Madagascar authorities have deployed joint police, military and gendarmerie patrols in and around Antananarivo after recording 172 missing minors in the first half of 2026, mostly in the Analamanga region, with 8 found dead and 83 still missing; transitional leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina described the disappearances as an attempt to destabilise the country, while the Catholic Bishops' Conference has called for investigations and an end to impunity
CAPSAT forces seized power on October 12-14, 2025 as President Rajoelina fled on a French military aircraft; Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as interim president on October 17 with a four-phase transition plan targeting a presidential election in October 2027
CAPSAT, the unit that made Rajoelina in 2009, switches sides; Col. Randrianirina takes power, AU suspends the island, elections promised for 2027