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1 | Madagascar: Three Soldiers Killed During Uprising in Military Barracks | Madagasikara : Tsoa-kevitra Tamin'Ilay Fiokoana Farany Teo |
2 | [All links forward to French sources unless otherwise stated. | |
3 | All quotations have been translated from those in the original French post] | |
4 | Three soldiers were killed and four injured during a confrontation at Ivato barracks, Madagascar on Sunday July 22, 2012. One of the injured was Corporal Koto Mainty, previously bodyguard of ex-Armed Forces Minister Noel Rakotonandrasana. | Tamin'ny Alahady 22 Jolay lasa teo, roa maty, 4 naratra nandritra ny fifandonana teo amin'ny miaramila tao amin'ny toby iray ao Ivato, Madagasikara, anisan'ny namoy ny ainy tamin'izany ny kaporaly Koto Mainty, mpiambina taloha an'ny minisitry ny fiarovana, Jeneraly Noël Rakotonandrasana. |
5 | The latest clash took place shortly before a planned meeting between interim leader Andry Rajoeline and the ex-President Marc Ravalomanananana, scheduled for July 24 in the Seychelles. Edition Special news coverage including video of the confrontation can be viewed here: | Tahaka ireo fifandonana efa nisy teo aloha, miseho ny tranga toy izany ny andro mialoha ny fihaonana eo amin'ny filohan'ny Tetezamita Andry Rajoelina sy ny filoha teo aloha Marc Ravalomananana izay hotontosaina amin'ny Talata 24 Jolay ao Seychelles. |
6 | An all too familiar pattern There have been several outbreaks of fighting between soldiers since the 2009 change of power. | Nilaza ny olom-pirenena malagasy fa fikasana hanakorontanana efa mahazatra ankehitriny ny tranga tahaka izany no sady manontany hoe iza no mahazo tombony amin'izany korontana izany andro vitsy mialoha ny fitadiavam-bahaolana. |
7 | The confrontations follow a pattern all too familiar to Malgasians, frequently happening shortly before each new attempt at mediation and crisis management. | Tranga efa mahazatra Hatramin'izay nakàna ny fahefana tamin'ny taona 2009 izay, tsy vao voalohany no nisy ny fifandonana teo amin'ny miaramila alohan'ny fifanelanelanana sy ny fitadiavam-bahaolana. |
8 | Journalist Rianasoa gave realtime updates on twitter as events unfolded in Ivato. Newsmada posted a photographic account of the revolt. | Nanatrika ny zava-niseho teny ifotony ny mpanao gazety iray, Rianasoa ary nampita mivantana izay zava-niseho tao amin'ny kaonty twitter-ny, nandefa sary fanadihadiana mikasika ny fizotry ny fiokoana kosa i Newsmada. |
9 | Fijery blog made the tongue in cheek observation that the scenario was as predictable as any Hollywood film: | Nanamarika tamim-bazivazy ny bilaogy Fijery fa efa fantatra mialoha toy ny horonan-tsarimihetsika hollywoodiana ny zava-nitranga : |
10 | When the July 24 Seychelles meeting between President Ravalomanana and Mr Rajeolina was announced, I bet my friend there would be an unusual event in the next few days, which would be used as a pretext to postpone or cancel the Summit. | Tamin'ny fanambarana ny fihaonana hotontosaina amin'ny 24 Jolay ao Seychelles, fihaonana eo amin'ny filoha Ravalomanana sy Andriamatoa Rajoelina, niloka tamin'ny namako iray aho fa tsy maintsy hisy ny zava-hitranga tsy ampoizina mba tsy hisian'ny Fihaonana na ny hanemorana izany. |
11 | I won my bet, and a good dinner into the bargain: the experiences of the last three years have taught us much, and things are becoming so predictable that they're starting to get boring. | Azoko ny loka, nandritra ny sakafo hariva: nanjary toy ny siansa ireo zava-niainana nandritra ny telo taona farany, ary efa fantatra mialoha foana izay mety hiseho ka hany tsy misy tsirony intsony. |
