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Titolo: Madagascar siglato accordo di pace

Madagascar rivals sign peace deal
 
Violence has been spreading across the island
The two men claiming the presidency of Madagascar have signed a deal
designed to end their bitter power struggle.
President Didier Ratsiraka and self-declared president Marc
Ravalomanana agreed that a recount of last December's disputed
election should be held. 
 
Ravalomanana rejected the official results 
 
The agreement was signed in Senegal, where the two rivals have been
holding peace talks mediated by African leaders. 
More than 35 people have been killed in a conflict which has left
Madagascar with rival governments, two capitals and splits in the
armed forces. 
On Wednesday, the Madagascar Supreme Court annulled the officially
announced election result, which gave neither candidate an outright
win, and ordered the authorities to re-examine it. 
Concessions 
The accord signed in Dakar notes that if no clear winner emerges after
the recount, a referendum will take place in the next six months, held
with the assistance of the United Nations and the Organisation of
African Unity. 
 
More than 35 people have been killed 
 
The population of Madagascar will again face a straight choice between
Mr Ratsiraka and Mr Ravalomanana. 
In the interim, Mr Ratsiraka retains the presidency of Madagascar, but
there will be substantial concessions for his challenger. 
Mr Ravalomanana will head a higher council of transition which will
supervise the work of a transitional government of national
reconciliation. 
Mr Ravalomanana will have the right to choose the minister of interior
and the minister of finance in that administration, while the two
leaders will have to agree on a mutually acceptable prime minister. 
 
The agreement calls for an end to all violence in Madagascar.
Roadblocks are to be removed, and the security of people and property
respected. 
"That pill will be very difficult to swallow for the hundreds of
thousands who sacrificed themselves to back [Ravalomanana] during the
daily protests and general strike," one foreign observer said. 
"We're worried that extremists in both camps who don't want an
agreement will try some last-minute provocation," a political analyst
said in relation to the lifting of roadblocks. 
Supporters of Mr Ratsiraka based in the port city of Tamatave have
imposed an economic blockade on the capital, Antananarivo, which is
controlled by Mr Ravalomanana. 
This has led to shortages of fuel and essential commodities in
Antananarivo. 
Rising violence 
The conflict has grown increasingly bloody in recent weeks. 
 
Ratsiraka said he remained a pragmatist 
 
Earlier this week three people, including a general loyal to Mr
Ratsiraka, were killed in the key town of Fianarantsoa, south of
Antananarivo. 
And at the weekend, five soldiers died and 18 others were injured in a
struggle for control of the town. 
Last week, one person was killed and about 40 others were wounded in
clashes in the northern town of Mahajanga. 
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..penso che sia ancora rischioso andare in Madagascar questa estate...voi
che ne dite ?

Grazie per tenerci informati sulle vicende di questo sfortunato paese,
Vincio.
Ciao,
Marco
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