Who is Michael Randrianirina, the colonel who toppled Madagascar's president?
Africa • Oct 15, 2025, 1:04 PM
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Colonel Michael Randrianirina, a senior officer in Madagascar's elite CAPSAT military unit, took control of the African island nation on Tuesday after President Andry Rajoelina fled following weeks of youth-led protests. The officer, once jailed for mutiny, has suspended key state institutions and said it could take up to two years to hold elections.
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Tunisians rally for closure of chemical factory blamed for spike in poisonings
Africa • 8:38 AM
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Several thousand people in the city of Gabes in southern Tunisia called for for the closure of an ageing phosphate processing plant run by the Tunisian Chemical Group, which local residents say is responsible for a host of poisonings and other health iss
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Gen Z revolution or coup against democracy? Madagascar's political upheaval harkens back to 2009
Africa • 7:08 AM
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Madagascar has entered a volatile new chapter of political upheaval and uncertainty. After weeks of Gen Z–led protests over poverty, corruption, lack of access to education, and chronic power and water shortages, the elite CAPSAT military unit defected,
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Senegal awaits report on French colonial-era massacre of Thiaroye
Africa • 6:44 AM
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A long-awaited report on the World War II-era Thiaroye massacre will be submitted to the Senegalese presidency on Thursday, aiming to shed light on the colonial killing of dozens of African troops protesting over pay delays. French officials at the time
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