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2025-10-20 00:32:17

There is an error in this Associated Press article (dated October 3th) : CAPSAT is not an elite military unit.
In fact, it is often seen in the army as a place of punishment, where people are sent to be forgotten.
No wonder it was a focal point of frustration in 2009 and 2025.
#Madagascar #GenZRevolution

How AP negotiated an interview with Madagascar's coup leader inside his barracks
The head of an elite Madagascar military unit ousted the African island country’s president in a coup, capping weeks of youth-led protests over poverty and other issues. Brian Inganga, a Kenya-based Associated Press photo journalist, was capturing images of protesters in a crowded square in Madagascar's capital on Tuesday when he made his way toward the coup leader, Col. Michael Randrianirina, and asked for an interview. The colonel said not now, but gave Inganga his number. Many calls later,…