https://www.scmp.com/rss/523953/feed The latest news and top stories on Andry Rajoelina, President of Madagascar. He is a former Mayor of Antananarivo and President of the High Transitional Authority, having first served from 2009 to 2014 after a military-backed coup. An entrepreneur and media mogul, he was first elected President in 2018, then re-elected in 2023, focusing on national development and infrastructure. He recently dismissed his government amidst 'Gen Z' protests. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press Anyone applying to become a minister in Madagascar’s new government will be subjected to lie detector tests to root out those who are corrupt, the country’s military leader said on Thursday. President Michael Randrianirina, who took power in a coup in the Indian Ocean island in October, said Madagascar had acquired a polygraph machine and a specialist to operate it to vet new government ministers. “We will know who is corrupt and who can help us,” Randrianirina said. “We are not looking for... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3347249/madagascars-leader-orders-lie-detector-tests-prospective-ministers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3347249/madagascars-leader-orders-lie-detector-tests-prospective-ministers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:13:49 +0000 Reuters Reuters Madagascar’s coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday to cheers, blaring trumpets and raised swords, days after taking control of the island nation in the wake of youth-led protests that forced out his predecessor. Ex-leader Andry Rajoelina, whom lawmakers impeached after he fled abroad at the weekend, has condemned the takeover and refused to step down while in exile, despite widespread defections in the security forces and the High Constitutional Court... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3329405/army-officer-sworn-madagascars-president-after-military-takeover?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3329405/army-officer-sworn-madagascars-president-after-military-takeover?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:25:44 +0000 Reuters,Associated Press Reuters,Associated Press Madagascar’s military coup leader said on Wednesday that he is “taking the position of president”. Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who led a rebellion by soldiers that ousted President Andry Rajoelina, said he expected to be sworn in as the Indian Ocean country’s new leader in the next few days. Randrianirina announced on Tuesday that the armed forces were taking power in Madagascar, capping weeks of protests against Rajoelina and his government by mainly youth groups. He said he was taking the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3328988/madagascars-exiled-president-dissolves-parliament-amid-coup-fears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3328988/madagascars-exiled-president-dissolves-parliament-amid-coup-fears?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:55:11 +0000