New head of state Colonel Michaël Randrianirina subsequently reached out to Moscow for military cooperation A visit to Antananarivo by Andrei Averianov head of the Kremlin'-controlled Africa Corps mercenary service followed with a February trip to Moscow for Randrianirina who still faces opposition from youth activists for falling short on accountability...

Having been swept to power on a wave of public anger over corruption and poor delivery of basic services interim President Colonel Michael Randrianirina has filled his government with technocrats promising a management-consultant approach to politics (AC Vol 66 No 21 Gen Z redraws the power map)...

MadagascarIn Madagascar Colonel Michael Randrianirina's government has taken a firm grip on power three months after leading the coup that ousted former president Andry Rajoelina...

At his inauguration as interim president five days later Colonel Michael Randrianirina acknowledged the bravery of the Gen Z protestors who had taken to the streets at the end of September calling for Rajoelina's removal (Dispatches 20/10/25 Gen Z's military man Randrianirina takes the oath & 6/10/25 Rajoelina is ‘ready to listen' as opposition calls for his exit)...

Colonel Michael Randrianirina's rapid rise from a senior military officer to the presidency of Madagascar owes much to luck and Gen Z...