Migogoro · 200 missing in Madagascar · Kumbukumbu200 Missing in Madagascar's Kidnapping Wave as Bodies Are Found but No Arrests MadeImeandikwa 7 Septemba 2026, 21:22 UTCTazamaNakala ya maneno0:00Authorities in Madagascar are0:01confronting a wave of disappearances0:03that has left the nation on edge. Since0:05January, 200 people have been reported0:08missing nationwide with the large0:09majority of those cases concentrated in0:11the capital, Antananarivo.0:14In recent days, the crisis has deepened.0:16Police found four bodies in a single0:18week, including a 12-year-old girl and a0:2017-year-old boy. For Dorothy, a mother0:22in the capital, the search ended when0:24she discovered her 23-year-old son's0:25body after he had been missing for 20:27weeks. President Hery0:28Rajaonarimampianina has labeled the0:30crimes acts of terrorism, but the0:32Catholic Bishops' Conference rejects0:34that characterization, blaming0:35governance failures instead, and warning0:37that disinformation could ignite0:38vigilante violence. Official police0:41statistics obtained by AllAfrica reveal0:43a larger toll. 172 missing persons0:46reports have been filed across the0:48country, 119 in the Analamanga region0:51alone, and 83 people remain unaccounted0:53for.0:54Eight bodies have been found dead.0:57The government has approved an0:58anti-kidnapping task force, and its1:00operational command center is running1:02around the clock. But so far, no arrests1:04have been made. With families still1:05searching and the capital on edge, the1:08pressure is mounting on authorities to1:09halt the disappearances and stop the1:11spread of fear.Soma makalaMfuatano wa matukio ya habariHeyDexVideo fupi ↗
