MBABANE:Madagascar’s new military President Colonel Michael Randrianirina has been sworn in, pledging to promote national unity and respect human rights, the South African Broadcasting Corporation(SABC) reported on Friday.
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 ratifying the army takeover within hours of it happening.
The African Union and the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have condemned the coup, which came after weeks of “Gen Z” protests initially triggered by severe, chronic power and water shortages.
Madagascar new military President Colonel Michael Randrianirinan sworn in after ousting of Andry Rajoelina, pledges to restore national unity and respect human rights(pic:Instagram).