Opinion

Who could be intending to make a so childish putsch? more acurrately a raid on state owned palaces as well as on Andry Rajoelina's home? Ten militaries and reserve troops would be launching the assault on a palace? How fantastic it is! Read More »

The clarification brought by ambassador Jean Marc Châtaigner, the single diplomatic figure to have been officially welcomed by Andry Rajoelina, confirmed Paris' position concerning Madagascar's crisis: total freedom to implement the African Union's sanctions or not, shared responsibility between the four mobilities in the signed agreements' failure… Something to cheer at last for the HAT. Read More »

The United States' acting ambassador has reconfirmed the American opposition to Madagascar's authorities' led unilateral policy. Neither of the various threats against Niels Marquardt had successfully altered an inch of the US stand. The diplomat emphasized the absolute necessity of a political consensus, while warning that any shadow of an imposed electoral process will be automatically rejected by the international community. Read More »

Are the people about to make Andry Rajoelina for Antananarivo what Guy Fawkes is for London? Regarding the recent events in the capital city, the question is legitimate Read More »

The French Secretary of State in charge of cooperation and the French speaking countries' organization, has, all along his visit to Antananarivo, carefully been avoiding the press. Alain Joyandet is tackling a new round of negotiations between the Malagasy political mobilities. France is a lone rider into this. Read More »

Marc Ravalomanana reiterated that the true motive behind the putsch remained the interest of some foreign countries for Madagascar's underground wealth, more particularly the big scale crude oil reserves. France is on top of the chart of the economic powers ogling at the Great Isle's wealth. Read More »

The High Authority of Transition has been concentrating its unity on the opposition to Marc Ravalomanana and his alleged voluntary departure on March 17th, 2009, while pretending to forget that a military putsch took place in Antananarivo on the eve. Read More »

The authorities of fact are seemingly hesitating between facing up to international sanctions from the African Union and complying with the charter and political agreements signed in Maputo and Addis Ababa. The vehement attempts to make up a consensual face for unilateral processes did not prove enough. Sanctions are likely to cause a new crisis within the crisis. Read More »

And what about a presidential election turned into a referendum which would ask the citizens whether they would accept Andry Rajoelina as chief of the state or not. It would come up to extend the transition in genuine first presidential mandate whose length is still to be defined. This completely "unilateral" option is being addressed by the ranks of the young TGV party increasingly anxious to pave its way to the fourth Republic in the best possible conditions. Read More »

The High Authority of the Transition is not sailing on instruments. In spite of his main opponents' reluctance, Andry Rajoelina closed to go forward, even if he is on his way to a wall. The meeting supposed to be a national debate is increasingly turning in a flattery ceremony which might push him even futher on the wrong way Read More »