ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – 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 ...

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, ...

Madagascar faces a political crisis as President Andry Rajoelina goes into hiding amid protests and an elite military unit, CAPSAT, claims control. Hundreds are demanding the government's resignation ...

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 ...

Madagascar’s military seized power from the civilian government on Tuesday, a high-ranking commander announced after President Andry Rajoelina fled the sprawling Indian Ocean island country for his ...

ANTANANARIVO: An elite military unit told AFP Tuesday it had taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for desertion of duty. The 51-year-old ...

The head of an elite Madagascar military unit said Tuesday that it had seized power, minutes after the National Assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for “desertion of duty”. Rajoelina ...

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -An army commander who led a mutiny in Madagascar said on Tuesday the military had taken power after President Andry Rajoelina was impeached by lawmakers and forced to flee the ...

President Andry Rajoelina appears to have left the country after weeks of protests calling for him to resign. By John Eligon and Gaelle Borgia Reporting from Antananarivo, Madagascar Madagascar’s ...

Police patrol the streets during a protest calling for the president to step down in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Joe)(AP/Alexander Joe) ANTANANARIVO, ...

The unit appealed to security forces in this southern African nation to disobey their superiors and to refuse to shoot at demonstrators, who have rallied in the streets for more than two weeks. By ...

There are at least five new Apple products expected to launch later this month, including a pair of Home debuts: a brand new Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2. Here’s why these new Apple Home products ...