The largest French aviation company immediately suspended their flights to the country in the middle of a coup
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Air France has suspended flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport and the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo, on October 11-13 inclusive.
The reason for the announcement: “Due to the security situation” from the ground, the airline announced in a statement sent on Sunday.
The company monitors the situation in real time together with the authorities, and “the resumption of operations will remain subject to a daily assessment of the situation,” said Air France. The affected customers will be informed and they will be offered reservation or reimbursement solutions, the company said.
President Madagascar states that the army is trying to illegally take over the power
The soldiers of the Crotted Elite Military Unit announced on Sunday that they were taking control after weeks of young people, writes The Guardian. President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, said there was an “attempt to illegally take over by force”, after an elite military unit that has joined protesters on Saturday announced that he was taking control over the army.
The intervention of the stapled unit comes after weeks of protests led by young people, who started on September 25 against the water and electricity shortage and expanded at the request of the president's resignation, Andry Rajoelina, the cessation of corruption and a radical reform of the political system.