12 | With all this messing around, how would it be if the world takes us at face value, and that we end up nothing more than cartoon characters? [..] | Amin'izao hadalana izao, ahoana no handraisan'izao tontolo izao antsika ho matotra ka mahatonga antsika ho olon'ny sarimiaina sisa ? [..] |
13 | We all remember the attack by Viva and the homemade bombs before a planned meeting in Addis Abbaba (July 2009), the shots fired at Rajoelina's car before Maputo III (Dec 2009), and a planned coup uncovered just before a Johannesburg meeting (April 2010) [..] | Hotsaroana ny tantaran'ny fanafihana ny Viva sy ireo baomba vita-tanana mialoha ny fivoriana nomanina tany Addis-Abeba (jolay 2009) ; ny tifitra natao tamin'ny fiaran-dRajoelina talohan'ny Maputo III (desambra 2009) ; ary ny raharaha fanonganam-panjakana nampahafantarina ny vahoaka nialoha ny fivoriana any Johannesburg (avrily 2010) [..] |
14 | The stage seems to be set: Scene 1. The discovery of a scandal, just before each attempt at meeting. | Efa vita tsara ny “ballet”. Sehatra 1, mialoha ny fikasana fampihavanana no misy raharaha « mafana sy masiso ». |
15 | Scene 2. The Malgasian super-investigators, gendarmes, police and griots in the pay of the High Transitional Authority (HAT), take just a few hours, even minutes or seconds, to find the guilty party: the Ravalomanana camp. | Sehatra 2, ora vitsy, na minitra vitsy, eny hatramin'ny segondra vitsy monja no ahitan'ireo mpanao fanadihadiana henjana sy kalaza malagasy avy amin'ny zandary, polisy sy ny hafa karamain'ny HAT, ny meloka : ny avy ao amin-dRavalomanana. |
16 | Scene 3. HAT announces that they will no longer be participating in the planned meeting. | Sehatra 3, manambara ny HAT fa tsy handray anjara amin'ny fivoriana fanelanelanana nomanina » Vidéo des affrontements entre militaires |
17 | Reflexiums added that the revolt unfolded according to a well-established process: | Nanambara ny Reflexiums fa efa nalahatra tsara toy ny drafitra matipaika ny fizotry ny fikomiana : |
18 | Even Malgasian diplomats seem to share this belief in a deliberate set up. | Na ireo diplaomaty ao Madagasikara aza toa niombon-kevitra ihany fa efa nomanina mialoha ny zava-nitranga. |
19 | Newsmada tweeted about an article in Libération which stated: | Nanamarika tao amin'ny kaonty Twitter-ny kosa ny Newsmada fa toy izao no hita tamin'ny tatitra avy amin'ny AFP : |
20 | A diplomatic source yesterday evoked the possibility of a performance designed to impress the international community and disrupt the meeting between Rajoelina and Ravalomanana. | Loharano diplaomatika iray no nanambara fa mety sarimihetsika hoentina hanairana ny fianakaviambe iraisampirenena na hanakorontanana ny fihaonana eo amin'ny Rajoelina sy Ravalomanana ireny. |
21 | In any case, these troubles show the tense, volatile situation in the Great Island. | Mampiseho anefa ireny tranga ireny fa mbola ao anaty toe-draharaha mamaivay sy tsy milamina tanteraka ny Nosy |
22 | A soldier takes aim under the watchful eye of locals. | Variana mijery ity miaramila iray mikendry izay hotifirina ny olona . |
23 | Photo from Twitter via @RyMakao (CC-license-BY) | Sary tao amin'ny twitter @RyMakao (CC-license-BY) |
24 | Who benefits from a crisis stalemate? | Iza no mahazo tombotsoa amin'ny fitarazohan'ny krizy ? |
25 | The BBC reported on the power the army wields over Madagascar politics in an article [en] on the revolt: | Ny tatitra nataon'ny BBC momba ity fikomiana ity no nanamarika fa manana anjara toerana lehibe amin'ny politika malagasy ny tafika [en]: |
26 | The army plays a major role in Madagascar's society, frequently meddling in politics. | manana anjara toerana lehibe anaty fiaraha-monina malagasy ny tafika ary matetika no mandray anjara amin'ny politika. |
