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The communication of the President of the Republic has begun to turn the direction of Madagascar’s integration into the SADC Troika and, subsequently, in relation to its presidency of the SADC, in relation to hosting the Summit. The election of the head of state will be held in Antananarivo in 2025. Remember that the Troika is composed of the current SADC President, his predecessor and the person appointed to succeed him (Andry Rajoelina). The Troika is an important body because it is authorized to take decisions in emergency situations, such as political crises, as we saw after the 2009 coup.
Moreover, the memory of the coup that led to the political intervention of the Southern African Development Community makes Andry Rajoelina’s propaganda about his future role as leader of this community in 2025 a little ridiculous. We remember all the names he and his team called. In 2009, the Southern African Development Community refused to support his coup. We remember that it was because of him that Madagascar was expelled from the Southern African Development Community. In 2009, he accused the organization of being “a kind of alliance of heads of state designed to protect each other” and at one point mentioned withdrawing troops from Madagascar. The bad guys who supported the coup even announced at one point that they were ready to fight against the troops of the Southern African Development Community, which made President Chissano laugh during the meeting. Too many memories make the new madness ridiculous Rajoelina returns from Harare summitIndeed, we wonder by what magic he has suddenly become a member of the SADC fan club. It is true that in politics, amnesia and the denial of past words are virtues, especially for Rajoelina. Yet strangely, SADC also seems to have amnesia. But it is true that African politics does not necessarily care about the consistency of principles and values that are verbally expressed.
‘Democrat’ Rajoelina to lead SADC democratization efforts
If SADC is first and foremost an organization that aims to promote economic development, promoting democracy is also one of its goals, so what role it played during the 2009-2013 transition period, so we are curious to know what the leadership of the organization is like. SADC can assume Andry Rajoelina, himself a former architect of a coup sanctioned by SADC. But as if by the magic of politics, he now finds himself part of the “alliance” that he reviled fifteen years ago, and perhaps at least he has matured a little in this regard.
Finally, it is important to remember that this is not the first time that Madagascar has hosted a summit of heads of state. This therefore highlights the importance of the incitement of President Rajoelina, whose propaganda on this issue has impressed only himself. Marc Ravalomanana was soon offered the hosting rights for the African Union (AU) summit, scheduled for the end of June 2009, and the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF) summit, scheduled for 2010. Unfortunately, a military coup in early 2009 prevented this event from taking place. Its instigators then shamelessly exploited the budget and convoys reserved for the AU summit. In 2016, the OIF summit was organized by Hery Rajaonarimampianina.
Finally, for the record, let us recall that Marc Ravalomanana, frustrated by the defeat of his camp in the 2007 municipal elections, had strategized not to allow the city of Antananarivo to host the AU summit, so as not to give the African Union an official role. The newly elected mayor, Andry Rajoelina. His team then began to fight for special status for the two municipalities of Ivato so that they could become official hosts of the summit. If Marc Ravalomanana is elected mayor of the capital next December, we will be curious to see what initiatives will be in 2025. In fact, the goodwill exchanges between Presidents Rajoelina and Ravalomanana are certainly not over yet.
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