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The United Nations has condemned Madagascar’s latest military coup, calling for a swift return to constitutional order following the swearing-in of Colonel Michael Randrianirina as interim president. The move comes after weeks of youth-led protests over power and water shortages that killed at least 22 people and injured over 100. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, through […]
Former Guinean president and military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara and 10 other men are set to face trial for a 2009 stadium massacre that saw the killing of 150 people and mass rape of more than 100 women by the country’s security forces. According to a report by a United Nations-mandated international commission, on 28 […]
The Transitional Military Council (TMC) Thursday said thwarted a military coup involving at least 12 military officers who aimed at killing a recent agreement between the junta and civilians to set up a transitional rule. The coup according General Jamal Omar who spoke live on state television was the work of officers and soldiers from […]