Spotlight | Madagascar
National Assembly speaker pays for past stand against Rajoelina

Madagascar
Outsider Razafinjoelina faces stiff fight in Antananarivo mayoralty race

With the help of a tightly-knit team, the opposition candidate is trying to hold his own against two contenders backed by current president, Andry Rajoelina, and former head of state Marc Ravalomanana respectively.

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Andry Rajoelina to attend OIF summit

Though the president of Madagascar did not make it to the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the landing in Provence, France, he will attend the next OIF Summit, which will take place north of Paris on 4-5 October.

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Disquiet in diplomatic community after blackballing of EU ambassador

Since Andry Rajoelina's request for the EU ambassador to leave the island, a small group of ambassadors has been secretly trying to quell the diplomatic crisis.

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Acting President Ravalomanana's army officer purge continues to the end

Until Andry Rajoelina's investiture for his next term on 16 December, the interim president, retired General Richard Ravalomanana, has continued his low-key cull within the upper ranks of the army replacing those deemed untrustworthy.

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Diplomatic community shores up speaker of parliament

It was a close call for Christine Razanamahasoa, the speaker of Madagascar's lower house, who was almost dismissed by her peers after sharply criticising Andry Rajoelina during her speech at the opening of the parliamentary session on 17 October.

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Christian churches council to supervise national consultation

The organisation grouping Madagascar's four biggest Christian churches has agreed to supervise pre-election dialogue in the island nation. It plans to hold a series of forums and to deploy observers to try to ensure the upcoming presidential polls are trouble-free.