Madagascar President Appoints Army General as PM in Bid to Quell Gen Z Protests
By Mohamed Ghani Antananarivo, Madagascar – Madagascar’s embattled President Andry Rajoelina has appointed an army general as the new prime minister, a dramatic move signaling the militarization of the government as…
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