Fifty-three years ago, Tananarive had the honor of appearing in the titles of secret agent OSS 117, alias Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, hero of a spy novel series created in 1949 by Jean Bruce, some of which were adapted for the screen. "Drift in Tananarive" is therefore a spy novel among many others. The title is curiously prophetic more than half a century later. We set aside the novel's intrigues, which must be read to know the details, to focus on the title. First, it must be clarified that this has nothing to do with the cybercrime bill submitted to a vote in the National Assembly, which some see as a drift in freedom of expression. If the law is passed and there is no reason it should not be, there will be a surveillance camera on each person's head. All movements, all correspondence, all exchanges between individuals, all Internet publications will be scrupulously monitored by the UPIN (Digital Protection and Investigation Unit). In a sense, an official and human version of the famous Predator used by the former regime to monitor citizens. The drift of Antananarivo, however, is glaring. It is evident in all areas. The capital struggles against anarchy, incivility, and neglect in a city without urban planning since 1972, without sidewalks, without parking, without signage. The majority of the population is not equipped to adapt to the constraints of urban life. The CUA is doing everything it can to restore the city's luster, but it is truly a Herculean task. From awareness campaigns to intimidation, the CUA struggles to enforce order and hygiene in the city. Merchants insist on remaining on sidewalks that serve as parking for some. Bush taxis refuse to settle in a new bus station and prefer to remain in the quagmire where they have been for several years. Residents are indifferent to the CUA's Municipal Code of Hygiene, which announces sanctions for the recalcitrant. A difficult wager when one knows that the CUA is addressing an impenetrable wall built of reinforced concrete. It is not that residents show bad faith but they are ignorant, due to lack of education and instruction, of the advantages of living in a clean, orderly city where discipline is observed to the letter. If they live in slums and brothels, how can one expect them to follow the CMH to the letter? Everywhere, those who live in filth and unsanitary conditions are hardly bothered by their situation. Poverty and education level constitute serious obstacles to the application of the CMH, which has existed for a long time but which no mayor has wanted to implement. At least, the CUA will have the merit of trying to pull Tananarive out of the abyss. But we doubt it will win its challenge. Any takers? Sylvain Ranjalahy