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Lova Rakotomalala

Francophone EditorGlobal Voices Online
Currently the editor of the Francophone region for Global Voices, I am a researcher in biomedical engineering and consultant in Global Health. Raised in Madagascar, I have a strong interest in international development and digital media as a tool to promote social change and transparency in the developing world. I am currently attending the Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs and Public Policy at Princeton U to further that specific interest. I am also part of the core team of the Foko , an NGO driven to promote the online exposure of social grassroots projects based in Madagascar. I can also be found on Twitter @lrakoto and on my personal blog.
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Conflict
The Nazi plan to relocate Jews to Madagascar, one of World War II’s forgotten ‘what ifs’
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh of Djibouti on May 5, 2014. Some Djiboutians say American ties to their country are holding back democratization.
Global Politics
The overthrow of Blaise Compaoré sparks protests against Djibouti’s leader
Protesters chant slogans at Place de la Nation in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, on October 28, 2014. Police fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters after tens of thousands of people marched through the city on Tuesday morning.
Global Politics
People in Burkina Faso are taking to the streets to protest their ‘president for life’
Anthony Quintano complete the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a fundraising campaign that's gone viral around the world and prompted supporters of other causes to create their own versions of the challenge.
Culture
These eight ice bucket challenge spin-offs are boosting causes worldwide
Residents in an Ebola quarantine area in the West Point of Monrovia, Liberia, complain to a security officer as they wait for their relatives to bring them food and essentials on August 23, 2014.
Health
Ebola survivors return to lives of fear and ostracism