"We called the staff of the presidency and they confirmed that he left the country," he said, adding that Rajoelina's whereabouts were unknown.

x Antananarivo: Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina has fled the African nation, the head of the opposition, a military source and a foreign diplomat said on Monday, the second time that young protesters have toppled a government in just over a month of worldwide Gen Z unrest. Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, leader of the opposition in parliament, told Reuters that Rajoelina left Madagascar on Sunday after units of the army defected and joined the protesters. "We called the staff of the presidency and they confirmed that he left the country," he said, adding that Rajoelina's whereabouts were unknown. The president's office did not repl

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