The HAT transitional Prime minister is interviewing new potential ministers. The High Authority of Transition is planning so named "openness" indeed to the other political forces in order to seduce the international community. Lire la suite »
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Weather drawbacks: The Alaotra region flooded by Hubert
Though it has nothing yet of a large scale hurricane, the Hubert tropical depression has caused important damages in some of the Great Isle's regions. The Alaotra region is already threatened with flooding though Hubert's eye is located far away. Lire la suite »
FIGN: a tricky settlement
The conflict that has been undermining the state police has apparently been settled, for the time being at least. The Prime minister personally got involved in the process. For lack of a long term solution, a status quo has been reached. General Zafera's resignation from the national state police's intervention force (FIGN) has been rejected. And the state police's commander-in-chief, general Bruno Razafindrakoto, is still kept in charge. Lire la suite »
Magro and the Tiko group condemned by the Justice
The verdict of the trial opposing the Tiko group, belonging to Marc Ravalomanana, to Antananarivo's Trade Chamber has been made public on Wednesday March 10th. Tiko and Magro, the group's department store, were condemned to pay for a 22 millions Ariary fine in repay of their debts. Magro subsequently must leave Ankorondrano or face up to expelling. Lire la suite »
State police : The FIGN commander resigns
The State Police is progressively heading for the blockade. General Zafera, commander of the National State Police’s Intervention Force, has resigned. According to rumours, he would be expecting for the same move from General Bruno Razafindrakoto, State Police’s commander in chief. Lire la suite »
An openness government expected within the next few days
The High Authority of Transition is on its way to restructuring in order to capitalize the will to open its doors to the country’s other political forces. Lire la suite »
The Vaovy group’s founding father deceased
Jean Gabin, founder of the Vaovy group, famed in the world of Madagascar's southern traditional music, passed away aged 62 years old, on Saturday March 6th. Lire la suite »
March 8th: « Both First ladies » attracting the Malagasy women’s attention
March 8th's Women's day has been an occasion for both "first Malagasy ladies" to shine under the spotlights." Mialy Rajoelina, the High Authority of the Transition's leader's wife, and Lalao Ravalomanana, the exiled president's wife, both addressed cheering messages to Malagasy women. Lire la suite »
Pastot Mailhol: A political analysis annoying the HAT supporters
The present political situation's solution is exclusively a deal between the four mobility leaders. So reads Pastor Mailhol's conclusion. As pushing his stand further ahead, he subsequently predicted Andry Rajoelina's path from being leader of the High Authority of Transition to being a likely new political exile, could common ground fail to emerge, since the situation going even tenser. Pastor Mailhol took part in the "national debate" organized by the HAT, and described it as "despicable shambles". Pastor Mailhol openly displayed his desappointment in a interview granted by the Antsiva radio reporters. According to him, the debate has been baseless in the end, because Andry Rajoelina was expected either to capitalize what he said, namely the elections, and endorse whatever consequences, or agree with the other mobility leaders and assume the implementation of the Maputo deals which he signed. The stand obviously not to the HAT supporters’ liking at all. Lire la suite »
Intense negotiations in the FIGN base camp
Talks have been engaged between state police intervention forces' elements (FIGN) and the armed forces' top commanders as well as the anti corruption office's representatives. Negotiations have been started following the military unit ultimatum. The State Police Secretary of State had better not underestimate Fort Duchesne's reaction. The situation is definitely critical. The anti-corruption office insured to the FIGN officers and to their men that the investigation of the embezzlement case was in progress. The FIGN base camp unequivocally required the State Police's commander-in-chief general Bruno Razafindrakoto to resign, for being suspected of having embezzled significant prime bonuses dedicated to them during 2009. Lire la suite »