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 ...

This week, the military in Madagascar grabbed power as youth-led protests escalated, forcing President Andry Rajoelina to flee. The scenario was a familiar one for Rajoelina, 51, a former DJ, who was ...

A little-known army colonel became Madagascar's president Friday after a rapid power grab that saw him sworn in as his country's leader six days after launching a military coup. Here's what to know ...

Army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar's president Friday vowing sweeping reforms, just days after the military took power following weeks of anti-government protests that sent ...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The United Nations chief on Thursday condemned the military takeover in Madagascar as an army colonel who led the coup was set to be quickly sworn in as president just ...

CAPSAT military unit commander Col. Michael Randrianirina and his troops make their way to the presidency to announce that the armed forces are taking control of the country in Antananarivo, ...

Military officers who seized power in Madagascar in a protest crisis said their leader would be sworn in as the country's new president on Friday. The military leadership under Colonel Michael ...

Army colonel led push to topple elected president Rajoelina has fled Madagascar, believed to be in Dubai African Union suspends Madagascar with immediate effect Youth protests precipitated crisis on ...

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 ...

Andry Rajoelina was a young, man-of-the-people mayor when he led popular protests against the Madagascar government 16 years ago. The uprising resulted in a military-backed coup that brought Rajoelina ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Andry Rajoelina was a young, man-of-the-people mayor when he led popular protests against the Madagascar government 16 years ago. The uprising resulted in a military-backed coup ...