seven new frog species discovered in Madagascar - Phys.org
15-Oct-2024 07:00
Preserving Madagascar’s biodiversity using satellite imagery - Airbus
17-Oct-2024 07:00
Madagascar country profile - BBC.com
01-Dec-2023 08:00
Madagascar Foundational Skills for a Better Future (USAID LOVA) - FHI 360
20-Mar-2024 05:39
Anticipating tropical cyclones in Madagascar: Start Network’s experience - PreventionWeb
16-Oct-2024 07:00
Madagascar Case Study | Climate Refugees - Othering & Belonging Institute
24-Sep-2024 01:55
UNESCO boosts financial independence through sustainable fish farming in Madagascar - UNESCO
30-Oct-2024 08:17
Madagascar : Next Indian Ocean Commission summit pencilled in for April - Africa Intelligence
11-Nov-2024 06:04



 Featured Articles


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On the Trail of Essential Oils with Homeopharma
Come and discover with Homeopharma Madagascar's biodiversity, the country's wealth of endemic flora with its aromatic and medicinal plants of an estimated 12,000 species.

Ferry cycling Madagascar
Ferry, a Dutch cyclist, discovered Madagascar on wheels in 2014. On MadaCamp he wrote an article about his experience including practical advise and plenty of photos.

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Tampolodge
Tampolodge is an eco-lodge located in Antongil Bay on the Masoala peninsula in the northeast of Madagascar, surrounded by one of the last primary forests on earth.

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Fara's Guest House
The newly opened guest house close to Antananarivo's city centre offers rooms to visiting tourists as well as to long-term guests on business trips to the capital.

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Waiters Race
The 4th Waiters Race (Course Garçons de Café) took place in the centre of Antananarivo where service staff of various hotels and restaurants in Antananarivo competed in running against each other.

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Le Country Club
Le Country Club is a classy tennis club located in Ilafy, about 7 kilometres north of Antananarivo along the road towards Ambohimanga.

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Tsaranoro
The spectacular rock walls of the Tsaranoro Massif and the mindblowingly beautiful Tsaranoro Valley offer numerous climbing routes and hiking trails in a fairytale-like setting. The more adventurous can participate in paragliding or even base jumping.

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Diego Suarez
The town of Diego Suarez is located in the north of Madagascar in the world's second largest natural bay with the picturesque Nosy Lonja (Sugarloaf island). The sourrunding area of Diego Suarez, officially known as Antsiranana, is one of the most beautiful locations in Madagascar.

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Gemcutter Georges Andrianonison
Georges Andrianonison is a Malagasy gemcutter in the second generation. Born and grown up in Antsirabe, he learned the skills of gem cutting from his father. Today, with more than 25 years of experience, he is one of the best gemcutters in Madagascar.

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Madagascar's Chocolates
Madagascar is a high quality cocoa producing nation boasting two major bean-to-bar chocolate factories, making especially dark and delicious chocolates from naturally organic cocoa grown along the Sambirano river in the Ambanja province.

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Madagascar's Vanilla
Madagascar is the world's leading producer and supplier of hand-pollinated natural vanilla. The trade is centered in the northeast SAVA region of the island.

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Andafiavaratra Palace
Andafiavaratra Palace is located north of the Queen's Palace in Antananarivo. It functioned as the palace of the prime minister during the reigns of the last queens and houses today an exhibition of precious royal items.

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Anakao, an idyllic Vezo fishing village
Anakao is a small beautiful Vezo fishing village situated on a long stretched beach about 40km south of Tulear, where life can be very relaxed.

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Ambalavao, a charming town in the highlands
Ambalavao is a town with the largest zebu market in Madagascar and where herdsmen come to sell their cattle after walking with their zebu herds from virtually all parts of the country.

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Kimony Beach - Morondava
Kimony Beach is a nice long stretch of sandy beach just seven kilometres north of Morondava. Fishermen come and go in their pirogues, whilst their wifes and kids await their return in the shade of the few bushes along the beach.

The Madagascar sapphire rush

Madagascar Sapphire Rush
Madagascar, the fourth largest island on earth, is well known for its unique nature and wildlife. Throughout the country tourists have for long discovered the many amazing natural treasures aboveground, while the real treasures can be found underground - precious stones.

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Taxi-brousse, the Malagasy way to travel
An advantage in going by taxi-brousse is not only the low price, it is also getting to know the Malagasy people while sitting squeezed next to each other and listening to the preferred music channel of the driver.


Towns, villages and islands of Madagascar


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