Authorities launch investigation into lychee trade in Madagascar

Madagascar authorities have said they are investigating after a report by an international anti-corruption watchdog identified possible criminal misdeeds in the lychee trade. Transparency International (TI) said it had found evidence of corruption, tax fraud and other wrongdoing by French and Malagasy organizations involved in the lychee trade and urged authorities in both countries to investigate. www.enca.com. Solohery Razafindrakoto, prosecutor at the Malagasy anti-corruption court, the Pole Anti-Corruption (PAC), said they are investigating. Madagascar is the largest supplier of lychee to the European Union, according to the Import Promotion Center (CBI), a European agency, most of the production goes to the French market. The island nation in the ...