Madagascar: Recount of December Poll's Votes Begins

Four days after a peace deal for Madagascar was signed in Senegal, a recount of the disputed presidential election results began this week, Monday. The recount was one of the key… Read more »

Madagascar: Rival Presidents Strike Peace Deal in Senegal

The two rival presidents of Madagascar have signed a landmark power-sharing peace deal, late Thursday morning, in Senegal. Read more »

Madagascar: Rival Presidents Embrace in Senegal, Disputed Election Results Annulled

The two rival presidents of Madagascar met face to face on Wednesday, in an unprecedented peace gesture organised by the Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade, under the auspices of… Read more »

Madagascar: African Leaders Open Mediation Efforts, Meet Rival Presidents

The rival presidents of Madagascar, Didier Ratsiraka, and Marc Ravalomanana held separate late-night talks, Tuesday, in Senegal, with President Abdoulaye Wade and other African… Read more »

Madagascar: Presidential Rivals Set to Meet in Senegal

The self-proclaimed president of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, arrived in Senegal on Tuesday, ahead of his rival, the sitting president, Didier Ratsiraka, who was expected in the… Read more »

Madagascar: Madagascar's Incumbent President, Didier Ratsiraka, Speaks

The political standoff continues in Madagascar, following disputed elections in December 2001. Marc Ravalomanana, who claims to have won an outright majority, is still trying to… Read more »

Madagascar: Ravalomanana's Prime Minister Speaks

Jacques Sylla, the Prime Minister appointed by Madagascar's unofficial President Marc Ravalomanana, has presented his government programme to the National Assembly in the Malagasy… Read more »

Madagascar: Protesters Prevent Army Takeover of National Assembly Building

Supporters of Madagascar's self-proclaimed President, Marc Ravalomanana, set up barricades in central Antananarivo, Monday, blocking an attempt to take control of the National… Read more »

Madagascar: Anxiety Grows over Outcome of Madagascar Crisis

Madagascar's opposition took control of the defense ministry over the weekend, strengthening its grip on power in a dispute over the outcome of presidential elections two months… Read more »

Madagascar: Presidential Claimant Gains Ground in Madagascar as Threats Loom

The continuing constitutional crisis in Madagascar poses a difficult question for the international community. Is the Indian Ocean island nation in the process of a "popular power"… Read more »

Madagascar: OAU 'Contact Group' Returns to Broker Talks

An Organization of African Unity (OAU) "contact group" arrived in Madagascar, Wednesday, to begin talks aimed at re-uniting the now-split island state. The team is led by former… Read more »

Madagascar: Ravalomanana Minister Spells Out Strategy, Pays Civil Servants

Madagascar now has two governments. One is led by the incumbent, President Didier Ratsiraka, effectively banished from the capital city, Antananarivo, and operating out of a… Read more »

Madagascar: 'President' Ravalomanana Presents his New 'Cabinet'

Madagascar's opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana, who was 'sworn in' as president in an unofficial ceremony ten days ago, has presented members of his cabinet to the people and… Read more »

Madagascar: Opposition Defies Martial Law, Rival President Appoints Cabinet

Opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana, sworn in as president in an unofficial ceremony over a week ago, appointed a rival cabinet on Friday, increasing pressure on the embattled… Read more »

Madagascar: Violence Breaks Out as Rival Camps Clash

The authorities in Madagascar are reported to have imposed a night-time curfew in the capital, Antananarivo, with tension running high in the city after demonstrations turned ugly… Read more »

Madagascar: Ravalomanana Demands Referendum, Prays for World Support

The people of Madagascar face an uncertain week with an arrest warrant out for the self-proclaimed president and opposition leader, Marc Ravalomanana, who was 'sworn-in' as leader… Read more »

Madagascar: Opposition Supporters Defy State of Emergency

Thousands of followers of the self-proclaimed president of Madagascar, the opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana, surrounded his house Saturday, forming a human barricade. They… Read more »

Madagascar: Government Imposes State of Emergency

The government of Madagascar has imposed a state of emergency on the Indian Ocean island, hours after opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana proclaimed himself president on Friday. Read more »

Madagascar: Opposition Leader Declares Himself President

Madagascar's main opposition leader, Marc Ravalomanana, defied warnings from the government, Friday, and proclaimed himself president of the Indian Ocean island, cheered on by tens… Read more »

Madagascar: Ravalomanana Wavers as 'Inauguration' Nears

With just hours to go before he was due to proclaim himself president of Madagascar on Friday, and oust his rival, indications from the capital Antananarivo were that the… Read more »

Madagascar: Government Prepares for Ravalomanana's 'Coup d'Etat'

Madagascar's Prime Minister, Tantely Andrianarivo, has condemned opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana's threat, Wednesday, to seize power, describing it as a "projected coup… Read more »

Madagascar: Opposition Leader Says Transitional Government to Take Power Friday

Opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana, who claims to have been cheated out of victory in the December presidential poll, told his supporters on Wednesday that he was ready to assume… Read more »