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.

Gen Z and labor unions that joined the protest movement faced violent repression on October 9 in Antananarivo.

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…

Fresh protests in Antananarivo drew large crowds in one of the biggest gatherings since a protest movement erupted on the Indian Ocean island on September 25. Some soldiers joined…

Youth-led demonstrators enter Antananarivo's May 13 Square for the first time since protests erupted last month.

Elite troops joined youth-led protests over utilities that have swelled into gravest threat to Rajoelina.

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…

La Presidencia de Madagascar denunció un intento de golpe de Estado en el país, después de que grupos de militares se unieran a los manifestantes.

An army unit claimed it had taken over leadership of the military command and was now in control of all the armed forces.

Soldiers join mass antigovernment protests, urging no violence, as unrest over shortages and political divisions grows.

Soldiers from elite Capsat unit have announced they are taking over after weeks of youth-led protests

Members of an elite army unit joined youth-led protests in Madagascar against the government and called for the president to step down.

An elite military unit that installed the president in 2009 has joined Gen Z protesters calling for his resignation.

È l’unità militare CAPSAT, ma non è chiaro che intenzioni abbia: il presidente Rajoelina ha detto di essersi dovuto nascondere per sicurezza

President Rajoelina faces growing pressure to resign as parts of the army side with protesters after weeks of unrest.

Elite Capsat unit that played a major role in Andry Rajoelina’s rise to presidency joined gen Z protests against corruption

President Andry Rajoelina is said to have fled the country by French military jet on Sunday.

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina flees country amid military rebellion, sparking unrest and calls for resignation.

After leaving his country with French assistance, Andry Rajoelina appeared for the first time since the military mutinied and refused to step down.

The announcement came just after Madagascar's national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina, who has fled the country to an unknown location after weeks of protests…

Youth protests erupted in Madagascar at the end of September