A year after Madagascar's Gen Z protests and Rajoelina’s ouster, little promised change
- A year after Madagascar’s then-president Andry Rajoelina fled the country following more than two weeks of youth-led protests, the military-backed transition has yet to deliver on its promise of a political “refoundation”.
- Issued on: 12/10/2026 - 12:42 1 min Reading time On 12 October 2025, after eighteen days of protests, Rajoelina stepped down and left Madagascar aboard a French military aircraft.
- The military then installed Colonel Michael Randrianirina, commander of the Capsat military unit, as “President of the Refoundation of the Republic of Madagascar”, pledging to hold elections within
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- A year after Madagascar’s then-president Andry Rajoelina fled the country following more than two weeks of youth-led protests, the military-backed transition has yet to deliver on its promise of a political “refoundation”.
- Issued on: 12/10/2026 - 12:42 1 min Reading time On 12 October 2025, after eighteen days of protests, Rajoelina stepped down and left Madagascar aboard a French military aircraft.
- The military then installed Colonel Michael Randrianirina, commander of the Capsat military unit, as “President of the Refoundation of the Republic of Madagascar”, pledging to hold elections within
Sources: RFI