Former Malagasy leader Marc Ravalomanana’s flight was forced to return to South Africa on Saturday after Madagascar closed its airspace to prevent his return. Ravalomanana was exiled from the country in 2009 after being toppled by a military coup.
Ousted Malagasy leader Marc Ravalomanana was set to return home on Saturday after three years in exile. Ravalomanana could face arrest upon his return to Madagascar, a move that has already sparked concerns over political tensions in the country.
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina (pictured) and the opposition on Saturday signed an agreement that paves the way for elections within a year and ultimately for the lifting of sanctions that hit the island following the 2009 coup.
Madagascar’s former President Marc Ravalomanana has been barred from boarding a home-bound flight in South Africa, where he has been living in exile since he was ousted in a military coup in 2009.
A court in Madagascar has sentenced exiled former President Marc Ravalomanana to forced labour for life, in a move that could undermine an African Union-backed effort to end the island's political crisis.
Political rivals Marc Ravalomanana, the ousted president, and Andry Rajoelina, who led the 2009 coup, were at loggerheads Thursday over the formation of a unity government. Talks on the political crisis sparked by the coup continued Friday.
Security forces in Madagascar have fired tear gas at opposition leaders and supporters outside parliament. It came after Madagascar's leader Andry Rajoelina abandoned a power-sharing peace deal after appointing a military prime minister. Andry Rajoelina announced that parliamentary elections would be held on March 20. What will be at stake?
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.
