Madagaskar

Året 2009 ble et dramatisk år for Madagaskar. Etter statskuppet 17. mars, der den unge ordføreren i hovedstaden, Andry Rajoelina (35), tok makten og tvang president Marc Ravalomanana (60) ut i eksil i Sør-Afrika, har landet gjennomgått en sammenhengende krise. Krisen fortsatte i 2010 og har store konsekvenser for land, folk og, ikke minst, for natur og miljø. Les mer >

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SADC puts its foot down on Ravalomana's murder amnesty

Johannesburg (South Africa) - Deposed president Marc Ravalomanana's failed bid to return to Madagascar, where he has been been convicted in abstentia of ordering troops to fire on protesters, has lit a fire beneath Southern African Development Community (SADC) negotiators, who now aim to clear the way for his return by the end of February, by which time legislation granting him amnesty is expected to be finalised. Les mer >

Mail & Guardian (South Africa) / 26.1.2012

Ravalomanana's return up in the air

"This is Madagascar," said Marc Ravalomanana, wistfully, pointing out the window of the flight intended to take the deposed president of Madagascar back home after three years of exile in South Africa. Les mer >

Mail & Guardian (South Africa), by Niren Tolsi / 23.1.2012

Former president in another attempt to return home

Antananarivo (Madagascar) — Former Madagascar president Marc Ravalomanana on Wednesday announced that he would return to the Indian Ocean Island on Saturday. Les mer >

The Nation (Kenya), by Rivonala Razafison / 20.1.2012

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