Hundreds Protest In Madagascar As President To Announce New Premier

Fuente: International Business Times

Police were accused of a heavy-handed response AFP Security forces dispersed hundreds of protesters with tear gas in Madagascar's capital Monday, injuring at least one, AFP reporters saw, while President Andry Rajoelina was expected to name a new premier in a bid to defuse the crisis. Near-daily youth-led protests that started on September 25 against persistent water and power cuts in the impoverished Indian Ocean island have grown into an anti-government movement calling for Rajoelina to resign. Rajoelina sacked his government on September 29 and was expected to announce his prime minister Monday night, but this has not placated the demonstrators.