People pouring into Fianarantsoa for an election rally as we drove out to Manakara

Local life in Central Madagascar

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November 8th 2023
A significant part of the motivation when traveling anywhere is understanding daily life. For the next leg of our trip we have driven North on the main N7 trunk road from Ambalavao to Fianarantsoa in the central Highlands and then down the escarpment that splits Madagascar in half to Manakara on the East Coast. We had a morning in Ambalavao and luckily it was Wednesday. There were local workshops ... read more

Africa » Madagascar » Fianarantsoa

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Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1896, but regained its independence in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held, ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the seco... ... read more