Africa: After Cyclone Gezani - Madagascar's Resilient Response to Restoring Energy and Connectivity in Public Higher Education

Africa: After Cyclone Gezani - Madagascar's Resilient Response to Restoring Energy and Connectivity in Public Higher Education

Press Release - Students woke up on February 11, 2026, to a campus unrecognizable. At the Public University of Barikadimy in Toamasina, roofs had vanished, classrooms were flooded, books drifted in muddy water, and electricity lines lay useless on the ground. "It feels like I'm walking through a real nightmare," said Haingomalala, a student in Management. "Cyclone Gezani swept everything away and left nothing behind."

Madagascar restores digital infrastructure after Gezani disaster

from MARIO RAJOMAZANDRY in Antananarivo, Madagascar Madagascar Bureau ANTANANARIVO, (CAJ News) – MADAGASCAR is prioritising connectivity in public higher education as it recovers from the devastation caused by Cyclone Gezani, which struck in February. The eastern coast was the epicentre of the weather phenomenon, with the Public University of Barikadimy in Toamasina the worst affected. Before the disaster, students already relied heavily on the …