Inner circles | Madagascar
Rajoelina's infighting advisers pursue their own business interests

Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo on 26 June 2023.
Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo on 26 June 2023. © Amadeja Plankl/Imago Via Alamy
Andry Rajoelina relies on a handful of loyal followers, some of whom have backed him since the coup that first brought him to power in Madagascar in 2009. But his inner circle, whose members use their positions to pursue their own business interests, is riven by internecine battles. [...]
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