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A look back at the Gen Z protests that swept the world in 2025
5:58
Israelis celebrate release of hostages, world leaders meet to sign Gaza peace deal
Full Episode
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Madagascar’s military backs ‘Gen Z’ protests. Nation’s president calls it a coup.
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Madagascar youth highlight Gen Z’s protest effectiveness
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The mystery of the Baobab tree
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Children sit by a dug out water hole in a dry river bed in the remote village of Fenoarivo, Madagascar
Food
Climate change is driving the worst drought Madagascar has seen in four decades
Palamagamba Kabudi, Tanzania's Foreign Minister receives a package from his Madagascar counterpart Tehindrazanarivelo Djacoba of the COVID Organics
Health & Medicine
Madagascar defends coronavirus herbal remedy 
A man with glistening black hair wearing sunglasses waves to the crowd.
Madagascar presidential elections marred by accusations of fraud
vanilla
In Madagascar, a deadly battle over the country’s vanilla crop
Arts, Culture & Media
Introducing Vakoka
The Abuzz project hopes to help curb mosquito-borne illnesses by using cell phones to track mosquito outbreaks around the world.
Health
Tracking some of the world’s biggest killers, via cellphone
An employee prepares a scoop of ice cream at the Miko Carte d'Or, part of the Unilever group, factory in Saint-Dizier, France, May 4, 2016.
Economics
A cyclone in Madagascar could mean you’ll pay more for ice cream this summer
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Conflict
The Nazi plan to relocate Jews to Madagascar, one of World War II’s forgotten ‘what ifs’
Modern salegy artist Aly Mourad performs at Jao's Pub in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Mourad blends traditional salegy with a more upbeat style.
Music
Go inside salegy, the music that dominates Madagascar
A Madagascar Biodiversity Project poster illustrates the symbiotic relationship between the black and white ruffed lemur and the forests they live in, centered on food and poop. The project aims to use lemur poop to help restore forest habitat for the ben
Environment
Lemur poop might save Madagascar’s forests — and economy
The Asian common toad has lived side by side with other creatures in its native habitat for millennia. But introduced into a new location the mildly poisonous species can wreak havoc on unsuspecting predators. That's why scientists were worried to find th
Environment
In Madagascar, invasive toads are threatening rare wildlife and frightening locals
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Forensic Lab in Ashland, Oregon includes a collection of reference samples of protected wildlife species. Lab staff say no animals were actually killed to build the collection.
Environment
The key to some big endangered species crime investigations is a small lab in Oregon
DanceAfrica Ticket Giveaway!
Dispatch #3: Madagascar to Brooklyn, with Groupe Bakomanga
Field Report: Madagascar Arrival…
Field Report: Madagascar Arrival…
Kickstarter Madagascar: Kabosy Madness
Kickstarter Madagascar: Kabosy Madness
Feature: Malagasy Guitarists
Feature: Malagasy Guitarists
Sammy and Johnny’s Madagascar Jam (2001)
Afropop Worldwide Launches Kickstarter Campaign- Madagascar: Music of Hope and Ecstasy
Featured Artists: Winter 2014 Dance Party!
Lion close up GeoQuiz
Environment
This is how close we got to the King of the Jungle
A woman walks into a rice field in northern India where farmers are using the technique known as Systems of Rice Intensification. Local officials claim the system recently produced a record rice harvest while using less fertilizer, water and seed.
Environment
Intensive Lunch: Controversial rice growing technique offers hope for bigger yields
Environment
Congressmen seek changes to environmental protection law
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit: Vampire Weekend
The System of Rice Intensification promises higher yields at a lower cost than conventional growing methods.
Environment
Changing lunch: For farmers, new ‘can’t miss’ technology isn’t always enough
Environment
Searching for a Female Mangarahara Cichlid
Music Heard on Air
Music Heard on Air for February 5, 2013
Environment
The Sound of Birds, Whales, Elephants, Frogs, Published Online
Music to Help the Forests of Madagascar
Business, Economics and Jobs
Extinction Risk for Lemurs Greater Than Previously Thought
Global Hit
‘Wake Up Madagascar’: A Music Tour to Fight Deforestation
Scientist Discovers New Stinky Flower Species
Earth Ear
Music to Help the Forests of Madagascar
Arts, Culture & Media
‘The Rough Guide to the Music of Madagascar’
UN Asks Member Nations to Make Piracy a Crime
Buckminster Fuller Challenge Finalist
Lemur Experiment
Preserving the Magic of Madagascar
Exploring Madagascar
The Elusive Fossa
The Elusive Fossa
Twittering @Madagascar
Arts, Culture & Media
The world’s fourth-largest island
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo Quiz
Global Politics
Global Hit
New plant discovery