Colonel Michael Randrianirina dissolves the government, dismisses Prime Minister Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo and assigns ministry secretaries to run ministries while he says he will appoint a new prime minister under the constitution.Randrianirina seized power last October after the Capsat unit and parts of the military sided with youth-led protests over power cuts and water shortages that left at least 22 people dead and more than 100 injured, and he pledged elections within two years.The Southern African Development Community had asked the military for a roadmap to restore democracy, the
African Union condemned the coup and suspended
Madagascar, and youth groups Gen Z and Gen Y criticize Randrianirina while he cultivates ties with
Emmanuel Macron and
Vladimir Putin.