ARTICLES RELATING TO ANDRY RAJOELINA

Rajoelina warns polls may not go ahead

2013-05-23 07:55

Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina says presidential elections scheduled for July will probably not be held because international donors have pulled the plug on funding.

Rajoelina not eligible to run in polls – AU

2013-05-17 15:15

The AU says it will not recognise Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar’s president if he wins July’s presidential election, pilling more pressure on the incumbent leader not to stand.

Rajoelina to run in vote, breaks promise

2013-05-03 16:09

Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina will run in July's election, an official list of presidential candidates shows, reneging on an agreement he would not do so.

Ex-Madagascar leader ends 11-year exile

2013-04-18 11:58

Madagascar's former president Didier Ratsiraka has returned home from France, ending an 11-year exile that followed a bitter election dispute.

Ravalomanana loses passport appeal

2013-02-05 22:22

South Africa's highest court has rejected a final appeal by ousted Madagascan president Marc Ravalomanana to have his passport returned.

Madagascar leader to reveal decision

2013-01-15 17:32

Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina is expected to reveal whether he intends to run in May's crunch presidential elections, a decision that could help end or prolong the country's political crisis.

Ravalomanana says stranded in SA

2012-09-12 15:13

SA authorities are preventing ousted Madagascar leader Marc Ravalomanana from leaving the country, his lawyer says, denouncing a ploy to bar him from returning home to run in upcoming polls.

Rajoelina: Tried to cut deal with rival

2012-08-20 08:45

Madagascar's transitional leader Andry Rajoelina says that he had made a fruitless attempt to cut a deal with his rival, ex-president Marc Ravalomanana.

SADC leaders set to meet in Maputo

2012-08-16 10:32

Southern African leaders are set to meet in Maputo for a summit that will try to nudge Madagascar and Zimbabwe toward new elections under "roadmaps" that are a test of the region's commitment to democracy.

Zuma arrives for Madagascar crisis talks

2012-08-08 09:28

SA President Jacob Zuma has arrived in the Seychelles to help broker a deal in a second round of talks between Madagascar’s president and the man he ousted three years ago.

I'm not guilty, says Ravalomanana

2012-08-07 13:08

Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana has denounced his "kangaroo court" conviction over the killing of protesters 3 years ago, which has led to a probe by SA prosecutors.

Ousted leader's wife back in Madagascar

2012-07-27 18:01

The wife of Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana has returned home, after she and her husband were twice denied entry, the leader of his political movement says.

Madagascar talks end

2012-07-26 10:25

Madagascar leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, rival Marc Ravalomanana, have left the Seychelles after talks it was hoped would end a bitter dispute, officials say.

Madagascar rivals to hold landmark talks

2012-07-25 10:29

Malagasy leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled Marc Ravalomanana are set to hold landmark talks to tackle the critical issues blocking the island’s path to new elections.

Ravalomanana arrives in Seychelles

2012-07-24 10:16

Madagascar’s deposed ex-president Marc Ravalomanana has arrived in the Seychelles, ahead of landmark talks with current leader and rival Andry Rajoelina, officials say.

Madagascar mutiny 'under control'

2012-07-23 07:45

Madagascar’s army says it has put down a mutiny in a military camp, after clashes in which at least three people were killed.

Election law could block Ravalomanana

2012-07-12 09:09

Draft legislation in Madagascar banning convicted criminals from standing in elections could prevent exiled former president Marc Ravalomanana from making a comeback in next year’s presidential poll.

Madagascar's Rajoelina vague on elections

2012-05-19 10:45

Madagascar's president says he hopes elections can take place "as soon as possible."

Madagascar prepares for elections

2012-03-27 09:24

Madagascar's new electoral commission has asked for the UN experts to help organise polls by the end of the year and to haul the nation out of a three-year-old crisis.

SADC demands safe return of Ravalomanana

2012-01-26 13:17

African regional mediators have demanded that Madagascar allow its ousted president Marc Ravalomanana to safely return from exile by the end of next month.

Ravalomanana returns to SA

2012-01-21 17:03

The commercial plane carrying Madagascar's toppled president Marc Ravalomanana has returned to Johannesburg, after his attempt to end his exile in South Africa was thwarted.

Ravalomanana 'will be arrested'

2012-01-20 14:36

Madagascar’s ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana will be arrested if he returns home this weekend after three years in exile, a general says.

Madagascar's ex-leader ends exile

2011-11-24 14:24

Malagasy former president Didier Ratsiraka has returned home, ending a nine-year exile in France and called for reconciliation to end the country’s long-running political crisis.

New Madagascar PM takes office

2011-11-02 20:58

Madagascar's new Prime Minister Omer Beriziky has taken office as part of a deal meant to take the nation towards elections after years of political crisis.

Malagasy PM resigns for consensus govt

2011-10-18 10:19

Madagascar's coup-appointed PM has resigned along with his government to open the way for a new premier to be chosen by consensus to lead a transitional government that will end the country’s two -year political crisis.

