Madagascar President Flees the Country After Soldiers Turned Against Him

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00:00Madagascar's president has fled the country, the head of the opposition and other officials

00:07said on Monday, following weeks of Gen Z protests over corruption and poverty.

00:13A military source, said Andriy Rajolina, flew out of the African country on Sunday on a

00:18French military aircraft.

00:21French radio network RFI reported he had struck a deal with President Emmanuel Macron.

00:26The president's office did not reply to requests for comment.

00:31Opposition leader Sittani Randriana Solaniak said Rajolina's departure came after army

00:36units defected and joined protesters.

00:39The elite CAPSAT unit, which helped Rajolina seize power in a 2009 coup, said over the

00:45weekend that it refused to shoot on protesters and instead escorted thousands to the main

00:50square in the capital, Antananarivo.

00:54Later on Monday, protesters demanded accountability.

00:59After what he did, I think it's best for him to leave Madagascar.

01:03But we're not going to let him go just like that.

01:09He has to be held accountable.

01:12CAPSAT also said at the weekend that it was taking charge of the military and appointed

01:16a new army chief that prompted Rajolina to warn of an attempt to seize power in the island

01:22nation.

01:24Protests erupted at the end of September over water and power shortages, but they quickly

01:28escalated into an uprising over broader grievances, including corruption, bad governance and a lack

01:34of basic services.

01:36At least 22 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and the security forces

01:42since September 25th, according to the UN.

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