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The Palace of Iavoloha, the official wishes presentation ceremony, and an opportunity to address the current situation of the country’s political turmoil. This was basically not scheduled, but neither was the crisis, was it? So, politicians could not help rubbing it in. Lire la suite »

The reporter and photographer Nary Ravonjy gathered artists, athletes as well as ten of his fellow colleagues around him in order to push for “general forgiveness” as the solution expected to pave the way for a long term settlement of the political crisis which has been undermining the Great Isle’s life. This is not forcibly the easiest way to go, though. Any eventual success will require reconciliation between all of the political figures, all of the political spheres and groups involved into the settlement of the Malagasy crisis. Nary Ravonjy has been addressing a certain “reconciliation of mediators” for a couple of years so far. The various groups involved into the mediation process actually often happen to disagree and struggle to recover any common stand afterwards. He mentioned as examples the FFKM (the Federation of Christian Churches), the FINOANA association, the on going dispute between the civilian society’s CNOSC and AOSC groups and even Raymond Ranjeva’s Citizens Committee for Reconciliation…a string of groups and an even longer string of individual points happening to pledge the standstill to an already complicated mediation as it was Lire la suite »

The transitional leader completed his pilgrimage to Israel, first and foremost to get in contact with an Israeli private security agency. Now that the political situation is tense within the ruling power’s clique, these new ties between Andry Rajoelina and MER GROUP do create new causes for concerns for diplomatic bodies and Opposition members. Lire la suite »

He celebrated the end of the year 2012 behind bars. Tangalamena Patrick Zakariasy received at least temporary release in the end. As for now, in the evening of January 2nd, he has however not yet left the penitentiary of Antanimora. Even though being technically speaking free, he will have to remain until his trial and that of the reporters cross examined by the same occasion, behind bars. Lire la suite »

The transitional leader’s close collaborators are ganging up on Omer Beriziky, the National Unity Prime Minister. They are longing for his straightaway removal, although his appointment as government chief was a result of the crisis settlement roadmap signed back in September 2011. In between, Omer Beriziky rather has his break in his home region, in the east of the island. Lire la suite »

Thirteen generals have been promoted as brigadier generals. Andre Ndriarijaona, the general joint chief of staff of the armed forces, is curiously not included into the list. Lire la suite »

Omer Beriziky, the transitional government’s prime minister is keen on extending the electoral red list. Ruling Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina out of from the incoming elections is far from enough, according to his assessment. Five figures in all should remain on the bench away from the pitch, namely Marc Ravalomanana, Andry Rajoelina, Didier Ratsiraka, Albert Zafy and his own self, Omer Beriziky. He immediately emphasized that such a conclusion is merely his own personal point as simple citizen. In other words, the Prime Minister does not order anyone around. Definitely not. He merely openly addressed the issue with reporters Lire la suite »

Andry Rajoelina, the transitional leader officially called upon appeasement in the run of this particular issue. The charges held against Alain Ramaroson, transitional parliament member, are dropped. Hajo Andrianainarivelo, the transitional deputy prime minister and plaintiff in this case, declared to have been stunned by such a decision, held as unacceptable. “I was once summoned to join the national state police station, and I obliged” he said. Alain Ramaroson will not have to emulate though, considering that he called a cavalry of parliamentarians to the rescue while entrenching himself in his home. State policemen lifted the siege following the drop of all charges against him. Look back to what so far happened: Hajo Andrianainarivelo reported Alain Ramaroson to the police for threats and defamation following a allegation publicly produced by Alain Ramaroson about Nadine Ramaroson’s death, his niece Lire la suite »

A parliament member, although previously trialed and jailed for penal and non political offence, supports one of his owns on the way to follow in his footsteps. The latest warrant directed against Alain Ramaroson caused the rise of a wave of solidarity from several dozens of transitional parliament members. Lire la suite »

The local transitional leader joined Paris to meet with Laurent Fabius, the French Foreign Office Minister, supposed to emulate the Tanzanian Chief of State into trying to convince him to pull out of from the next incoming presidential race, hopefully with more success. A SADC led mission was basically bound to start this week in Antananarivo, and most likely on this account finally postponed. Lire la suite »