Madagascar

Plantation owners are stamping vanilla pods to tackle high theft levels.

Vanilla Is Nearly as Expensive as Silver. That Spells Trouble for Madagascar

Madagascar provides 80% of the world's supply of the fragrant spice

ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR - OCTOBER 03 : Workers from Department of Emergency and Response to Epidemics and Disasters (SURECA) within the Ministry of Health of Madagascar implement a desinsectisation in a public school in Antananarivo, Madagascar as plague spreads rapidly in cities across the country on October 3, 2017.

There's a Plague Outbreak in Madagascar. Here's What You Should Know

The country of Madagascar has been hit with a plague that has spread quickl...

The country of Madagascar has been hit with a plague that has spread quickly, infecting nearly 2,000 people. The plague is a deadly disease spread largely by flea bites, but today can be treated effectively....

Workers from Department of Emergency and Response to Epidemics and Disasters (SURECA) within the Ministry of Health of Madagascar implement a desinsectisation in a public school in Antananarivo, Madagascar as plague spreads rapidly in cities across the country on October 3, 2017.

A Deadly Outbreak of Plague Is Killing Dozens in Madagascar. Here's What to Know

The disease has killed at least 30 people, and 194 have been infected

A Malagasy boy shelters his younger brother from the heat of the drought-affected Anosy region while their mother lines up for food aid at a therapeutic feeding centre for children in Amboassary, southern Madagascar January 15, 2007.

1.4 Million People Are Facing Serious Hunger in Drought-Hit Southern Madagascar

Of that number, 850,000 are said to be in need of urgent humanitarian assi...

Of that number, 850,000 are said to be in need of urgent humanitarian assistance

A Malaysian man walks in front of a mural of missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane in a back-alley in Shah Alam on March 8, 2016

Possible Debris From Missing Flight MH370 Found in Madagascar and Australia

One piece appears to be part of a seat

Captain Kidd in New York Harbour by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris. Captain William Kidd welcoming a young woman on board his ship; other men and women crowd the deck as another woman steps aboard.

Madagascar Treasure May Be Notorious Pirate Captain Kidd's Loot

Kidd was hanged for piracy in London in 1701

The funeral of Dina, a member of a gang who stole cocoa, on Aug. 8. 2013. Dina was shot and killed two days earlier by police, who claimed he lunged toward them with a machete when they attempted to arrest him. Dina's wife said police broke down the door of their home, handcuffed Dina and then asked him three times Are you Dina? When he said yes, they shot him twice in the head.

Dark Gold: Giulio Di Sturco Goes Inside Madagascar's Cocoa War

Giulio Di Sturco visited Madagascar twice in 2013 to document the cocoa bat...

Giulio Di Sturco visited Madagascar twice in 2013 to document the cocoa battle between the farmers who produce the beans, the gangs who steal them and the police who aim to stop the violence