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Madagascar Crisis Deepens as CAPSAT Claims Army Command and Rajoelina Says He Is in a Safe Place

Gen Z-led protests over blackouts and water cuts have broadened into a nationwide anti-government movement.

Les forces de sécurité repoussent des manifestants et immobilisent l’un d’eux près de l’entrée de l’hôpital Befelatanana, lors du sixième jour de mobilisations du mouvement Génération Z, exigeant la démission du président Andry Rajoelina.
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Overview

  • CAPSAT declared that all military orders now run through its headquarters and urged security forces to refuse any command to fire on demonstrators.
  • In a delayed Facebook address, President Andry Rajoelina alleged assassination and coup attempts, said he is in a safe location, rejected calls to resign, and urged respect for the constitution.
  • Opposition leaders said they are launching impeachment proceedings against Rajoelina, citing constitutional authority to remove the president.
  • Multiple sources reported that Rajoelina departed on a French military aircraft, a claim not confirmed by Paris, as President Emmanuel Macron called for preservation of constitutional order.
  • The United Nations reported at least 22 deaths since protests began, with fresh divisions across the security forces, an attempted takeover of state broadcasting, gendarmerie defections, and CAPSAT’s installation of General Demosthene Pikulas as army chief.