Madagascar

Christian Moussa’s long, treacherous journey to a French passport

Christian Ally Moussa did not tell anyone that he had decided to get in a small boat to make the 350km (220-mile) trip across a treacherous stretch of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the French island of Mayotte. He was…

Unseen works by one of Madagascar’s greatest photographers make waves

Previously unseen portraits of ordinary people and everyday life on the island are going on show in Madagascar's capital decades after they were taken. They are the work of known as Emile Rakotondrazaka, who was regarded as the…

Biodiversity heroes: The teenagers saving Madagascar’s wildlife

The island nation of Madagascar has a dubious accolade: it is the world-leader in deforestation. Now, some of the island's teenagers have started a farming revolution - working to stop food production from destroying the island's rich…