Army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar鈥檚 president Friday vowing sweeping reforms, just days after the military took power following weeks of anti-government protests that sent ex-president Andry Rajoelina fleeing.
Madagascar braced for a new era of military rule Wednesday, a day after an elite army unit seized power following president Andry Rajoelina鈥檚 impeachment and pledged elections in less than two years.
A stagnant puddle lay in the hallway of the university residence that had only opened two years ago, despite the rainy season in Madagascar not yet having arrived.
An elite military unit that backed youth-led anti-government street protests said Tuesday it had taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach president Andry Rajoelina.
Madagascar鈥檚 president, Andry Rajoelina, is reported to have fled the country on a French military aircraft, hours before he was scheduled to address the people, reports The Guardian.
A Madagascar army unit declared Sunday that it was taking control of all the country鈥檚 military forces as president Andry Rajoelina said an 鈥榓ttempt to seize power illegally鈥� was under way.
Groups of Madagascar soldiers joined thousands of protestors in the capital Saturday, AFP reporters said, after announcing they would refuse any orders to shoot demonstrators.
At least 1,000 anti-government聽demonstrators marched on Thursday through Madagascar鈥檚 capital, where police fired tear gas to try and disperse the latest youth-led protest of the past two weeks.
Madagascar鈥檚 security forces on Sunday accused protesters of violence during deadly on-going youth-led unrest, saying their response was provoked by the crowd鈥檚 behaviour.
Backers and foes of Madagascar鈥檚 cornered government staged rival rallies in the capital Antananarivo on Saturday following days of fatal youth-led protests the president has termed a coup bid.
Riot police locked down the centre of Madagascar鈥檚 capital on Friday ahead of planned fresh protests against president Andry Rajoelina, the political elite and years of misrule.
Thousands of protesters marched again in several cities across Madagascar on Thursday while the movement in the capital Antananarivo took a 鈥榮trategic鈥� break after a week of demonstrations.
Anti-government protesters in Madagascar called on Wednesday for fresh demonstrations and a general strike, seeking to force president Andry Rajoelina to step down, after nearly a week of action by the youth-led movement...
Protesters in Madagascar held new demonstrations Tuesday, facing a heavy police presence and teargas, AFP journalists saw, a day after president Andry Rajoelina sacked his government in a bid to quell days of unrest that the UN said has killed 22 people...
President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday during a visit to Madagascar he wanted to work toward 鈥榝orgiveness鈥� for France鈥檚 colonisation of the Indian Ocean island, including with the return of cultural artifacts.
