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Madagascar coup: why turning a blind eye to an unpopular president weakens regional bodies

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par Jonathan Powell, Visiting assistant professor, University of Kentucky
Salah Ben Hammou, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rice University

What began in late September as Madagascar’s student demonstrations over crippling electricity outages and water shortages quickly evolved into broader demands for political reform. It became a call to dismantle a system widely seen as corrupt and unaccountable, and for President Andry Rajoelina to resign.

As demonstrations swelled across the country, the embattled…

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