Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... current president Andry Rajoelina, and former presidents Marc Ravalomanana, Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy, could not reach agreement to appoint ministers of justice, basic education, mines and hydrocarbons. The disagreement is notable between Rajoelina and Ravalomanana’s camps. "We ask your blessing because we have to talk outside because of the absence of both country...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The appointment of Madagascan national unity government was postponed indefinitely despite the schedule released on Saturday. The four Madagascan political camps, respectively led by current president Andry Rajoelina, and former presidents Marc Ravalomanana, Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy, could not reach agreement to appoint ministers of justice, basic education, mines and hydrocarbons....
Geostrategy (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
17 November 2009The Security Council today welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached by Madagascar’s current and former leaders, and urged the political forces to end months of internal strife with the establishment of a new Government.The four past and present leaders – Andry Rajoelina, Marc Ravalomanana, Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy – of the Indian Ocean nation...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
The new Madagascan transitional prime minister officially took office on Friday in the Madagascan capital of Antananarivo during a handover ceremony. Eugene Regis Mangalaza, 59, was appointed by representatives of four political camps, each led by current president Andry Rajoelina, and former presidents Marc Ravalomanana, Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy on October 6 in Antananarivo,...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
The new Madagascan transitional prime minister officially took office on Friday in the Madagascan capital of Antananarivo during a handover ceremony. Eugene Regis Mangalaza, 59, was appointed by representatives of four political camps, each led by current president Andry Rajoelina, and former presidents Marc Ravalomanana, Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy on October 6 in Antananarivo,...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The UN Security Council Tuesday welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached by Madagascar's current and former leaders, and urged the political forces to end months of internal strife by establishing a new government. The four present and past leaders -- Andry Nirina Rajoelina, Marc Ravalomanana, Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy -- of the Indian Ocean nation struck the deal following...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The UN Security Council Tuesday welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached by Madagascar's current and former leaders, and urged the political forces to end months of internal strife by establishing a new government. The four present and past leaders -- Andry Nirina Rajoelina, Marc Ravalomanana, Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy -- of the Indian Ocean nation struck the deal following...
JURIST (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
[JURIST] The current and former leaders of Madagascar reached a transitional power-sharing agreement on Saturday. According to the agreement, President Andry Rajoelina will now share power with representatives of the parties of ousted president Marc Ravalomanana and former president Albert Zafy. The agreement came out of meetings in Addis Abeba and is to be in accord with the Maputo agreements...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Ban welcomes power-sharing deal in Madagascar7 November 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached by Madagascar''s current and former leaders and urged them to implement the deal to resolve months of political wrangling in the Indian Ocean country.Madagascar''s four past and present leaders -- Andry Rajoelina, Marc Ravalomanana, Didier Ratsiraka and Albert...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... Rajoelina, the man he toppled Marc Ravalomanana and two former presidents Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy, signed an agreement billed as an "addition" to an earlier deal signed August 9 in Maputo.The Addis Ababa agreement keeps Rajoelina as transitional president but adds two "co-presidents" from the Ravalomanana and Zafy camps. The Ratsiraka camp keeps the post of prime minister...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... by a co-president who is allied to Ravalomanana and one affiliated with former President Albert Zafy.Former colonial power France congratulated Madagascar's leaders for reaching the agreement and called upon them Saturday to show "the same sense of national interest" during the transitional period."It's now about putting in place the new institutions of the transition and quickly...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... August, Rajoelina, Ravalomanana and two other former presidents, ex-dictator Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy, agreed to form a power-sharing government. However, on September 9, opposition leaders, including Ravalomanana, accused Rajoelina of having acted unilaterally and of violating the accord after he named a government.
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... and the African Union, and Rajoelina, Ravalomanana and former presidents Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy all participated in the talks. At the start of talks, the rivals remained deadlocked over the candidacy of the presidency of the transitional unity government. Rajoelina demanded the presidency but was opposed by his rivals. He went back into the talks after briefly walking out...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... by a co-president who is allied to Ravalomanana and one affiliated with former President Albert Zafy.Former colonial power France congratulated Madagascar's leaders for reaching the agreement and called upon them Saturday to show "the same sense of national interest" during the transitional period."It's now about putting in place the new institutions of the transition and quickly...
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... power-brokers -- Rajoelina, Ravalomanana and former presidents Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy -- agreed in August to form a consensus government tasked with holding new elections by late next year. But they have since been deadlocked on who should hold the key posts.Analysts say the crisis has sent economic growth spiralling into negative territory and alarmed major foreign companies...
