Madagascar: Minister Fired For Voting Against Russia’s Ukraine Annexation

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Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has sacked his foreign minister, Richard Randriamandranto, without giving an explanation but a week after Madagascar voted at the UN to condemn Russia’s “illegal annexations” of Ukrainian territory.

The president, before a planned trip to Morocco, signed the repeal decree dismissing his minister.

In the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Madagascar has adopted a non-aligned policy, despite the invitation from the European Union and the United States to condemn Russia.