Author: Boo Chanco

Madagascar is facing a new political environment, thanks to the timely intervention of the military in that country, the situation would have been worst than the 2011 genocide in Libya.  The situation was triggered by oppression, a failed governance system and lack of political will to address the demands and aspirations of the people of Madagascar.

On 14^th October, 2025 the military in Madagascar took over the helm of affairs, to avert a serious humanitarian crisis in the East African nation. This came after the former dictator, President Andry Rajoelina fled the country to an unknown destination, and abandoned his people to perish at the pity and mercy of the national Police forces. Based on this, that the Madagasy Military, acting as a savior, had no other alternative but to fill the vacuum created by the departure of the former dictator.

The situation in Madagascar remains unstable with former European colonial masters threatening to do everything to return the former fascist government to power. The African Union’s (AU) suspension of an African country hit already a nation facing wholesale poverty, oppression and environmental degradation.

Prior to the intervention of the Madagasy military to save their country from further destruction and devastation under the fascist dictatorship of former President Andry Rajoelina, Madagascar was plunged into a devastating humanitarian crisis. In other words, the era of the former dictator was a period where many Madagasy people suffered indignities, with a weak governance system and limited progress towards development and sustainable environment, where social cohesion was completely eroded, access to basic services disrupted, livelihoods destroyed, and where protection risks jumped considerably.

Against the backdrop of changing current narratives that the New African Charter International (NACI) is seeking donor funding to help Madagascar, which is facing an unprecedented crisis created by years of fascist dictatorship governance, economic failures and weeks of nationwide street protests. It is the view of NACI that, with this appeal to donors there is every reason to believe that help will be forth-going to the competent authorities in Antananarivo, to help the government of President Colonel Michael Randrianirina implement its rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes.

The new government of Antananarivo has laid down its priorities and one of them is to embark upon an accelerated program of development and prosperity that will benefit all the people of Madagascar. This will be possible only with outside support and funding, which would be needed to help the new government address the challenges on the ground.

From a survey on the situation on the ground, the rehabilitation and reconstruction needs in the short, medium and long term across Madagascar would run to billions of US Dollars. The plain truth is that, the suffering of the people of Madagascar is not over yet, though there is a new government in Antananarivo. The country faces massive challenges simply in wiping-off the wounds and scars inflicted over the past painful years. The situation in Madagascar should be a concern to all good people, especially those who believe and advocate peace, freedom and homeland dignity, and this would depend on how the international community will respond and ready to shoulder its responsibility towards the people of Madagascar.

The past political leaders of Madagascar had positioned Madagascar to the level of a beggar nation. The world is indebted to the plight of Madagascar, a nation that has been raped, pillaged, and destroyed by regional and foreign powers and is referred to as a failed state under the former dictator Andry Rajoelina.

Madagascar has passed through successive crises since 2009, a political crisis generated by foreign backed coups and counter coups. It was in this process that the then Mayor of Antananarivo, the capital city, Andry Rajoelina was imposed as Head of state and Commander-In-Chief in the East African nation. Besides, Madagascar had also faced an electoral crisis and a deepened humanitarian emergency, driven by a cycle of failed governance system, corruption and a battered economy. The consequences of this crisis have been the failure by political leaders to fight abject poverty and other social ills, and as well as the frequent degradation of the environment due to climate-related crises such as drought and cyclones. This political instability, coupled by epileptic state institutions, dysfunctional economic system, infrastructural decadence, worsening social disorderliness and national food insecurity crisis are the challenges before the new government in Antananarivo, led by President Colonel Michael Randrianirina.

There is a need to resist outside pressures to join the African Union’s (AU) policy of collective punishment towards our African brothers and sisters in Madagascar. NACI opposes any foreign-dictated decision to kick a sovereign African nation, such as Madagascar and the Sahel states out of the activities of the AU. NACI opposes also the threats and aggressive rhetoric statements by some African leaders against another African state; and deplores the view held by many of the most powerful nations in the world that collective punishment is an acceptable foreign policy to be meted on weaker nations.

Now Madagascar is but a shadow of its former glorious self and the new government in Antananarivo has laid its plans to rebuild its country as a credible, just and regional power endowed with good governance, political stability, economic growth, social justice, and environmental safety. Madagascar needs help, and not hate, malice or grudges! The new government in the East African nation of Madagascar needs help to rebuild its infrastructure and provide its people with the means to build and rebuild a nation for the good of current and future generations.

It is clearly in the interests of regional peace, political stability and development, and sustainable environment that the African Union should rescind its hate policy towards Madagascar and its people. It is also in the interests of all peoples and nations of the world that political leaders must place the interests of their people first, before any other selfish interests. We urge the African Union to help resolve problems faced by member-states by employing all diplomatic avenues and political efforts, without compromising the demands and aspirations of the people, or allowing for lives to be destroyed.

