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A president (virtually) alone in his ivory tower

With a presidential election in principle due next year, although no firm date has yet been set, President Hery Rajaonarimampianina's regime is showing increasing signs of febrility. The outbreak of pneumonic plague in Madagascar, which began in late August, is [...] (526 words)

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