Friday, May 17, 2013

Madagascar: African Union will not recognize Rajoelina as President

The African Union has said it will not recognize Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar's president if he wins July's presidential election, piling more pressure on the incumbent leader not to stand.

Rajoelina plunged the country into a still-unresolved political crisis in 2009 when he seized power with military support in what the African Union called a coup. The ensuing turmoil has stunted investment both local and foreign and badly hurt economic growth.

In a statement after a late-night

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