Overview

• President Andry Rajoelina left the country on Sunday, said he moved to a safe place for his safety, and has not resigned.
• He issued a decree on Facebook dissolving the National Assembly ahead of a planned impeachment vote, which opposition figures argue lacks legal validity.
• The elite CAPSAT unit says it now leads the military after refusing orders to fire on protesters, a gendarmerie faction named a new chief, and local reports say police have also sided with demonstrators.
• At least 22 people have been killed since youth-led protests over water and power outages expanded into broader anti-government rallies in Antananarivo, according to the United Nations.
• Multiple reports say Rajoelina departed on a French military aircraft, a claim President Emmanuel Macron has not confirmed, and Rajoelina issued pardons including for two French nationals before leaving.