The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board has approved a contract valued at $1.507bn for the purchase of 378 new R268 ...

President Andry Rajoelina appears to have left the country after weeks of protests calling for him to resign. By John Eligon and Gaelle Borgia Reporting from Antananarivo, Madagascar Madagascar’s ...

On Sunday, the minister of armed forces in Madagascar acknowledged an officer selected by a military group supporting demonstrators calling for President Andry Rajoelina to resign as the country's new ...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — An attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country’s president said on Sunday, a day after members of an elite army unit were seen ...

The change in power came after Parliament voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina, who faced mounting pressure after weeks of Gen Z protests. By John Eligon Reporting from Antananarivo, Madagascar ...

The head of an elite Madagascar military unit said Tuesday that it had seized power, minutes after the National Assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for “desertion of duty”. Rajoelina ...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Youth-led protests in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar are continuing for a third week in the most significant unrest in the country in years. Today in History: ...

Hundreds gathered in Madagascar’s capital to honor those killed in recent protests, including army personnel and over 20 civilians. The elite military unit CAPSAT has joined anti-government protesters ...

The heartbreaking deaths of two young girls found atop a Brooklyn-bound subway train on Saturday morning have brought attention to the growing phenomenon of subway surfing, a dangerous trend where ...

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has fled. France expressed concern over developments in the country. The army’s elite CAPSAT unit said it had taken control of the country’s military. President ...

Madagascar’s presidency says “an attempt to seize power illegally and by force” is under way, a day after soldiers from an elite military unit joined a youth-led protest against the government. “In ...

A Madagascar army colonel says the military has taken charge of the African island nation after its parliament voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina, following weeks of youth-led antigovernment ...