Andry Rajoelina reacting tointernational sanctions : balls !

international of contact doesn’t move the HAT.

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council and the International Contact Group have targeted all of the existing HAT institutions. Andry Rajoelina, the dictating authorities’ leader, is obviously topping the chart of the 109 targeted figures. The sanction’s motive is , however, not the putsch in itself, but the deliberate failure to respect of an engagement on the international plan, the agreement in question being the charter of the consensual and inclusive transition and the additional act signed in Maputo and Addis Ababa by  the four mobility leaders. The young HAT first lady, Mialy Rajoelina is also part of the chart. 

The ICG and the African Union’s Commission are thereupon focusing on the implementation of signed agreements whereas the HAT is striving to recover the conditions of its rise to power legitimacy and legality of which are more than ever eluding its range. The HAT members, members of its Transition’s Superior Council, the HAT Prime minister Camille Vital and his government, the national defense committee’s generals, politicians as Daniel Rajakoba and Manasse Esoavelomandroso, as well as the HAT presidency’s staff are being targeted by sanctions.    

Sanctions are individual and well capitalized. The African Union’s PSC is carefully avoiding punishing the Malagasy people but presses the dictating authorities to resume the implementation of the agreements signed as a pledge for a consensual transition and power sharing. Despite the imposed visa denial for any travel abroad, asset freezing and non recognition at any international event, these sanctions are relatively hampering the HAT leaders, but do not hinder them from governing the country their way.  

Andry Rajoelina set the tone and expressed his defiance against those measures taken by the international community representatives. “Do let me remain here with the Malagasy people if those sanctions can save the country”, he boasted.  “The HAT is ready to face up to these sanctions in order to capitalize popular aspirations “, added Madagascar’s leader. Andry Rajoelina is appearing decided to challenge pressure from the international community, up to affording to utter the beloved but not really diplomatic phrase: “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” (Friedrich Nietzsche).  

This first round of sanctions is relatively not hurting the HAT that much. The unilateral process in accordance with the Rajoelina roadmap can move forward. The visit paid the storm Hubert, its fifty fatalities and all its material damages were making any sanction against the Malagasy people definitely “heartless”. The diplomatic isolation’s economic impacts are not to be felt immediately. The dictating authorities can still afford defiance against the International Contact Group which they are straining to reduce to the African Union. The HAT is keen on moderating a public allegedly not eager to deal with the black continent.