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Madagascar rivals sign power-sharing deal
Nov 7, 2009, 5:00 GMT
Nairobi/Addis Ababa - Madagascar's squabbling leaders on Saturday signed an agreement to form a power-sharing government after months of wrangling.
Current President Andry Rajoelina and former president Marc Ravalomanana were among four leaders meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for crisis talks.
The deal would see Rajeolina remain president but bring in two 'co-presidents' from other political groups.
Madagascar was plunged into a political crisis in March when, after leading weeks of street protests, Rajoelina - with the backing of the army - ousted Ravalomanana, sending him into exile.
Both the African Union and the 15-member Southern African Development Community have rejected Rajoelina's transitional government.
In talks under the mediation of regional leaders in August, Rajoelina, Ravalomanana and two other former presidents, ex-dictator Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy, agreed to form a power-sharing government.
However, on September 9, opposition leaders, including Ravalomanana, accused Rajoelina of having acted unilaterally and of violating the accord after he named a government.
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