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Madagascan leader in COVID vaccine U-turn
Andry Rajoelina came under heavy criticism after saying at the weekend that he would not be vaccinated against COVID and was not in a hurry to roll out the jab...
Public health experts say that people on the continent are warier of COVID-19 jabs than they would be of other vaccines.
Harry Laurent Rahajason, a former communications minister, was sentenced to 44 months in prison for protesting against a herbal drink being punted as a coronavirus treatment and cure.
Ahmad Ahmad's cabinet exit was revealed on Thursday in the announcement of a new list of ministers following a reshuffle.
Eleven other deputies and 14 senators had also tested positive for the virus, Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said.
“This review will be based on global technical and ethical norms to garner the necessary scientific evidence.”
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has repeatedly warned that the Covid-Organics infusion, which Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has touted as a remedy against the deadly coronavirus, has not been clinically tested.
Madagascar's president previously made claims about plant-based treatments for the virus, triggering words of caution from the WHO.
The two men have dominated politics since the early 2000s, sometimes cooperating but mostly fighting for advantage and high office.
The department was holding a press briefing in Johannesburg on Sunday to address issues affecting Mozambique, Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
High Constitutional Court chairman Jean-Eric Rakotoarisoa ratified results given by the Indian Ocean island’s electoral board last month saying Rajoelina won 55.66% of votes versus 44.34% for Marc Ravalomanana.
In the run-off vote on 19 December, Rajoelina scored 55% of the ballot and Marc Ravalomanana won 44%, according to the final results.
Former president Marc Ravalomanana was defeated on 19 December by another former leader of the Indian Ocean island, Andry Rajoelina, who won nearly 56% of a run-off vote.
The two former presidents had previously said they would accept the outcome of the vote, raising hopes of a peaceful outcome and no repeat of the political chaos seen nearly a decade ago.
The results may be contested after Marc Ravalomanana claimed fraud.
It’s looking increasingly likely the impoverished island state of Madagascar will continue living the nightmare of political instability.
The two-round election was beset by allegations of fraud from both sides and a contested result would raise the risk of continued political instability in the coup-prone Indian Ocean island nation.
Twice elected former President Marc Ravalomanana says he has evidence of massive fraud in the voting.
With about one-third of polling stations counted, Rajoelina had 54.85% of the vote and Ravalomanana had 45.15% after the head-to-head election on Wednesday.