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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 marks one year since uprising as Russia’s influence grows
Madagascar marks one year on Saturday since military leader Michael Randrianirina took power following weeks of youth-led protests that brought down elected president Andry Rajoelina. Over the past ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Politics: Madagascar: President sacks government after deadly Gen-Z protests
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government in an effort to deal with the street demonstrations by Generation-Z protesters over the past week, leaving at least 22 people dead and ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Politics: Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters mark one year since Rajoelina’s fall
A year after Madagascar’s Gen Z-led protests forced President Andry Rajoelina from power, activists say they feel betrayed by the country’s new military-backed government.
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Politics: Madagascar’s president rose to power off youth discontent and was taken down by it
Andry Rajoelina was a young, man-of-the-people mayor when he led popular protests against the Madagascar government 16 years ago. The uprising resulted in a military-backed coup that brought Rajoelina ...
News Madagascar » Antananarivo » Politics: Madagascar army unit claims control as president alleges power grab
A renegade army unit siding with anti-government protesters in Madagascar has installed a new military chief as President Andry Rajoelina denounced an “attempt to seize power illegally”. General ...
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'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 ...