 

Stay out of polls, Madagascar rivals told

2013-05-21 09:11

The UN leader Ban Ki-moon has backed African calls for Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina and two rivals to withdraw from the country's presidential election in July.

Rajoelina urged not to run in polls

2013-05-11 07:06

The SADC has urged Madagascar leader Andry Rajoelina not to run in upcoming elections to ensure peace and stability on the troubled island.

Ex-Madagascar leader to contest polls

2013-04-27 22:28

Madagascar's former president Didier Ratsiraka will contest national elections in July in a bid to become the Indian Ocean island state's leader for the third time, his supporters say.

Ravalomanana's wife may run for president

2013-04-16 14:19

The wife of ousted leader March Ravalomanana has been named presidential candidate in Madagascar's elections due in July, the former ruling party says.

Madagascar strongman vows not to run

2013-01-15 22:05

Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina says he will not run in crunch presidential elections in May, a decision that could help end a political crisis.

Progress but no deal at Madagascar talks

2012-12-15 14:50

Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina says there has been "significant progress" at talks to end his country's three-year-old political crisis, but no conclusive deal to end the stalemate.

Madagascar journos hide in SA embassy

2012-09-07 18:28

South Africa's embassy in Madagascar has granted refuge to two journalists and a technician of a closed-down opposition radio station following "prolonged harassment", it says.

SADC discusses Madagascar vote proposal

2012-08-18 19:00

Southern African leaders are mulling presidential elections in Madagascar that would exclude the two main rivals, strongman Andry Rajoelina and ousted Marc Ravalomanana, says a mediator.

Rajoelina blasts ousted rival after talks

2012-08-10 07:49

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina says his rival Marc Ravalomanana, whom he toppled with army support in 2009, must be kept “at all costs” from returning to power.

Madagascan rivals in second round talks

2012-08-07 20:06

Madagascan ruler Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, are holding their second round of talks in a bid to end a bitter deadlock in the protracted crisis.

SADC ministers discuss Madagascar, DRC

2012-07-30 21:55

Ministers from southern Africa have opened talks set to be dominated by the crisis in Madagascar and violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Madagascar rivals set to meet again

2012-07-26 14:18

Madagascar rivals are due to meet again in a "few days" after their first direct talks ended in Seychelles without finalising an agreement, the island’s ruler Andry Rajoelina says.

Madagascan leaders meet

2012-07-25 20:01

Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, have met on a remote Seychelles island to force a breakthrough in reconciliation efforts.

Madagascan opposition radio silenced

2012-07-24 12:21

Opposition radio Free FM has stopped broadcasting due to intimidation by Madagascar's military in the wake of a weekend mutiny, station manager Lalatiana Rakotondrazafy says.

Rajoelina heads for talks despite mutiny

2012-07-23 16:46

Madagascar’s strongman Andry Rajoelina has left for face-to-face talks with his ousted rival Marc Ravalomanana, despite a weekend mutiny at a key military base near the main airport.

Madagascar quells mutiny

2012-07-22 21:57

T group of mutinous soldiers in Madagascar who took over a military camp near the main airport have been driven out in an assault by government forces.

Madagascar leaders agree to meet

2012-06-16 16:30

Madagascar's interim leader Andry Rajoelina and former president Marc Ravalomanana have agreed to meet in the near future, regional mediator the SADC says.

Ravalomanana 'won't be allowed to return'

2012-03-29 07:47

Ousted Madagascar president Marc Ravalomanana will not be allowed back to the island state despite draft amnesty legislation released in Antananarivo, his spokesperson says.

Trial of ex-ICJ judge opens in Madagascar

2012-03-20 07:40

A former judge on the UN’s highest court has gone on trial in Madagascar on charges of complicity in a coup plot.

Ravalomanana 'may return home soon'

2012-01-26 07:48

Mediation talks on the political crisis in Madagascar sponsored by regional body SADC should allow ousted president Marc Ravalomanana’s return from exile by February 29, a close aide says.

Ravalomanana's return stopped

2012-01-21 14:35

An attempt by Madagascar's toppled president to end his exile has been thwarted when his plane was forced to turn back after authorities closed their airspace to prevent his return.

Ravalomanana to fly back home

2012-01-20 13:07

Ousted Malagasy president Marc Ravalomanana says he is set to fly back to his home country, ending three years of exile.

Exiled ex-Malagasy leader on way home

2011-11-24 14:01

Madagascar's former president Didier Ratsiraka is on his way home, ending a nine-year exile in France after a unity government was unveiled this week, an aide says.

Dispute over new Madagascar PM

2011-10-29 12:20

A dispute over who should be prime minister is threatening to derail efforts to resolve Madagascar's political crisis, more than two years after a coup.

Calls for Ravalomanana’s arrest

2011-09-21 13:58

A police official in Madagascar says authorities want to send police to South Africa to arrest the island nation’s exiled president.

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