Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sept 1, 2026 (AFP) - Key ally of ousted Madagascar president sentenced over crackdown

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A Madagascar court on Tuesday sentenced a former top security official to 10 years of hard labour for a crackdown on protests last year, local media reported. The official, gendarmerie general Richard Ravalomanana, was a key figure under now-ousted president Andry Rajoelina, who fled Madagascar amid the protests that rocked the country in September and October 2025. The United Nations said at least 22 people were killed in the first days of the p......

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