One week after the government resigned in an attempt to calm a protest that engulfed this extremely poor island from the Indian Ocean, the head of state appointed a general from the Ground Forces, largely unknown to the general public, Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo.
Sources
Madagascar : un général de l’armée de terre nommé premier ministre pour tenter d’apaiser la rue
Madagascar president appoints army general as PM to defuse protests
Preşedintele Madagascarului, aflat sub presiunea contestării, numeşte drept premier un general din Forţele Terestre
Latest News
07:33
Vincent Pastore, an actor known for his role in 'The Sopranos', has died at the age of 80.
07:18
Donald Trump: The USA and Israel are ready to cancel attacks if Iran completely opens the Strait of Hormuz and renounces the nuclear threat.
07:17
Sever Voinescu: Temptation and tendency
22:50
The Danube is approaching a new historic minimum. Romanian Waters warns: the next two weeks are critical.
22:10
Devastating explosion in a cafe in Moscow: three dead and 15 injured
See more news