Madagascar's new president has been sworn in and vows to establish independent bodies to combat the Indian Ocean island nation's widespread corruption. Andry Rajoelina, who led the country from 2009 to 2014 in a transitional government after a military coup, told a crowd in the capital on Saturday that for the first... read full story
Photo: Madagascar's new President, Andry Rajoelina, inspects a guard of honour during his inauguration ceremony in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. Rajoelina told a crowd in the capital that for the first time since independence Madagascar is seeing a peaceful, democratic transfer of power between two elected leaders and vowed to combat corruption. (AP Photo)