Madagascar’s Constitutional Court has confirmed Andry Rajoelina as the new leader of the country
Rajoelina and Ravalomanana have been locked in a fiercely personal duel for power, coming first and second in the preliminary election in November
The protest comes as the country’s top court reviews a petition filed by Ravalomanana challenging Rajoelina’s win because of fraud allegations
Against the backdrop of an already tense situation due to the presidential poll, a new fisheries deal with Chinese investors has provoked an outcry
Electing presidents in Madagascar has been fraught with problems, including those perpetrated by the military
Marc Ravalomanana’s son alleges he is being forcibly held while SADC condemns his surprise return.
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/ 20 January 2012
Ousted Madagascan president Marc Ravolamanana has announced he will fly back to his home country on Saturday.
Madagascan parties have signed an agreement allowing the return of Marc Ravalomanana whose 2009 ouster plunged the country into political paralysis.
The latest attempt at a coup in Madagascar appears to have been a poorly planned putsch as the island’s civilian leader largely ignores the officers.
Madagascar troops who staged a mutiny and claimed to have seized power on the island were negotiating with the regime, a military source said.
Madagascar’s political rivals lock horns over the formation of a unity government on the second day of talks over the island’s political crisis.
Today, about a year since the change of power, nothing is resolved, and dire economic straits are stressing the population to its limits.
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/ 19 December 2009
Madagascar’s strongman ruler Andry Rajoelina has named a new prime minister for the island as leaders of the three main opposition movements fle
When Andry Rajoelina was inaugurated as Africa’s youngest president on March 21, there was a carnival of sound.