Madagascar’s Rajoelina seeks re-election after weeks of opposition protests

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – Madagascar’s president is set to seek re-election on Thursday in the face of weeks of protests by opposition groups who say he is ineligible to run and the vote should be delayed. Andry Rajoelina – a 49-year-old entrepreneur and former DJ – rose to power in a 2009 coup that scared off investors in the Indian Ocean island. He stepped down after almost five years as leader…

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