new video loaded: What to Know About Madagascar’s Authorities
After weeks of protests calling for him to resign, Madagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, appeared to have left the nation, and the navy mentioned it had taken management. John Eligon, the Johannesburg bureau chief for The New York Occasions, explains what we all know and don’t know.
By John Eligon, Christina Thornell, Claire Hogan, Joey Sendaydiego and Nikolay Nikolov
October 17, 2025