The New African Charter International expresses its deep concern regarding the West’s hatred for Africa and African people. The current political development in Madagascar calls for understanding of the demands and aspirations of the people in that country, and not to what France or other detractors are selling out to the public. Rather, we call on international development partners to act in light of the current critical circumstances, as well as the necessity of strengthening joint international efforts to help rehabilitate and build the East African nation, and not to sow the seeds of destabilisation that would have negative impacts on the lives of the people.

The current political crisis sweeping across Africa today is partly driven by a desire to impose a neo-colonial agenda on the continent. Africans all over the world have intimated their rejection of France’s neo-colonial and meddling mentality in the affairs of the continent. The issue of the Gen-Z movement in Africa cannot be underestimated, it would never be wiped-off from the face of the earth by any threats, or force, or by media manipulation, threats or blackmail.

Peace would remain elusive in Africa unless NATO rescinds or abandons its aggressive, inhumane and oppressive policy towards the continent. France’s aggressive rhetoric towards Madagascar was mooted by a desire to deflect world attention away from the real issues. Instead the former colonial Empire opts to hide the shocking ground realities by peddling lies and projecting its concocted normalcy narrative on Madagascar. The truth remains that during the reign of the former dictator, Madagascar witnessed the erosion of the country’s freedom, human rights values, socio-political freedom and environmental justice.

Today, we join the people of Madagascar and Africans all over the world to demand respect for our continent. And, we end this statement by calling upon the international community to come forward and lend its support to the new people’s government in Antananarivo, under the wise leadership of President Colonel Michael Randrianirina.

Madagascar will rise again!

Sender:

Alimamy Bakarr Sankoh
Founder and Co-president
The New African Charter International

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LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The suspected Malawi Congress Party (MCP) thug Dala Kadula is reportedly snubbed Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) summons after the Commission received a life threening assault’ complaint from human rights activist Chimwemwe Mhango in March this year.

According to MHRC letter in our possession dated March 21, 2024, Kadula snubbed the commission summon till now when MCP is out of power.

The Maravi Post understands that the victim Mhango, the former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) officer was threatened with a gun after he participated concerned citizens denominations which Bon Kalindo held in Zomba last year.

Following Kadula threats to kill Mhango with a gun at a certain place in Lilongwe, the victim (Mhango) reported the matter to Kawale Police.

Despite Kawale Police issuing summons letter over the matter, Kadula also threatened the officers at that time as he was unattainable hence MHRC contact.

“The Human Rights Commissioni (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission) is in receipt of a complaint by Mr. Chimwemwe Mbeya Mhango (Ntchindi) (hereinafter referred to as the complainant) against yourself.

“The complainant claims that you and a party activist belonging to the Malawi Congress Party: His complaint against you is that you have threatened to kill himm following some work-related disagreements,” reads MHRC letter in part.

“Given the above, the Commission would theretore like to hear your side of the story concerning the above allegations. You are therefore advised to present before the Commis on Thursday 28 March 2024.

“Your cooperation in this matter will be greatly appreciated”, reads MHRC summon letter signed by its Director of Civil and Political Rights Peter Chisi.

This publication understands that Kadula also assaulted the commission messenger upon receiving the letter.

But the commission hinted that “it’s still pursuing the matter”.

When contacted on whether his complaint was sorted, Mhango says, “It’s over a year and some months after I lodged complaint to both Police and MHRC about Kadula threats to kill me.

“I’m still seeking justice from authorities on this matter as the Kadula is a threat to citizens and national security”.

Mhango adds, “Kadula was unattainable during MCP regime. No-one could bother seek support from security agencies despite assaulting others”.

This publication understanKadula is under police custody for being suspected of assaulting Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members at Mbowe in Lilongwe.

Kadula is said to be leading panga-raiding thugs that kept on terrorising demonstrators against outside President Lazarus Chakwera and MCP leadership.

Kadula is also to have be MCP Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda’s errand boy.

With the arrest of Kadula while served with MHRC summon letter, it should be clear warning to youths who are usually used by political parties gurus to assault others.

With the change of leadership, Kadula is now subjected to justice on various assaults he committed under Chakwera-MCP leadership.

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Lauren Sanchez turned Miami into her own personal runway this weekend … stepping out in a head-turning lace mini dress for date night with Jeff Bezos. The couple hit up Carbone Miami, where all eyes were on Lauren’s nude and black lace dress…

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Connie Britton is reportedly engaged to David Windsor after nearly six years of dating.

According to a report by People, published on Sunday, October 26, a representative for Britton, 58, confirmed to the outlet that she is set to tie the knot with her producer boyfriend.

The outlet also published a photo of the Friday Night Lights alum, who met Windsor at a mutual friend’s 50th birthday party in November 2019, with a ring on her left ring finger while kissing Windsor at LAX Airport on Friday, October 24.

