Politics

The trial related to the February 7th 2009 case is going to take place of June 23rd in Antananarivo. The High Authority of Transition’s justice minister is addressing the eventual extradition of the ousted president Lire la suite »

Tsivahiny Hermann, the HMD party’s general secretary (Hery Mitaky ny Demokrasia or Forces Requesting Democracy), member of the Madagascar mobility, supporter of Toamasina city’s “Fiombonan’ny Jerin’ny Maro” (Union of the General Point), expressing his views over the HAT management directed by Andry Rajoelina. Lire la suite »

A daily newspaper published the order n°0454-AJ/10 transmitted to the Attorney general of Antananarivo's appeal court: it ordered the immediate suspension of a court decision basically supposed to contribute to the destruction of the industrial empire founded by Marc Ravalomanana. Tiko's defense is on one hand denouncing the scandal, but taking the mickey out of the HAT justice minister's blunder on the other hand. Lire la suite »

The country's "raiamandreny" and the civil society are flying to the HAT's rescue right in time to provide it with an excuse to skirt around the international mediation. Nothing is yet to be held for granted since the new national mediators announce that the negotiations and the reconciliation "must" take place. Lire la suite »

For being stranded between burdening supporters and an international community definitely to accept the French will, the authoritarian regime's leader is getting rid of his willingly monopolized prerogatives as well as the expectations he had ever caused. Paradoxically, this defection is being considered like a wise and courageous political act. The HAT propaganda reassures the opinion but the bottleneck remains plugged up anyway. Lire la suite »

Interview of Dr. Raoul, from the Mahaleo artistic group, concerning the Malagasy crisis Lire la suite »

Interview with the elder Benoit Benjamin Jules Lire la suite »

A couple of months and a half away from its constitutional referendum, the HAT is still hesitating on the where and the how. The corruption of one electoral commission member having led to his appointment as Interior minister is jeopardizing both institutions' independences in the run of the electoral process. Only one thing is to be held for granted: the first ever time use of the single ballot. Lire la suite »

It has been time! The HAT Prime minister Vital freshly shaped up his government, five months after his appointment. The process is, however, miles away from causing applauses at home. The three mobilities and the civil society jointly stand against it. On the international stage, France failed to provide full support the HAT, and Africa is standing tall. Lire la suite »

In spite of the army's top command's refusal to associate its responsibility within the new HAT government, Andry Rajoelina has what he wanted, a "half military half civilian government!" The newly promoted general Camille Vital remains the HAT Prime minister and called upon 6 of his "former" brothers in arms to join the team. Five civilians will complete a national duty and integrate the government as technicians. Lire la suite »