Government appoints cabinet with critics of ousted president Military-led committee to rule for up to two years before vote Cabinet to address power, water shortages, economic challenges ANTANANARIVO, ...

“This is not a coup,” said Michael Randrianirina, after launching a coup in Madagascar on October 12th. A colonel in an elite military unit known as CAPSAT, Mr Randrianirina appointed himself interim ...

The young people who toppled the government are now confronting questions about what’s next, and who will deliver on their demands. Anja’ndraina Andrianaivo, a Gen Z organizer, center, celebrating on ...

This week, the military in Madagascar grabbed power as youth-led protests escalated, forcing President Andry Rajoelina to flee. The scenario was a familiar one for Rajoelina, 51, a former DJ, who was ...

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 ...