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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he has fled the country in fear for his life following a military rebellion but did not announce his resignation in a speech ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Politics: Madagascar's wave of disappearances exposes 'deeper institutional failings'
A recent surge in disappearances and violent killings on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar has fuelled fears across the country and prompted the government to deploy hundreds of security personnel ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Politics: Madagascar's president fires the government following days of deadly Gen Z protests
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina fired the prime minister and the rest of his government Monday in response to days of deadly Gen Z-led protests in the Indian Ocean ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Politics: Madagascar’s Junta tightens its Authoritarian grip
Eight months after the coup of October 2025, Madagascar’s transition is showing an increasingly authoritarian face.SADC has just issued Antananarivo its firmest demands to date, while the opposition ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Politics: Madagascar military unit seizes power after weeks of political turmoil
A faction of Madagascar’s military announced Tuesday that it has seized government power following reports of President Andry Rajoelina’s evacuation from the country. The apparent coup follows weeks ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Politics: Madagascar's president is ousted in a military coup
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was toppled Tuesday in a military coup that capped weeks of youth protests over poverty, power outages and a lack of opportunity in ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Politics: Madagascar: confusion in Antananarivo as part of the army mutinies
It was just after 5pm on Saturday 11 October when soldiers from the army’s Personnel and Services Administration Corps (CAPSAT) entered Antananarivo. There was gunfire, but the mutineers appeared to ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Politics: Madagascar crisis: What we know about the officers who have taken charge of the army
As street protests tipped into an armed uprising, several officers moved to the fore. Here is what is known about the new strongmen inside Madagascar’s security apparatus.