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Madagascar: A Flurry of Alleged Coups as Mediation Resumes

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, South Africa, Breaking News, Governance, International Relations, Politics, War & Conflict

After the Minister of the  Armed forces was fired on April 7th [1] under allegation of a Coup attempt,   Achille52 wonders what the April 18th allegation of another Coup [2] and the ensuing arrests really mean (fr).  He is especially suspicious of the timing of these arrests because they happened just  before  international mediations including Rajoelina and ex-president Ravalomanana were supposed to resume in Johannesburg.