Lightning did make the latest highlights in the capital city’s district of Isotry in the evening of April 9th. On Easter Monday, ten buildings, no less, found it hard to survive this national day off. Lire la suite »
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Revelations : Roland Ratsiraka calling upon Rajoelina and the other transitional leaders to step down
When invited to speak on the FREE FM station’s radio waves, Roland Ratsiraka, the vice president of the transitional superior council (CST), revealed that would have called upon the current main transitional leaders, including Andry Rajoelina, to step down, regarding their political failure. His boss would have turned the offer down. Lire la suite »
The capital city’s streets turning into tracks
It has been quite a long time, but they are now back to the streets. Young men are trying to stuff the capital city’s streets’ holes in a primitive way, and beg some money from passer-by and drivers as a reward for their job done. Lire la suite »
The amnesty draft into the parliament’s hands
A parliamentarian special session will start on April 3rd. The current parliamentarians will be addressing for the first time the amnesty draft and debate about it. The Ravalomanana sphere decided in the run of the preparations to replace three congressmen. Lire la suite »
Marc Ravalomanana: „I don’t need any amnesty at all“
The Malagasy former president addressed his supporters at the Magro square and confirmed again that he would soon be back and run the next presidential election. He welcomed the national unity government’s efforts to turn out an amnesty bill, argued however that he would not need any amnesty at all Lire la suite »
The transitional prime minister’s home robbed by outlaws in Antalaha
The longer the crisis lasts, the more ground is being won by insecurity. In the north of Madagascar, in Antalaha, the very home belonging to Omer Beriziky, the transitional prime minister was targeted by a raid which claimed one casualty. Lire la suite »
Amnesty bill : its basic draft is ruling Marc Ravalomanana out
The transitional power is addressing the amnesty bill while considering the SADC’s recommendations…its way. According to its basic draft, figures deemed to be pardoned would not be entitled to recover the right to run elections again. Lire la suite »
Madagascar, a less relevant country to Senegal
The Embassy of Senegal in Antananarivo has closed its doors. This was one of Dakar’s strategic choices. The Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal, Cesar Coly, in the country since 2006, definitely waved goodbye. Lire la suite »
The FIGN case related trial is being postponed
A shoot out took place at the national state police’s Intervention Forces’ base camp. The trial related to this event was postponed, and temporary release denied to the blamed soldiers held in custody. Colonel Raymond Andrianjafy will have to remain behind bars in between. Lire la suite »
BANI and FIGN, a couple of politically motivated trials in spite of the SADC‘s pressure
Away with the BANI case. Professor Raymond Ranjeva and his daughter are free. Colonnel Charles Andrianasoavina is condemned to a life sentence of forced labor, although still being in a hospital in La Reunion. Generals Raoelina and Noel Rakotonandrasana are condemned to seven years of forced labor. The other militaries got five years of forced labor. Only one of them left the court as a free man. Lire la suite »