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This morning (19 November 2010), there are mixed reports emerging from Madagascar about an attempted coup following the largely peaceful constitutional referendum vote earlier in the week. An Agence France-Presse correspondent reported on "Wednesday police fired teargas to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters who blocked roads near the airport on the edge of the capital" Follow this link for more info: mg.co.za/article/2010-11-18-... Does anyone know what is actually happening on the ground? Madagascar - for my money, one of the world's most exciting and welcoming travel destinations - has a sad habit of changing government by coup rather than through the ballot box, and obviously the resultant civil unrest is something that most travellers would want to avoid. For anyone planning to travel to Madagascar in the next few weeks, it might be worth reconsidering your plans (and perhaps checking your travel insurance policy to see if you are covered for cancelling your trip if you don't feel up to dealing with this level of uncertainty).
It is the 18th here and news is accessible via online sources - I haven't looked at BBC yet but here is the Guardian report. guardian.co.uk/world/2010/no...
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Oh dear - it is indeed the 18th here too - clearly I need that holiday more than I thought!!! (never pass up an opportunity to justify some more travel!)
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It looks alike the former club DJ, Rajoelina, is still hanging on to the power. He ousted the former leader in a semi coup, and these protests have to do with the elections on the constitutional referandum. Intresting point, - one of the ammendments is that you have to be a six month resident in order to be a presidential candidate next year. This ammendment is strictly to keep the exiled former president from trying again. Anyway, the military that backed Rajoelina in the last coup, led by the a Colonel Andriasoelina, had announced that he would dismantle the authority held by Rajoelina, and rule the country by committie, - but failed. (I do follow African politics in general........) I get a lot of info from The Africa Report, but find it more comprehensive in the print edition. http://www.theafricareport.com/ Here are all the lates news from Reuters including videos reuters.com/search?blob=Mada...
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Hi Danny It partly depends on where you're planning to travel to. It's the cyclone season, so it will make travel... more
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