Politics

According to Fetison Andrianirina, the Ravalomanana mobility's delegation chief, the agreements of Maputo are only the beginning of the crisis resolution process. He is standing by the international mediators' arbitration to make sure that everyone respects his word. Lire la suite »

The young president of the High Authority of Transition is quite likely to fade away little by little within the next months, to leave the focus on Edgard Razafindravahy, his secret mentor. Lire la suite »

The political agreement of Maputo is far from only making satisfied little ones. Those disenchanted ones are, for the time being, straining to silence their genuine feeling. Lire la suite »

On one hand, the cancellation of charges, the amnesty and the return of president Ravalomanana all make the HAT and the Roindefo government more and more nervous, and revive hope in legalistic hearts and minds, on the other hand. After to the different agreements of Maputo, idea debates resume as they never did before. Lire la suite »

The delegations of the three other mobilities have shared their satisfaction with the agreement signed in Maputo. The demands, previously tagged as pre conditions, have been fulfilled, namely the principle of amnesty from political condemnations and power sharing during the transition. Lire la suite »

The Rajoelina mobility, by the voice of minister Ny Hasina Andriamanjato and the HAT member Norbert Ratsirahonana are campaigning against a "bad" interpretation of the agreement and charter signed by the four mobility chiefs in Maputo. Already, the Ravalomanana case and the amnesty on the facts of 2009 are causing a deep disagreement. Lire la suite »

The transition's charter signed by the four of political mobility chiefs, following the agreement in Maputo, foresees eight institutions. The institutional transfer marks the end of the third Republic. Lire la suite »

An agreement of principle which only outlines the main guidelines has been signed in Maputo by the four Malagasy political mobility leaders. The principle of the political transition has been accepted but it will be neither consensual nor inclusive, contrary to the international community's expectations. Lire la suite »

Very quickly, the genuine reason for the appointment of Antananarivo's substitute mayor to another "position" appears. Michèle Ratsivalaka is leaving her seat to a potential president who so far has assumed mere small political roles. The extremely wealthy Edgard Razafindravahy is finally in the spotlight. Lire la suite »

Negotiations stagnate in Maputo on the amnesty question and on president Ravalomanana's return in Madagascar. In Antananarivo, the army steps up pressure on politicians, it turns down any questioning of a putsch allegedly motivated by popular will. Lire la suite »