A Gen Z uprising has pushed Madagascar's former leader Andry Rajoelina, not only out of office but out of the country. In his place is Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who was sworn in as president of ...

On September 11, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that Madagascar was living beyond its means. Grappling with major shocks clouding the economy, the country’s spending was far beyond its ...

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In a 4x4 bumping and rattling along a dirt road in Madagascar, Nomentsoa Randria­mamonjy explains a local idiom. A few generations ago, the phrase “when the eastern forest disappears” was Madagascar’s ...

“My own personal experience of Gen Z Madagascar was very distressing and freeing at the same time,” said 26-year-old Rocks, one of the driving forces behind the movement. “I felt like I was sending ...

Colonel-President Michaël Randrianirina of Madagascar, in Antananarivo, on October 17, 2025. RIJASOLO / AFP Two weeks after the fall of Madagascar's former president, Andry Rajoelina, the transitional ...

Government appoints cabinet with critics of ousted president Military-led committee to rule for up to two years before vote Cabinet to address power, water shortages, economic challenges ANTANANARIVO, ...

Military commander Colonel Michael Randrianirina waits to be sworn in as president in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Friday, October 17, 2025. BRIAN INGANGA / AP Madagascar's military ruler named a ...

Randrianirina sworn in amid cheers, trumpets AU and UN condemn Madagascar coup Military to rule for up to two years before handing over Madagascar's GDP per capita has fallen 45% since 1960 ...

Johannesburg — Large crowds gathered Friday in Madagascar's capital city to watch the leader of the African island nation's recent military coup be sworn in as its new president. Col. Michael ...

An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into ...

The president of Madagascar has been ousted in a military coup after a weekslong uprising by Gen Z protesters whose outrage is being felt in countries around the world — and expressed through a common ...