Madagascar: No End in Sight to Standoff

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Madagascar:   At Least They Are Talking
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
23 February 2009

Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana and opposition leader Andry Rajoelina have met for the second time since violent political unrest erupted in late January, but observers say a solution to the ...

Madagascar:   No End in Sight to Standoff
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
19 February 2009

Representatives from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have arrived in Madagascar to facilitate talks between the feuding president and opposition leader.

Madagascar:   Political Violence Toll Now 130
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
9 February 2009

Hospitals and mortuaries are being "overwhelmed" while both rivals at the centre of Madagascar's political storm continue to blame each other for the violence that has now left some 130 people dead.

Madagascar:   Political Rivals Agree to Talk
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
10 February 2009

Efforts by the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Haile Menkerios, to broker a peaceful resolution to Madagascar's political standoff are beginning to bear fruit.

Madagascar:   Minister Resigns Over Killings
allAfrica.com
9 February 2009

Madagascar's defence minister, Cecile Manorohanta, resigned on Monday after police reportedly killed at least 25 people when they fired upon a demonstration in the capital, Antananarivo, at the ...

Madagascar:   Dismay At Fatal Shooting of TV Reporter Covering Anti-Government Demonstration
Reporters sans Frontières (Paris)
9 February 2009

Reporters Without Borders is shocked to learn that Ando Ratovonirina of privately-owned Radio et Télévision Analamanga (RTA) was shot dead while covering an anti-government demonstration ...


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