Mr. Vahovelo Sonja, 61 years old, mayor of the commune of Sampona, poses for a portrait in his office in the commune of Sampona, on August 31, 2021. - According to Mr. Vahovelo Sonja, drought and lack of water to irrigate crops is a recurrent problem in this part of Madagascar and this phenomenon has existed since the 1980's. He remembers that in 1991, the World Food Programme (WFP) had already intervened for famine problems in his commune. The 30,000 inhabitants of his commune also have to deal regularly with malaria. (Photo by RIJASOLO / AFP)