Madagascar’s president has left the country after Gen Z protests

October 14, 2025 3:54 PM

Madagascar’s president has left the country after Gen Z protests

Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina has fled the African nation, with young protesters toppling his government. Rajoelina said on Tuesday he had dissolved the national assembly, escalating a standoff with youth-led protesters and the military which forced him to flee the country.. Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, leader of the opposition in parliament, told Reuters that Rajoelina left Madagascar on Sunday after units of the army defected and joined the protesters. "We called the staff of the pr...

Madagascar president warns of attempted coup after soldiers join protests

October 12, 2025 2:16 PM

Madagascar president warns of attempted coup after soldiers join protests

Madagascar’s presidency said on Sunday that “an attempted illegal and forcible seizure of power” was underway in the African nation, without providing details, a day after some soldiers joined a protest movement that had begun last month. Troops from the elite CAPSAT unit that helped President Andry Rajoelina seize power in a 2009 coup urged fellow soldiers to disobey orders and back the youth-led protests, which began on September 25 and pose the most serious challenge to Rajoel...