Madagascar’s new military ruler, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, was set to be sworn in as the country’s transitional president on Friday, capping a dramatic military takeover that ousted President ...

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 ...

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 ...

The leader of Madagascar's military coup said on Wednesday that he is "taking the position of president" and that the armed forces would be in charge of the African island nation for up to two years ...

Madagascar’s army has taken control of the country after parliament voted to remove President Andry Rajoelina, a former disc jockey who led the island nation twice since 2009. He fled the country ...

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 ...

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 ...

CAPSAT military unit commander Col. Michael Randrianirina during an interview with The Associated Press in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/ Brian Inganga) CAPSAT military ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina was toppled in a military coup Tuesday after Parliament voted to impeach him ...

A military colonel in Madagascar has announced that the armed forces are taking control of the country. The announcement, in front of a ceremonial presidential palace in the capital, Antananarivo, ...