Tag: Madagascar
Madagascar leader to disband government, form new one
Madagascar's leader has vowed to disband his internationally rejected government and form an interim body with an ousted opposition leader following an...
Madagascar army gives president end-April deadline
Madagascar's army has given President Andry Rajoelina until the end of April to offer an acceptable way out of the 13-month political...
Madagascar armed forces minister won’t quit after sacking
Madagascar's armed forces minister yesterday refused to quit his post a day after the Indian Ocean Island's prime minister fired him following...
Madagascar’s leader spurns Ethiopia mediation talks
Madagascar's president spurned yesterday the African Union's (AU) latest attempt to resolve the Indian Ocean island's crisis, increasing the chance the continent's...
Madagascar leader calls talks after sanctions threat
Madagascar's President Andy Rajoelina has called a meeting next week with leading opposition groups to try to resolve a year-long political crisis...
Madagascar names new vice PM as sanctions loom
Madagascar's embattled leader Andry Rajoelina appointed a new vice prime minister in charge of foreign affairs yesterday, in a fresh effort to...
AU to hold meetings on Somalia and Madagascar: official
The spokesperson for the African Union (AU) says the continental body will soon hold special meetings to address the political and security...
African group leader says “never again” to coups
African Union leaders said on Tuesday they intended to strengthen the group's powers to fight a rising tide of coups and electoral...
Madagascar gov’t threatens opposition crackdown
Madagascar's government has said it will crack down on opposition leaders and their supporters, who reject plans for elections, if they provoke...
Obama ends benefits for Guinea, Madagascar and Niger
President Barack Obama said he has terminated trade benefits for Guinea, Madagascar and Niger, three African countries where democratic progress is threatened...
Illegal Malagasy timber trade worth up to $460 000 a day
Global Witness and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) say illegal logging in the National Parks and protected areas of the SAVA region of Madagascar...