Former Madagascan president Marc Ravalomanana has been living in exile in Johannesburg since he was ousted in a coup in March of this year. He has agreed to attend a summit in Addis Ababa next week to begin fresh talks on a transition government.
Madagascar's leader Andry Rajeolina, who came to power in March following a coup, has fired his prime minister under the terms of a power-sharing deal reached last week. The replacement, Eugene Mangalaza, was agreed on by all parties.
In keeping with a tentative power-sharing deal reached on Tuesday, coup leader Andry Rajoelina announced that he will name a consensus Prime Minister and Vice President. Ousted president Marc Ravalomanana has rejected the deal.
Madagascar's former president Marc Ravalomanana (photo), toppled in a coup in March, has rejected a deal on a new government, saying he "cannot accept a coup leader at the head of the transition government".
Madagascar’s rival political parties have reached an agreement on the three top positions in a transitional government, according to their delegations. Andry Rajoelina, who in March toppled President Marc Ravalomanana, will remain president.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said Tuesday it "rejects and condemns" the formation of a new government in Madagascar and maintained the island nation's suspension from the regional grouping.
Andry Rajoelina (pictured), who ousted former President Marc Ravalomanana in a March coup, says he will name his prime minister on Friday. The opposition says the military should take the top three government posts.
Talks between Madagascar's ousted president Marc Ravalomanana (far right) and coup leader Andry Rajoelina (left) ended without a resolution to the country's political crisis, but the two sides have promised to form an interim government by Sept. 4.
A council of Madagascar's feuding leaders, including ousted president Marc Ravalomanana and his rival Andry Rajoelina, has failed to agree on who should lead a transitional government with a mandate to organise new elections.
