Island of Madagascar Rivals Meet Amid Growth of Increasingly Dramatic Political Leadership Shifts

Madagascar rivals hold first reconciliation talks

AFP – Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, met Wednesday on a remote Seychelles island to force a breakthrough in reconciliation efforts. “The face-to-face talks between the Madagascan transitional president and his predecessor began this morning on the island. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles