Youth protests erupted in Madagascar at the end of September

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…

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.

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

Madagascar's president has fled the country, according to reports, after thousands of protesters converged on the capital Monday to demand his resignation.

The decree to dissolve the assembly 'shall enter into force immediately upon its publication by radio and/or television broadcast,' the presidency said in a statement published on…

ANTANANARIVO: Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Tuesday dissolved the national assembly, pre-empting an opposition-led vote to force him out of office over the island…

Rajoelina's move to flee the country and dissolve the parliament from exile has created a political crisis amid unrest.

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…

L’unità militare Capsat annuncia la dissoluzione delle istituzioni e una «transizione» biennale dopo l’impeachment di Rajoelina, evacuato su un volo francese domenica

Youth protests erupted in Madagascar at the end of September

The military promises elections within two years, but the President Rajoelina insists he is still in charge.

Announcement comes after country’s parliament impeaches president after weeks of anti-government protests

Nearly three weeks after Gen Z protests began, and with the president having fled abroad, soldiers announced on Tuesday that they were taking control of the government.

ANTANANARIVO: An elite Madagascar military unit said Tuesday it had taken power in the Indian Ocean nation after parliamentarians voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina…

EDITORIAL. There is no guarantee that the military, now in power in Antananarivo, will be able to meet the expectations of the Malagasy population. But the international community…

After the military takeover, the young protestors who had been calling for President Andry Rajoelina's departure since late September are torn between satisfaction and outrage as…

Mass demonstrations in recent weeks over power and water shortages have killed more than 20 people.