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In the opening speech of the national meeting organized by the High Authority of Transition, Andry Rajoelina confirmed his reluctance to join Addis-Ababa on the international mediators' bidding on March 08th and 10th in the run of the Malagasy crisis' settlement. Lire la suite »
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State policemen pissed off: the army on its way to blast off
The State Police's Intervention Force's officers and foot soldiers (FIGN) displayed their malcontent in broad daylight. Weapons in hands in front of TV cameras, they gave a 24 hours long deadline to the authorities for the publication of the inquiries' results concerning the embezzlement of the bonus prime dedicated to them in 2009 Lire la suite »
One hundred capital city districts have their Support Committee for the Maputo Agreements
The political mobilities supporting the implementation of the Maputo and Addis-Ababa agreements have a new strategy: support committees have been put in place throughout districts. One hundred of them have already been installed. The objective: keeping in touch with basic militancy. Lire la suite »
A meeting of the Malagasy political mobility chiefs convened by the international mediators
The political chiefs signatory of the Maputo agreements are invited to talks in Addis-Ababa Ethiopia from March 8th to the10th, but the HAT leaders' partisans are pressing him on end, not to take part into them. The round is, however, very likely to be cancelled, could any of the four leaders fail to confirm his presence. The African Union's Commission has taken the mediating process over from the International Contact Group by organizing this meeting. New international sanctions are expected to come into force from March 17th if the situation fails to evolve. Andry Rajoelina seems to hold on to his national consultation meant to take place on March 4th and 5th as a solution to the political crisis, despite the foregone boycott of his opponents Lire la suite »
A demonstration of the three mobilities on March 4th and 5th
The High Authority of the Transition is supposed to invite political parties and the civil society on March 4th and 5th to another skull session supposed to solve the political crisis. The other mobilities true to the Maputo and Addis-Ababa deals are pushing the challenge. Lire la suite »
Marc Ravalomanana: soldiers in his sight
Some high ranked officials and army officers are in an uncomfortable position. The Malagasy former president announced that a big bonus has been dedicated to them during the year 2009 crisis, but the cash had been embezzled. Lire la suite »
Marc Ravalomanana’s party on its way back to the battleground
After more than one year of crisis, the TIM party finally demonstrated its still decent capacity, even if it comes up to dare eventual elections. One day of reforestation and New Year’s greetings on February 28th, in Ambohidratrimo, was the Tiako i Madagasikara party's opportunity to display its presence on the Malagasy political scene. The TIM is still in the move with a relatively important audience. So read the message. Since the beginning of the crisis, many militants have been jailed; the party's founding father has been forced into exile after March 2010 putsch, but the will to conquer power anew through the polls is vivid Lire la suite »
The TIM in search of new leaders
Marc Ravalomanana's party solemnly recovers the political stage. During the crisis, may top figures had to vanish for security reasons and many others definitely swapped allegiance too. Lire la suite »
Papmad gets green
Madagascar's stationery (PAPMAD) resumed production after a three years long stand by, and puts its money on recycled paper. Lire la suite »
The next elections’ laws in preparation
In response to the concern made public by some of the transitional regime's allied political figures, the Home Affairs ministry was anxious to specify that the HAT led elections' law drafts are almost ready. Lire la suite »