Tag: Andry Rajoelina
Twenty charged with plotting to kill Madagascar president as trial begins
Twenty people, including two French nationals, were charged on Monday with plotting to kill Madagascar's president and other offences as their trial began in...
Madagascar makes 21 further arrests over suspected coup plot
Madagascar has arrested 21 more suspects, including 12 military personnel, in connection with a plot to kill President Andry Rajoelina and topple the government,...
Madagascar’s president takes over; grenade blast kills child
Madagascar's new president Hery Rajaonarimampianina, who won the first elections since a coup in 2009, took office on Saturday but his inauguration...
No clear outcome as Madagascar election results dribble in
Results dribbled in from Madagascar's presidential election on Saturday but two front-runners said a second round looked likely in a vote many...
Madagascar votes in first presidential election since 2009 coup
The people of Madagascar began voting on Friday in a presidential election they hope will end a five-year crisis and rebuild investor...
Madagascar leader shuffles cabinet, general stays PM
Madagascar's leader Andry Rajoelina named 10 new ministers, including five military officials, in a cabinet reshuffle the opposition said fell way short...
Ex-Madagascar president denies backing mutiny plot
Madagascar's ex-president Marc Ravalomanana said an interview he had nothing to do with a military rebellion earlier this week in his homeland...
Madagascar’s Rajoelina says will not run in election
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he will not contest presidential elections slated for November this year in a bid to end the...
Madagascar’s leader hints at ‘neutral’ government
Madagascar's leader said he could form a politically "neutral" government after last-ditch power-sharing talks failed over the weekend, and said he expected...
Arrests in Madagasar after suspected coup plot
Security forces in Madagascar arrested 19 people on suspicion of plotting a coup, the latest in a series of plot rumours to...
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...
African Union imposes sanctions on Madagascar
The African Union (AU) has slapped sanctions on Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina and 108 other people in the Indian Ocean island who...
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...
Rajoelina open to Madagascar poll date discussion
Madagascar's embattled leader opened the door to the possibility of pushing back the date of widely criticised elections scheduled for March on...
African Union to offer new Madagascar compromise
The African Union's top diplomat will present Madagascar's bickering power-brokers with a fresh political compromise aimed at ending a year-long crisis.
AU Commission...
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...
African Union calls for Madagascar talks to resume
International efforts to resolve a year-long political crisis in Madagascar must be redoubled to stop the Indian Ocean Island from sliding deeper...
Madagascar leader tears up power-sharing deals
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has formally rejected internationally brokered power-sharing deals and said any attempt by the opposition to form a parliament...
