Southern African nations declared on Thursday they will not recognise Madagascar's new leader, an army-backed politician who ousted an elected president, and the United States said it would reconsider aid to the island nation.
The stance came as Madagascar's neighbours held a mini-summit on Thursday on the situation in the Indian Ocean nation and after Zambia declared that the power change in Madagascar threatens democracy in Africa.
Representatives of the Southern African Development Community also urged the African Union and the international community not to recognise Andry Rajoelina as president of Madagascar and called for a return to "democratic and constitutional rule in the shortest time possible".
Source: Mail & Guardian
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