New President

Army Colonel Michael Randrianirina was on Friday sworn in as Madagascar’s new president, following a dramatic military power shift that forced former president Andry Rajoelina to flee the country. Randrianirina, who led the…

Former prime minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune was sworn in as the new president of protest-hit Algeria on Thursday, a week after winning a widely boycotted election. He succeeds veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was forced from…