UN General Assembly
2019

One of the first measures taken by the current Administration was restoring peace and security, in particular to protect those living in rural areas from the scourge of the dahalo, bandit fighters who steal cattle in the remote areas of Madagascar. Dahalo use deadly and unacceptable practices, and nothing stopped them until recently. They attack villages, rape women and girls, kill men and boys and steal herds to fuel an illegal zebu-trafficking network. It must stop. Fortunately, law enforcement officers are shouldering their responsibility to protect the lives and possessions of the population by making the ultimate sacrifice to win that fight.