Madagascar president to make a speech after soldiers turned against the government in apparent coup
Tamara Ceaikovski
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was due to make a speech on national television on Monday after an elite military unit turned against the government in an apparent coup in the Indian Ocean nation and called for Rajoelina to step down. Rajoelina’s office said that his speech would be broadcast on state television and radio at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), but didn’t say if the president was still in Madagascar amid reports he had fled following weeks of
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