The head of an elite Madagascar military unit ousted the African island country’s president in a coup, capping weeks of youth-led protests over water and power cuts, the high cost of living and endemic poverty, among other issues.

Col. Michael Randrianirina, who led the rebellion that toppled President Andry Rajoelina , told The Associated Press in his first interview with a global news agency since taking power Tuesday that he would be sworn in as Madagascar’s next president in the next few days.

Here’s a look at how photographer Brian Inganga and video journalist Nqobile Ntshangase secured the sit-down with Randrianirina and broke the news.

Inganga, who is based in Kenya, was taking photographs at an anti-government protest in a square in Madagascar’s capital on Tuesday when a b

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