The South African authorities put up a clear and direct message. All of the three African country leaders having recently conducted putsches have been ruled out of from the guests’ list: red card for leaders from Madagascar, Niger and Guinea.
Andry Rajoelina will have to make do with TV to follow the African continent’s first ever World Cup tournament’s opening ceremony. Twenty of his peers will be granted the privilege to join Soccer City in Johannesburg, including Marc Ravalomanana, the legal but ousted president of the Great Isle