The political situation is still as tense as earlier. The opposition made of the Marc Ravalomanana, Didier Ratsiraka, and Albert Zafy mobilities are planning to complete a tour throughout the country’s great cities. They are going to strain to sensitize the local populations and collect support for their stand: the implementation of the agreements signed in Maputo and Addis Ababa, for the sake of a neutral transition prior to elections. The first stage is dimmed to be Mahajanga, 600km in the north west, according to the opponents to the High Authority of Transition Lire la suite »
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Opponents to the HAT arrested in Toliara city
Opposition members are criticizing the arrest of a couple of their own in Toliara city, in the country’s south. Tsazolahy Tsianihy from the Marc Ravalomanana mobility and another opponent named Marin have been arrested by militaries as they were working the organisation of a demonstration in Toliara out Lire la suite »
World Cup 2010 : Red card for putsch makers
The Football World Cup has officially begun in South Africa. It is geographically Madagascar’s closest ever world tournament. The number of passengers on Air Madagascar’s flights to Johannesburg has increased by some 15%. But the High Authority of Transition is not among the guests. Lire la suite »
Political crisis : a third United Nations’ envoy in Madagascar
The Malagasy political situation has been stagnating for months. The United Nations Organization has sent another envoy to the Great Isle in order to make a clear assessment of it; his name: Joao Bernardo Honwana Lire la suite »
The referendum probably postponed
The Andry Rajoelina's electoral schedule might be upset again. The national dialog's postponement is certainly going to trigger a butterfly effect. Lire la suite »
FIGN case : politicians and pastors called
The inquiry related to May 20th’s shoot out around and in the base camp of national state police ‘s intervention force is underway. Politicians and some of the clerical leaders’ movement’s pastors have been interrogated by the authorities. Lire la suite »
The national dialog postponed for the second time
The national dialog basically planned to take place by the end of May by Andry Rajoelina is being postponed to a newly published second date: mid June. Organizers confirmed that conditions were not yet complete: the biggest possible number of subscriber Lire la suite »
The opposition’s leaders banned from entering the jail of Antanimora
The prison’s authorities denied entry into the jail of Antanimora to opposition leaders. These political figures planned a visit to political prisoners, some of them having been detained without trial since the year 2009 Lire la suite »
Joaquim Chissano actively preparing the next round of negotiations in Pretoria
Joaquim Chissano, the SADC mediator, is currently preparing the next round of talks between the Malagasy political mobility leaders meant to be held in Pretoria. Lire la suite »
Twenty men from the national state police’s intervention force behind bars
Some twenty men have been sent behind bars following the clashes around the national state police’s intervention force base camp. A couple of state policemen have very recently surrendered. Lire la suite »