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Madagascar president warns of attempted coup after soldiers join protests
ANTANANARIVO: Madagascar’s presidency said on Sunday that “an attempted illegal and forcible seizure of power” was underway in the African nation, without providing details, a day after some soldiers joined a protest movement that had begun last month. Troops from the elite CAPSAT unit that helped President Andry Rajoelina seize power in a 2009 coup urged fellow soldiers to disobey orders and back the youth-led protests, which began on September 25 and pose the most serious challenge to Rajoelina’s rule since his reelection in 2023.
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lemonde.fr
In Madagascar, repression lies behind President Andry Rajoelina's call for dialogue
Gen Z and labor unions that joined the protest movement faced violent repression on October 9 in Antananarivo.
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arabnews.com
Madagascar army contingent calls on security forces to ‘refuse orders’
ANTANANARIVO: A Madagascar army contingent near the capital on Saturday called on soldiers and security units to “join forces” and “refuse orders to shoot” at protesters, while…
