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The TIM party’s dissidents appeared desperate when Marc Ravalomanana recovered his position on top of the party founded by his own self in 2001. Raharinaivo Andrianantoandro & co. decided to swap sides and give in to the HAT in 2010, and fight for gaining the party’s leadership. The TIM party actually suffered division a couple of years ago when some of its members decided to support Andry Rajoelina while all the others were keeping on militating inside the various Magro squares. Marc Ravalomanana let his intention to recover the party’s leadership be known, now that he is no more chief of state. A national congress will have to make the final decision about it. The traitors forming the party’s dissident wing are the single ones to oppose the former president’s plans Lire la suite »

One hundred suspected thieves were massacred by villagers in the southern part Madagascar depredated during the latest months by the "dahalo” militia. Live images from the south are showing dead bodies stained with blood littering the ground. A simple accusation proves enough to get stoned down to death or swiftly beheaded. And the honorable transition leaders lose control over the situation. The Dahalo equally rise the tone and correspondingly retaliate against the army… a growing major concern for political leaders, and even more for the major part of the population. Lire la suite »

Marc Ravalomanana’s supporters usually gathered on a daily basis inside the Magro square, are now on their guard. Demonstration leaders declared that the ruling power would do what it would take to crackdown on the daily movement. Lire la suite »

The CENIT, the national electoral commission needs some 142 billions (about 50 millions of euros) to organize the year 2013’s elections in Madagascar. The commission expects support of that kind from the country’s international financial backers, who also have their own conditions. Lire la suite »

Fuel supplying companies like SHELL and TOTAL rose their prices. The High Authority of Transitional grumbles against the decision, which it holds as unilateral. More than anyone else, he must know what it is talking about. The ruling power used to pressure fuel supplying companies so that consuming fuel prices do not rise during the current critical economic and political situation. The situation in question has been lasting longer than three years. Lire la suite »

The SADC’s assessment team has been completing quite a discreet mission in Madagascar, haven’t they? They have been assessing by stealth security conditions for former president Marc Ravalomanana’s incoming comeback home. And they did their job quite unnoticed Lire la suite »

This is a blow in the rule of the art for the leadership of the High Authority of Transition. They wanted to rule Parson Lala Rasendrahasina and former president, Marc Ravalomanana, out of from the management of the FJKM Protestant church, but... dead duck! Zet, considering their efforts, Andry Rajoelina’s henchmen cannot be blamed for the failure. Lire la suite »

The court decided. Three suspects having attempted to murder the transitional leader Andry Rajoelina, by the use of sorcery, have all been released. The local DST (the ruling power’s secret services) arrested them three months ago. Willy Razafinjatovo, alias Olala, the suspects’ lawyer, pointed at an alleged manipulation since his clients revealed in court that they were forced by DST agents to incriminate the Transitional Prime Minister Omer Beriziky. Lire la suite »

For the fourth time in a row, the Malagasy crisis is being addressed in Maputo, the Mozambican capital city. Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana are currently in Maputo city, presenting their respective stands before the mediation and the SADC’s troika members. The SADC’s chief of states’ summit will assess the situation, decide and render its verdict at the end of the meeting on August 17th and 18th. Everyone concerned by this crisis focuses on the events developing in the Mozambican capital city. It would seem like every Malagasy were enduring four years of crisis merely for the sake of waiting for the regional organization to take a stand Lire la suite »

At least some 350 people are actually being expected to attend the FJKM Protestant Church’s general Synod deemed to take place from August, 15th to August, 22nd in Manakara, in the south eastern part of the country. The synod stirs this time around quite a lot of attention due to the island’s second to none political turmoil. The Church’s very ruling stratum will actually be reshuffled by his synod. Lire la suite »