Many of Madagascar’s difficulties stem from the disastrous socialist experiments under Didier Ratsiraka, president from 1975 to 1993 (and again from 1997 to 2002), whom the cia thought wanted to turn ...

Deadly "Gen Z" protests in Madagascar led to a president's impeachment and the swearing-in of coup leader Colonel Michael ...

CAPSAT is the same powerful military unit that turned against the government in 2009, leading to Rajoelina first coming to ...

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

Right after Parliament voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina, who fled Madagascar, a military leader said the armed ...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (Reuters) -Authorities in Madagascar on Thursday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the capital, after ...

Riot police locked down the centre of Madagascar's capital on Friday ahead of planned fresh protests against President Andry Rajoelina, the political elite and years of misrule. The near-daily rallies ...

Madagascar’s military has seized power from the civilian government, a high-ranking commander announced after President Andry ...

Former DJ Andry Rajoelina was the world's youngest head of state when he came to power in Madagascar in a 2009 coup. The ...

As president flees and army takes control, Gen Z protesters demand water, electricity and a well-functioning country.

Madagascar's Colonel Michael Randrianirina insisted on the eve of his swearing in as new leader on Friday that a military ...