Madagascar: Ministerial Delegation in Antsirabé to Support Sabotsy Market Traders Affected

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Madagascar, five ministers visited Antsirabé on 23 July, two days after the huge fire that ravaged the Sabotsy market, one of the largest in Africa. The authorities want to show their support to the 3,500 traders who have lost almost everything in the disaster. Some of them have received food aid and a promise: the market will be rehabilitated.

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Antananarivo, July 23, 17:30 – The Tsena Sabotsy will not stay long in ashes. Hardly out of their torpor following the destruction by the fires of their place of work on the night of Monday to Tuesday, the traders roll back their sleeves to rebuild. Since Wednesday morning, wooden stands have started to come out of the ground in the heart of the market. The local authorities have decided to allow the merchants to resettle, confis Vyvato Rakotova…