Kate Bartlett

Contested elections in the country, which fought a brutal civil war in the early 2000s, have seen deadly violence break out in the past.

For NPR News, I'm Kate Bartlett in Johannesburg.

People in Madagascar have been celebrating since the military takeover after protests by mainly young people over corruption and lack of basic services.

Here's protester Sariaka Razambazafi.

Colonel Michael Rangianirina has replaced the president who fled the country.

The colonel will run the country through a military council and has promised to hold elections in two years.

But Africa analysts like Mohamed Kata of the Human Rights Foundation are circumspect.

He says only time will tell.

For NPR News, I'm Kate Bartlett in Johannesburg.

A colonel in an elite army unit has announced the military has taken over the country.

His statement came minutes after members of parliament voted to impeach President Andre Rajalina.

Madagascar's youth took to the streets last month, demanding Rajalina resign amid anger over water and electricity shortages crippling the country.

Over the weekend, the CAPSAT military unit announced they had sided with the protesters.

Rajalina then fled and is in hiding in an undisclosed location.

The former French colony in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa is no stranger to rebellions.

Radjelina himself first came to power as leader of a transitional government following a coup in 2009.

He later ran for election and won.

For NPR News, I'm Kate Bartlett in Johannesburg.

Basically, for months, Trump has been saying terrible things have been happening in South Africa. He's been repeating right-wing conspiracy theories, claiming without evidence that white Afrikaner farmers are being persecuted and their land confiscated. The South African government, the data, and most experts say there's no evidence of that.

Basically, for months, Trump has been saying terrible things have been happening in South Africa. He's been repeating right-wing conspiracy theories, claiming without evidence that white Afrikaner farmers are being persecuted and their land confiscated. The South African government, the data, and most experts say there's no evidence of that.