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South Africa calls for calm as military unit claims control in Madagascar | The Citizen | SA News

The military unit joined protesters on Saturday, but President Andry Rajoelina called it an ‘attempt to seize power illegally’

The South African government on Sunday said it is concerned about the developments in Madagascar, after a renegade military unit said it was taking control of armed forces in the island nation.

The CAPSAT army unit on Saturday urged soldiers in the country to stop following orders and instead back the youth-led protests.

Protests in Madagascar

The unit’s officers then joined thousands of protesters in the city centre on Saturday in a major shift in a more than two-week anti-government protest movement.

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