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  1. Madagascan leaders stranded in SARead the original story

    Sunday | The Mercury

    Madagascar's coup leader Andry Rajoelina left several of his rivals stranded in South Africa yesterday after telling airlines they would not be allowed to land in Antananarivo if they carried the political leaders.

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  2. Opposition figures stranded in MozRead the original story

    Sunday | The Mercury

    By Richard Lough Antananarivo - Madagascar's opposition leaders said on Wednesday they had been told their security could not be guaranteed if they returned home after agreeing in Mozambique to press ahead with a proposed unity government.

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  3. Rajoelina stalling talks - oppositionRead the original story

    Sunday | The Mercury

    By Alain Iloniaina Antananarivo - Madagascar's opposition has accused the country's leader Andry Rajoelina of stalling negotiations on forming a consensus government, threatening the latest power-sharing deal.

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  4. Row strands politiciansRead the original story

    Jul 30, 2009 | News24.com

    Madagascar's president once again on Saturday blocked opposition leaders from flying back to the Indian Ocean island in a standoff over the formation of a new government.

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  5. Madagascar government row strands politicians

    Saturday Dec 12 | Reuters

    Madagascar's president once again Saturday blocked opposition leaders from flying back to the Indian Ocean island in a standoff over the formation of a new government.

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  6. Montreal researcher discoveries ancient pygmy sea cowRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | Star Phoenix

    ... every 45 million years. So when Karen Samonds, a paleontologist whose work focuses on the evolutionary history of Madagascar's modern fauna, discovered fossilized teeth and bits of skull in sandstone and limestone rocks in the island nation off the ...

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  7. Madagascar mediators urge calm, press for settlementRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | The Tocqueville Connection

    ... Andry Rajoelina from the helm of the country . A NTANANARIVO, Dec 11, 2009 (AFP) - International mediators in Madagascar's political crisis on Friday called on the conflicting parties to reach a settlement and avoid provocations. "We encourage all ...

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  8. Former Madagascar president stuck in MozambiqueRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | KXMA-TV Dickinson

    A former Madagascar president says he has been unable to return to his homeland since participating in talks in Mozambique that angered Madagascar's current leader.

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  9. East of Africa: ToughStuffRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 11 | Gadling

    ... that ToughStuff has assembled to begin promoting the products on foot from Antananarivo to Toliara in Southern Madagascar. Through broken French and English, I find out that sales team has come from all walks of life; a couple of university ...

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  10. Stranded Madagascan politicians fear for securityRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | The Peninsula

    ANTANANARIVO: Mada-gascar's opposition leaders said they had been told their security could not be guaranteed if they returned home after agreeing in Mozambique to press ahead with a proposed unity government.

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  11. Conversation: Sacred StonesRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | Archaeology

    Madagascar archaeologist Ramilisonina One of Madagascar's first native-born archaeologists, Ramilisonina's ethnological research on modern Malagasy traditions informs his study of ancient sites on the island.

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  12. Madagascar premier stranded after president blocked his flight

    Thursday Dec 10 | BBC News

    Madagascar's opposition leaders have been left stranded after talks in the Mozambican capital when the interim president blocked their plane.

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  13. Madagascan envoys marooned in MozambiqueRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Independent Online

    Antananarivo - Envoys from three Madagascan rival political movements were marooned on Wednesday in Mozambique when air authorities in Madagascar denied them a plane home, an aviation source said.

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  14. Madagascar: Leaders Agree on Ministers - Without RajoelinaRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | AllAfrica.com

    Three former presidents of Madagascar agreed in Maputo on Tuesday on the share-out of ministerial posts in a transitional government - but such a government seems impossible to set up for as long as the man who actually holds power in Antananarivo, Andry Rajoelina, boycotts negotiations.

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  15. Madagascar: 3 leaders going ahead with unity gov'tRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | The State

    Three political leaders from Madagascar say they are going ahead with forming a unity government, but a fourth politician says that amounts to a coup.

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  16. Madagascar leader rejects opposition unity govt dealRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Mail & Guardian

    Madagascar's president rejected an agreement on Tuesday on the make-up of a unity government that was struck by his rivals in neighbouring Mozambique and said it was tantamount to a coup d'etat. Andry Rajoelina, who grabbed power himself in a March coup, told Reuters he had told the military about the situation and would take the necessary ... 1 comment

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  17. Madagascar: 3 leaders going ahead with unity gov'tRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Boston.com

    Three political leaders from Madagascar say they are going ahead with forming a unity government, but a fourth politician says that amounts to a coup.

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  18. Madagascar's Transitional Government In DoubtRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Pan-African News Wire

    Madagascar's transitional govt in doubt AFP MAPUTO--Three of Madagascar's leading power brokers said yesterday they want to press ahead with a transition government, but their five days of talks were undermined as the island's leader refused to attend.

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  19. Madagascar opposition agrees to unity governmentRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Gulf Times

    Political turmoil has rocked Madagascar for close to a year now and African nations and donors say establishing a unity government is imperative for the international community to re-engage with the diplomatically-isolated Indian Ocean island.

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  20. Rajoelina rejects resolutionRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Independent Online

    By Alain Iloniaina Antananarivo - Madagascar's president rejected an agreement on Tuesday on the make-up of a unity government that was struck by his rivals in neighbouring Mozambique and said it was tantamount to a coup d'etat. Andry Rajoelina, who grabbed power himself in a March coup, told Reuters he had told the military about the situation and ...

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