African Union condemns Madagascar coup leader for unilaterally forming government

October 11th, 2009 Madagascar government installs new prime ministerANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar's government has installed a new prime minister, ignoring the former prime minister's vow not to step down. Members of the transitional government met late Saturday to confirm Eugene Mangalaza.

October 10th, 2009 Madagascar prime minister refuses to quitANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar's outgoing prime minister refused to quit Saturday, endangering a power-sharing agreement brokered by mediators to keep peace on the island. Monja Roindefo said he does not acknowledge the mediators' appointment on Tuesday of Eugene Mangalaza as a prime minister in the transitional government.

October 7th, 2009 Mediators: Madagascar leader can't run in electionANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar's opposing political factions have agreed to retain the coup leader as head of the transitional government starting Wednesday but will not allow him to run in presidential elections, mediators said. African Union envoy Ablasse Ouedraogo said late Tuesday that coup leader Andry Rajoelina will lead the transitional government until an election is held.

October 6th, 2009 Madagascar police use tear gas on protestersANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Police have dispersed protesters with tear gas outside a meeting of mediators who hope to smooth over Madagascar's post-coup political turmoil. African Union commissioner Jean Ping says the third meeting of African Union and southern African mediators on Tuesday hopes to reach a peaceful political solution after a coup in March.

October 5th, 2009 Group condemns Guinea shootings, Madagascar coupJOHANNESBURG — The Sudanese billionaire behind a lucrative prize to promote leadership in Africa on Monday condemned the killing of pro-democracy protesters in Guinea. Mo Ibrahim was speaking at the launch of his foundation's 2009 Index of African Governance, which tracks development on the continent.

September 26th, 2009 AP Exclusive: UN leader cites rules on MadagascarUNITED NATIONS — U.N. General Assembly President Ali Abdessalam Treki said he was only following the rules when he tried to let Madagascar's coup leader Andry Rajoelina speak.

September 9th, 2009 Toppled Madagascar leader rejects new governmentANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar's ousted president and another former head of the Indian Ocean island have rejected the formation of a new government. Andry Rajoelina, the military-backed politician who seized control of the country in March, unilaterally named a new Cabinet Tuesday.

September 8th, 2009 Madagascar's coup leader names new governmentANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — The leader of this African island nation who took power in a military-backed coup unilaterally named a new Cabinet on Tuesday that includes officials who have been close to the president he toppled. Andry Rajoelina said the new Cabinet, announced by his prime minister, was mandated by an agreement that emerged from recent negotiations in Mozambique.

August 28th, 2009 Madagascar talks fail to decide on interim leadersMAPUTO, Mozambique — Talks aimed at determining who should lead Madagascar in a new interim government ended Friday with the ousted president and the man who replaced him in a military coup failing to agree on who should take the top posts. Parties set a deadline of Sept.

August 4th, 2009 Madagascar political rivals to meet in MozambiqueMAPUTO, Mozambique — Two Madagascar politicians who have waged a deadly power struggle are meeting in an attempt to end the Indian Ocean island's political crisis. Ousted President Marc Ravalomanana and his rival Andry Rajoelina are to hold talks Wednesday in the Mozambican capital Maputo.

June 16th, 2009 International mediators suspend Madagascar talksANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — International mediators say they are indefinitely suspending negotiations in Madagascar because the Indian Ocean island's politicians are blocking progress. The talks are aimed at restoring constitutional order and involve representatives of military-backed leader Andry Rajoelina as well as the president he ousted in March.

April 24th, 2009 2 killed, 6 injured in Madagascar unrestANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar police and supporters of the African country's ousted president clashed in running street battles Friday, leaving two people dead and six injured, officials said. One of the dead — a woman — was hit by a stray bullet fired as police tried to break up a demonstration by supporters of Marc Ravalomanana, hospital officials said.

April 23rd, 2009 Rioting as Madagascar armed forces dispel protestsANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Armed forces in Madagascar fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators loyal to the island nation's ousted president on Thursday, as looters rampaged through the streets of the capital. Radio Madagascar said numerous casualties were being taken to the Antananarivo's main hospital.

March 22nd, 2009 ANTANANARIVO - Andry Rajoelina was formally inaugurated as president of Madagascar in an official ceremony held here Saturday. The ceremony was attended by tens of thousands of his supporters.

March 21st, 2009 ADDIS ABABA/ANTANANARIVO - Madagascar's new leader was in a corner Friday after the African Union (AU) suspended the country over his 'coup' and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said it was planning sanctions. The chairman of the AU Peace and Security Council, Bruno Nongoma Zidouemba, said Rajoelina's army-backed arrival to power through the streets constituted a 'civilian and military coup'.