Africa: All of Africa Today – October 13, 2025

Madagascar Presidency Reports Coup Attempt

A mutinied army unit in Madagascar declared that it had taken control of all military forces as President Andry Rajoelina described the situation as an “attempt to seize power illegally”.  An army unit known as CAPSAT joined thousands of protesters in the city centre in a major shift in a more than two-week anti-government youth-led protest movement.  CAPSAT claimed that it had taken over the leadership of the military command and was now in…