Madagascar has been in crisis since the bloody upheavals in early 2009. Several rounds of mediation under the auspices of the African Union (AU) and others have not unlocked the stalemate. Despite the signing of several documents, and the AU’s announcement of individual sanctions against members of  the regime on 17 March, negotiations have stalled, mainly due to the refusal of the Rajoelina government to implement the power sharing agreed in Maputo in August. While violence has been kept at bay since the Rajoelina regime took power in March 2009, its legitimacy is questioned both internally and externally, and a dire economic environment weighs heavily on an already impoverished population.

Hvis du drikker øl, virker du mer tiltrekkende for malariamygg. Det er konklusjonen på et forsøk som en gruppe forskere har utført i Burkina Faso. Resultatet er nettopp offentliggjort i tidsskriftet PLoS ONE.
Forskerne, med franskmannen Thierry Lefèvre i spissen, helte en liter populært lokalt øl med cirka tre prosent alkohol i 25 menn, mens 18 andre måtte nøye seg med en liter vann. I tillegg deltok 4 300 malariamygg i forsøket.