27 | It backed Mr Rajoelina's 2009 seizure of power from Marc Ravalomanana. In 2002, the army had also helped Mr Ravalomanana to seize power in similar fashion when he led street protests against the previous Marxist administration. | Izy no nanohana ny fandraisan-dRajoelina ny fahefana teo am-pelatanan'i Marc Ravalomanana tamin'ny 2009. nanampy an-dRavalomanana haka ny fahefana ihany koa ny tafika tamin'ny 2002 fony nitarika ny fihetsiketseha-panoherana ny fitondrana marksista. |
28 | Michael Rakotoarson underlined that the financial interests of soldiers in the Madagascar army are a significant factor in the crisis stalemate: | Nanipika i Michael Rakotoarson fa tsy azo tsinontsinoavina ny tombontsoa ara-bolan'ireo miaramila amin'ity fiitatry ny krizy ity: |
29 | Let's return to this story of revolt, now that we have recalled that at root this coup is the work of the army, who will draw a handsome financial reward from it. | Andao hiverenana ity tantaran'ny fikomiana ity, efa nampahatsiahivintsika hatrany amin'ny fanorenana ny asan'ny tafika ao anatin'ity fitondran'ny mpanongam-panjakana ity, sady ahazoany tombony ara-bola rahateo. |
30 | By definition, a revolt or rebellion is a protest movement against the holder of authority. | Ny famaritana ny atao hoe fikomiana dia hetsi-panoherana ny mitana fahefana. |
31 | In this case, the army itself. | Nefa raha jerena dia ny tafika ihany [izany mitana ny fahefana izany]. |
32 | Therefore these events are, at best, nothing more than a risible story of score settling (make no mistake) between these vile political leaders in cahoots with the army, combined with the worries of common people. | Noho izany ireny zava-mitranga rehetra ireny raha ny tsara indrindra (ny filaza azy) dia lamba maloto imasom-bahoaka eo amin'ny mpitsentsitra ny hatsembohan'ny hafa sy ny zava-manahirana ny zana-bahoaka. |
33 | RFI noted that it is difficult to understand the objectives of this uprising: | Nanamarika kosa ny RFI tetsy andaniny fa tsy mazava mihitsy ny tanjona tiana Hahatongavana amin'izao fikomiana izao : |
34 | The rebels haven't issued an official communication to journalists at the scene. | Tsy namoaka fanambarana tamin'ny mpanao gazety tonga teny an-toerana ny mpioko. |
35 | They simply made an announcement on Free FM, private radio station of the opposition. They announced the breaking-up of institutions and the set up of a military directorate. | Filazana fohy tamin'ny radio tsy miankina an'ny mpanohitra FreeFM milaza ny fanafoanana ny rafi-panjakana rehetra sy ny fametrahana ny “directoire militaire” ihany no nataony. |
36 | An announcement followed up with no concrete measures and no results. | Fanambarana tsy misy fepetra mivaingana noraisina no tsy misy fiantraikany. |
37 | It is difficult to qualify this revolt as a real coup given that the methods used are so pathetic. | Sarotra ny hilaza iny fikomiana iny ho fikasana hanongam-panjakana satria kely ny fitaovana nampiasaina. |
38 | Certain well-informed sources say that the rebels are demanding the resignation of the Armed Forces Minister and the main Head of State. | Ireo loharanom-baovao akaiky ny fisahanana ny raharaha no mandroso fa mitaky ny hialan'ny minisitry ny tafika sy ny lehiben'ny etamazaoro ny mpioko. [..] |
39 | […] The fact is that this revolt took place just before the meeting between Andy Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana […] Was the revolt stirred up to put a halt to the meeting? | Fa ny zavamisy dia nitranga nialoha ny fihaonan'i Andry Rajoelina sy Marc Ravalomanana ity fiokoana ity, [..] natao ve ity fikomiana ity hampandamòka ny fihaonana? |
