By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lexpress
Several neighbourhoods in Antananarivo are now much quieter at night, with streets almost deserted in the fourth district. Fokontany chiefs in 67 Ha, Antohomadinika and Anatihazo describe a sharp drop in nighttime activity, L’Express reports.
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Cosfa beat TFA of Anatihazo 91-29 in the semi-final of the Madagascar Rugby Union Cup and will face Uscar in the final. The match was played on Sunday at Makis Stadium in Andohatapenaka, L’Express de Madagascar reports.
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Malagasy singer Lalatiana gave a recital lasting more than three hours at the Palais des Sports in Mahamasina, Antananarivo. Accompanied by around ten musicians, she revisited her repertoire and shared the stage with three guests, L’Express de Madagascar reports.
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Residents of several hamlets in the rural commune of Nosivelo, in Farafangana district, are disputing ownership of a 14-hectare plot with a local businesswoman. An agreement reached in 2003 was intended to govern the transfer of the land, while residents are now calling for state intervention, Midi Madagasikara reports.
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Two motorcyclists died in separate accidents on National Road 1 in Madagascar, one in Anosizato and the other in Ambodiafontsy, near Ampitatafika. One was run over by a truck and the other collided with a stationary heavy goods vehicle, L’Express de Madagascar reports.
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Madagascar seeks to speed up its funded infrastructure projectsThe Malagasy delegation discussed accelerating already-funded priority infrastructure projects with Harold Tavares, representative of the World Bank’s Africa II group. Talks on 17 October 2026 focused in particular on energy, roads and water, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
Ebola: Kenya confirms eighth case linked to first patientKenya has confirmed an eighth Ebola case in a 49-year-old man who worked as an assistant to a patient and developed a fever, headaches and muscle pain. He is believed to have been exposed to the first case recorded in the country, according to the Kenyan Health Ministry cited by Reuters, while the outbreak is also spreading in a new Congolese province.The week in Africa
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