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A trial opens in Antananarivo over the re-registration of five Boeing 777 in Madagascar, which allowed them to reach the Iranian airline Mahan Air bypassing US sanctions. The central figure is magnate Mamy Ravelomanana, held in custody in Mauritius and denying guilt. A total of 28 people are charged.
Sevara AzamovaVoatsiperifery, a wild pepper endemic to Madagascar and highly prized by international chefs, is under threat: harvesters often cut down the vines together with their support trees, and the island's forests have shrunk by 27% between 1990 and 2025 according to FAO. The pepper sells in France for 150–200 euros per kilogram, but there is no national system for tracking harvesting and exports. Entrepreneurs are experimenting with plantation cultivation and organic certification.
Sevara AzamovaNASA published an image of the Saririaky massif in Madagascar, taken on August 28, 2026 by a member of the 75th ISS expedition, and selected it as the 'Picture of the Day' on October 5. The massif's light-colored rocks are anorthosites, similar to lunar ones. Their crystallization age is estimated at about 660 million years, while lunar anorthosites are more than four billion years old.
Madina Usmonova