40 | The fact is that nobody, not even the armed forces, seems to know the precise reasons for this revolt. | Hita ihany fa tsy misy mahafantatra ny anton'ity fikomiana ity, eny fa na dia ny ao amin'ny tafika aza. |
41 | The Courier International reported: | Le Courier International mitatitra fa : |
42 | Armed Forces Minister, André Lucien Rakotoarimasy, said that it was “a revolt stirred up by certain elements” and maintained he “knew nothing about what they wanted”. | Nilaza ny minisitry ny tafika, André Lucien Rakotoarimasy, fa “fikomiana nataona mpikambana vitsy” iny ary lazainy ho tsy “fantany izay tadiaviny”. |
43 | Although most Malgasians are pointing the finger at the army over the cause of these confrontations, Randy proposed another reason for this revolt, believing that the camp of ex-president Ravalomanana would prefer a military directorate in the interim. | Raha manameloka ny tafika amin'ny antony mahatonga ny fifandonana ny ankamaroan'ny Malagasy, manolotra antony hafa amin'izay nahatonga ity fiokoana ity ihany kosa i Randy. |
44 | The Fijery blog proposed instead looking for those who could be damaged by the possible return of Ravalomanana: | Mampitodika any amin'ireo mety ho voantohintohina amin'ny fiveren-dRavalomanana ny bilaogy Fijery: |
45 | The planned Seychelles meeting having run into this setback, it makes sense that those who have a common interest in preventing it are trying to join forces. | Mety hiafara amin'io fiverenana io ny fihaonana nomanina ao Seychelles, tsy mahagaga noho izany raha mifampiantso hivondrona ireo manana tombontsoa amin'ny tsy hahatongavany. |
46 | Whether it be those who want to hold on to unilateral power; those who do not want to speak of their actions in 2009 and after; those who do not want to see their lucrative but not altogether transparent businesses come to an end (racketeering, illegal logging…); those who profit from dirty money from Mauritian property investments; those who present themselves as innocent but shamelessly plunge mining investors into misery; and, in general, those who draw profit from the current atmosphere of anarchy and confusion. | Na izany ireo te-hifikitra amin'ny fitondrana ; ireo tsy te-hofotorana tamin'ny zavatra nataony tamin'ny 2009 sy ny taoriany ; ireo tsy hahita ny fiafaran'ny aferany tsy mazavazava loatra (fakana vola ny orinasa lehibe, andramena…) ; ireo manararaotra ny vola azo tsy tamin'ny rariny ka manangana trano any Maorisy ; ireo milaza tena ho (mamy hoditra) nefa manao izay hamparikivy ny mpandraharaha amin'ny fitrandrahana ; izany hoe amin'ny ankapobeny, ireo mahazo tombony amin'ny fikorontanana sy ny gaboraraka amin'izao fotoana izao. |
47 | Reflexiums concludes that trying to find out who is to blame for these confrontations is a futile exercise. | Reflexiums namehy fa tsy ilaina ny manontany ny antony nahatonga izao fifandonana izao. |
48 | The Malgasians would be better off asking themselves why they continue to put up with the same scenario again and again: | Tokony hanontany ny Malagasy hoe nahoana izy ireo no miaritra foana ny toe-javatra tahaka izao : |
49 | I said that we are spectators, but I was wrong, because we are the producers of this endlessly repeating third-rate film. | Efa nilaza aho fa mpijery fotsiny isika, saingy diso aho, satria isika no mpamokatra ity tantara tsy alehany miverimberina tsy an-kiato ity. |
50 | By our own apathy, we are allowing these morons to continue their political games, so why on earth complain about it? | Avelantsika hanohy ny lalao politikany ny mpanao politika noho ny halementsika ka tsy misy tokony hitarainantsika ? |