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The KMDT formerly devoted to the High Authority of Transition and to Andry Rajoelina, is now willing to stand out. This political group now requires Rajoelina´s resignation and intends from now on to play the hard way. The situation is increasingly complicated for the empowered political parties. Lire la suite »

The HAT´s justice Minister, Christine Razanamahasoa, holds the adoption of any amnesty bill before February 29th, as recommended by the SADC, as impossible. A far as he is concerned, Norbert Ratsirahonana, who represented the transitional leader, Andry Rajoelina, at the meeting in Pretoria, that Ravalomanana's return home before February 27th was off the point. Rajoelina´s collaborators fiercely opposed reports produced by Marc Ravalomanana´s supporters at the end of the meeting in Pretoria. Lire la suite »

Marius Fransman, the mediation´s number one nearly told the Malagasy political leaders off as if they were in a kindergarten, and described them as irresponsible; Marc Ravalomanana for having decided to return in spite of the pending jail sentence, and Rajoelina for having prevented this return in violation of the roadmap. Lire la suite »

The snapshot creates the stir after being published in a Malagasy capital city newspaper. It displays a foreign military, white skinned, standing alongside the forces summoned High Authority of Transition in Ivato to deal with Ravalomanana supportive demonstrators gathered in order to welcome the former president supposed to be back on Saturday, January 21st. Lire la suite »

On Tuesday, January 24th, following former president Marc Ravalomanana´s failed return home, the SADC summoned all of the main political leaders in this crisis, namely Marc Ravalomanana, Andry Rajoelina, the transitional regime´s number one, as well as Albert Zafy. The Ravalomanana sphere has already confirmed its participation. Andry Rajoelina, he who endorses the responsibility for banning Marc Ravalomanana from coming home, cannot expect roses from this emergency meeting, bearing in mind that the repression of the former president´ supporters at the airport in Ivato, led to one more casualty, another brick in the wall of the Malagasy political crisis. Lire la suite »

The possibility for Marc Ravalomanana to get diplomatic protection in the run of his come back is seriously startling the supporters of the High Authority of Transition. This possibility was addressed by the Viva Radio station, the station of the current leader of the transition, Andry Rajoelina. Absolutely nothing actually denies diplomatic protection to Marc Ravalomanana, for the international community is the one looking after the implementation of a certain crisis settlement roadmap clearly granting to each and every political figure exiled on political grounds the right to safely return to Madagascar. Lire la suite »

An emotional wave shook the Magro square inside which former president Marc Ravalomanana´ supporters regularly gather, when he declared that he´d be back in the Island on January 21st. It would however not be the first ever announced come back. The High Authority of Transition has always been fiercely opposing such a return in spite of signing the crisis settlement roadmap Lire la suite »

Twenty seriously ill people were taken to the HJRA hospital´s emergency department which, as a matter of fact, refused to let them in, let alone to treat them. Most of these people could not afford drugs prescribed by the hospital´s doctors. They consequently received free K-Othrine before being invited to "go home". Lire la suite »

Former president Albert Zafy´s supporters were longing to celebrate the "Place of Democracy"´s third anniversary in Ambohijatovo. No way! They were welcomed by armed soldiers, who broke the rally later on with tear gaz. Albert recalled the following facts: the current leader of the transition turned Ambohijatovo´s garden into the Place of Democracy as he was the capital city´s mayor and emphasized that no authorization would ever be required to conduct rallies inside. Lire la suite »

Andry Rajoelina invited the diplomatic body members to receive his greetings at the palace of Iavoloha. Some diplomats, and not the least ones, preferred not to keep away. And not whom. The strong message addressed to the leader of the High Authority of his transition could hardly be clearer. Lire la suite »