Col. Michael Randrianirina has been sworn in as Madagascar's new leader after seizing power in a military coup.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday that it was closely watching events in Madagascar and hoped that bloodshed would be avoided after the military took power following weeks of youth-led protests.

The young people who toppled the government are now confronting questions about what’s next, and who will deliver on their demands.

Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president of Madagascar on Friday, days after his elite military unit took over the impoverished African island nation and former president Andry Rajoelina fled the country.

A few generations ago, the phrase “when the eastern forest disappears” was Madagascar’s equivalent of “when pigs fly”. That forest once stretched the entire length of the island’s east coast, some 1,600km (see map).

Young, educated and revolted by the living conditions endured by Madagascar’s citizens, 31-year-old Elliot Randriamandrato embodies the Gen Z

Por GERALD IMRAY y NQOBILE NTSHANGASEANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Un coronel del ejército que tomó el poder en un golpe de Estado militar asumió el viernes como nuevo

B' ratings on watch with negative implications on Friday, citing political uncertainty that could undermine growth, delay fiscal consolidation efforts, and restrict access to external financing. "We think the political uncertainty will hinder policymaking and reform implementation in the near term,