There is new hope for resolving the political crisis in Madagascar. Madagascar may be on its way toward a path to a new government, bringing to a close the drama that unfolded over several months earlier this year, in which President Marc Ravalomanana was ousted in a coup.
Various news agencies have reported on a meeting this weekend (August 8-9) in Maputo, Mozambique, which brought together Ravalomanana and his rival, former mayor of Antananarivo Andy Rajoelina, who led the coup and has been functioning as head of a "High Transition Authority" government. Others in the meeting included former presidents Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy.
Led by the former president of Mozambique and with participation of a United Nations Mediator, the meeting also included the African Union, the Southern African Development Community and the International Organization of French-Speaking Countries.
In the agreement, there will be a political transition government for 15 months, representing all parties, while preparations are made for nationwide elections.
The United States and most European countries stopped all but humanitarian aid months ago because of the illegal coup. Madagascar is a least-developed country. Earlier in this blog I reported an appeal for funds for humanitarian needs, relating to the devastation of several cyclones and continued malnutrition of many children.
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