The head of an elite Madagascar military unit said Tuesday that it had seized power, minutes after the National Assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for “desertion of duty”. Rajoelina ...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has left the country after an elite military unit turned against the government in an apparent coup, an opposition lawmaker in the ...

Flights halted as Madagascar reels from attempted coup and growing protests Paris: Air France announced on Sunday that it has suspended flights to Madagascar, where a possible military revolt is ...

Rajoelina names army general as new prime minister Protests enter third week with calls for president to quit Rajoelina's office says protests exploited by people seeking to destabilise country ...

Colonel Michael Randrianirina, a senior officer in Madagascar's elite CAPSAT military unit, took control of the African island nation on Tuesday after President Andry Rajoelina fled following weeks of ...

The president of Madagascar has been ousted in a military coup after a weekslong uprising by Gen Z protesters whose outrage is being felt in countries around the world — and expressed through a common ...

Madagascar’s parliament has voted to impeach embattled President Andry Rajoelina just hours after he confirmed he had fled the country in the wake of an elite army unit appearing to turn against him ...

The evacuation followed an agreement with French president Emmanuel Macron. French authorities said they are not intervening in Madagascar’s internal crisis, which has rocked the country since 25 ...

Madagascar’s new military ruler, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, was set to be sworn in as the country’s transitional president on Friday, capping a dramatic military takeover that ousted President ...

ANTANANARIVO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Madagascar's president has fled the African nation, the head of the opposition and other officials said on Monday, the second time that young protesters have toppled a ...

Madagascar’s president said he had escaped with his life to a “safe place” following a military rebellion. In a speech broadcast on national TV from an undisclosed location, Andry Rajoelina, 51, ...