A little-visited Indian Ocean archipelago

The Union of the Comoros sees vanishingly few tourists, although this little African nation is in many parts a bona fide ...
The New York Times

Madagascar’s Youth Won’t Back Down, Demanding President’s Resignation

A growing protest movement on the African island, despite deadly clashes with security forces, vows to keep fighting until Andry Rajoelina is ousted. By Gaelle Borgia and John Eligon Gaelle Borgia ...
Complex

Judge Joe Brown Sparks Backlash After Insulting Lizzo in Fiery Rant

Judge Joe Brown went viral this week after going off on Lizzo in an interview with The Art of Dialogue on Monday, September 29. The former TV court personality didn’t hold back in his criticism of the ...
CNN

Madagascar president dissolves government following deadly protests

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said on Monday he was dissolving the government following youth-led protests over water and power cuts in which the United Nations says at least 22 people have ...
Reuters

Curfew declared in Madagascar capital after violent protests

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Authorities in Madagascar on Thursday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the capital, after protests over frequent power outages and water shortages turned ...
Toronto Star

Madagascar imposes nighttime curfew after violent protests over water and power cuts

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The government of the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar on Thursday imposed a nighttime curfew following protests, which saw police use rubber bullets and tear gas to ...
People

Hippo Capsizes Boat, Leaving 11 Missing — Including Children and a Baby

Three others survived the incident, which took place on Sept. 5 Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest.She joins having written for ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

The Fiona effect: Cincinnati Zoo's famous hippo still has an impact as an adult

Hippo mama Bibi gave birth six weeks early Jan. 24, 2017, to the first Nile hippo born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 75 years. No one could've imagined what a stir this underdeveloped, ...
scmp.com

11 missing in Ivory Coast after hippo capsizes boat

Eleven people including children were missing after a hippopotamus capsized their boat in southwestern Ivory Coast, a government official said on Saturday. The West African nation’s minister for ...
WOOD-TV

Pygmy hippo calf born at John Ball Zoo

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed a calf on Wednesday. The unnamed baby weighs 11 pounds and is the first pygmy hippo calf born at the zoo ...
KWCH

Sweetie Pie, the hippo, dies at Sedgwick County Zoo

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Sedgwick County Zoo announced the death of a local hippopotamus on Wednesday. Zoo officials said Sweetie Pie, a 53-year-old hippo, died after battling ongoing health issues ...