Us Weekly has reached out to a representative for Britton for comment.

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The actress spoke about the first time she saw Windsor, who has worked on TV series including This Is Us and Not Dead Yet in the past, during a January 2023 interview for Sirius XM’s Radio Andy. “I’m talking to my friend and he looks past me and he sees David across the room and he is like, ‘There’s someone here you have to meet,’” she told host Andy Cohen at the time before adding that she will “never forget” seeing Windsor in that moment despite not formally meeting him at the party.

Britton explained during the episode that she had to leave the party early to put her son Yoby to bed, “My friend was like, ‘Wait, wait, wait. I wanted to introduce you to David!’ I’m like, ‘You know what, just have him email me,’” she said. (Britton adopted Eyob “Yoby” from Ethiopia in 2011.)

She noted, however, that Windsor sent her a message the following day, and the pair’s first public sighting was recorded by the Daily Mail who published photos of the duo leaving a West Hollywood restaurant together in September 2021. The couple attended HBO’s Emmy’s Party’s red carpet together one year later.

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Britton’s 2023 interview with Cohen also touched on her growing adoration for Windsor. “I have an amazing man in [my] life now and he is definitely stepping into that more paternal role,” she told Cohen, 57, at the time. The interview also revealed that Windsor is divorced following a previous marriage and shares two children, a son named Archie and a daughter named Tilly, with his ex.

For her part, Britton married her ex, investment banker John Britton, in 1991 and the pair divorced in 1995.

The Nashville alum offered further insight into her affection for Windsor during an interview with Parade in March. “What I was really looking for was a partnership where there’s constant growth, on both sides, and a sort of deepening of each other,” she told the outlet at the time. “And therefore [a] deepening of who I am — and for him, who he is.”

Britton continued, “It’s not just, like, ‘Oh, I found true love.’ It’s that I found somebody who I can walk on a journey with that is going to be constantly ever-changing, but also ever-deepening.”

She also noted that she had previously been looking for a relationship that encouraged her to be a “better mom” while also enhancing her acting career and place in the world.

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Ryan Murphy has found success adapting true crime stories and high-profile events, which often results in backlash from the subjects of his shows.

Murphy’s sprawling TV universe started out with shows such as Nip/Tuck, Glee and American Horror Story. As the producer continued to find success, he expanded by taking on projects that highlighted real stories — starting with American Crime Story. The anthology show has chronicled the murder trial of O.J. Simpson, the killing of designer Gianni Versace and the sex scandal involving former President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.

From there, Murphy created the American Sports Story spinoff, which focused on the rise and fall of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez in its first season. Murphy’s most controversial spinoff has been the Monster anthology series. In 2022, the limited series centered on Evan Peters‘ portrayal of Jeffrey Dahmer, which received backlash from the families of the serial killer’s victims.

Peters, meanwhile, opened up about how his mental health was affected after taking on the complicated role. “I’m going to take a little break from darker roles and explore the light,” he told Variety in December 2022. “It would be interesting to me to play something that is a little closer to home, a little more mundane and to explore the details of those kinds of experiences.”

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Season 2 faced similar backlash after Erik Menendez slammed Murphy’s portrayal of him and brother Lyle Menendez. Murphy, however, stood by his work and even claimed that Monsters created renewed support in the Menendez case, which ultimately led to them being resentenced to 50 years to life, which now makes them eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law.

Keep scrolling for a breakdown of every time a show’s subject called Murphy out — and how he defended his work:

‘American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson’

The People v. O.J. Simpson reexamined the late athlete’s high-profile trial after he was arrested and subsequently charged in 1994 with the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. In one of the most talked-about verdicts of all time, O.J. was famously acquitted of the murders in 1995, but he was found liable for Ron and Nicole’s deaths in a civil trial three years later.

Brown and Goldman’s respective family members called out American Crime Story for not consulting them. Former detective Mark Fuhrman, who was involved in the case, also called his portrayal untruthful.

‘American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace’

The Versace family broke their silence on the show in a January 2018 statement, which read, “The Versace family has neither authorized nor had any involvement whatsoever in the forthcoming TV series about the death of Mr. Gianni Versace. Since Versace did not authorize the book on which it is partly based nor has it taken part in the writing of the screenplay, this TV series should only be considered as a work of fiction.”

Murphy stood up for his show by defending the journalist whose work inspired the project.

“The book that we based our show off of, that we own, Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth, has been out for nearly 20 years,” he said in a statement that same month. “And it’s a work of nonfiction. It’s been scrutinized and vetted for close to two decades. And a lot of if not all of Maureen’s reporting in that book was on the record, and it’s been sourced out, and we had our own sources.”

‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’

The first season of Netflix’s hit show debuted in 2022 and focused on Peters’ portrayal of Dahmer. Monster, which also starred Niecy Nash, came under fire after the families of Dahmer’s victims revealed they weren’t consulted for the show.

Eric Perry, a relative of victim Errol Lindsey, claimed in a September 2022 statement that the show was “retraumatizing [the families] all over again.”

“I want people to understand this is not just a story or historical fact, these are real people’s lives,” the statement continued. “[Lindsey] was someone’s son, someone’s brother, someone’s father, someone’s friend that was ripped from [our] lives.”

Murphy, for his part, previously said he and his team reached out to over 20 victims’ families and friends during their three and a half years of research and that “not a single person responded to us in that process.” He elaborated in a November 2022 profile about how he took Dahmer’s story on to address the racism and homophobia that defined the case because “it was the biggest thing I’ve ever seen that really sort of examines how easy it is to get away with things with the white privilege aspects.”

“What are the rules now? Should we never do a movie about a tyrant?” he added at the time.

‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’

When Monsters premiered in September 2024, episodes 4 and 5 received critical and fan praise for how they approached Erik and Lyle’s claims that they killed their parents in self-defense following years of alleged physical, emotional and sexual abuse. However, the show received backlash for other inaccuracies about the Menéndez brothers, including the insinuation that they were in an incestous relationship.

“I believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant lies rampant in the show,” read a statement from Erik that was shared via Lyle’s Facebook page at the time. “I can only believe they were done so on purpose. It is with a heavy heart that I say, I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives so as to do this without bad intent.”

Murphy, meanwhile, questioned the backlash against the show when it played a part in the Menendez case receiving renewed public support. “We gave them their moment in the court of public opinion,” he told Variety one month later. “Basically, we did give them a platform.”

Murphy and the Menendez brothers intimately worked out their differences about the show amid the inmates’ successful attempt to get resentenced.

‘American Love Story’

Before American Love Story even premiered on FX, Murphy was criticized by the Kennedys for his plans to dramatize Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr.‘s story after their deaths in a 1999 plane crash. Kennedy Jr.’s nephew Jack Schlossberg accused Murphy in June 2025 of “grotesque[ly]” profiting off his late uncle’s death.

“Lately, my news feed has been filled with pictures of my uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr., a great man,” Schlossberg wrote via Instagram in June. “For those wondering whether his family was ever consulted, or has anything to do with the new shows being made about him, the answer is no. And there’s really not much we can do.”

Schlossberg continued: “For that matter, [JFK Jr. is] considered a public figure, so there’s not much we can do. I hope those making these shows about him take seriously what he stood for in his life, all that he achieved in it. And that they donate some of the profits [that] they’re making.”

In response, Murphy called out the “inflammatory” criticism and how it came before the show was released.

“I thought it was an odd choice to be mad about your relative that you really don’t remember,” Murphy said on Gavin Newsom’s “This Is Gavin Newsom” podcast one month later. “The days of civil discourse are over, and it’s very hard. And you kind of either get into the muck or you try and rise above it.”

‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’

Anthony Perkins‘ son Osgood Perkins had some choice words for Murphy’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story after its onscreen depiction of his late father.

Osgood, told TMZ in October 2025 that he hadn’t seen season 3 himself and “wouldn’t watch it with a 10-foot pole.” The Longlegs director had concerns about the creative liberties the show was taking when it came to including Anthony (Joey Pollari) and his role in Psycho, which was inspired by Ed Gein‘s crimes.

Osgood addressed how the true crime genre has been turned into “glamorous and meaningful content” while being “reshaped in real time by overlords.” He referred to scripted shows such as Monster as “increasingly devoid of context and that the Netflix-ization of real pain is playing for the wrong team.”

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PRETORIA-(MaraviPost)-Two young cousins Tshiamo Moramaga (22) and Baleseng Moramaga (21) were found shot dead early Sunday morning, October 26, 2025, in Mamelodi East, Extension 17, Pretoria.

This publication understands that deceased bodies were discovered around 6:15 AM on Sompisi Street, both with gunshot wounds to the head.

They lived together in Mamelodi East and were known to often go out together for weekend grooves.

This publication also understands that on the night of the incident, they met a man who allegedly spent a large sum of money on them.

However, after the outing, the two reportedly changed their plans and did not go with him as initially agreed.

The man is believed to have followed them and later shot them near their home.

Neighbours reportedly heard one of the girls screaming, “Please leave me alone, you’ll make a mistake,” followed by gunshots.

Police have since launched an investigation into the matter.

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BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-NBM Development Bank Limited (NBMDBL), a development finance institution and subsidiary of National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc, has secured a grant of about £900,000 over a period of three years from the Scottish Government through its investment vehicle, The African Lakes Company Limited (ALC).

From the grant, NBMDBL will manage ALC special fund aimed at supporting women-led enterprises over a three-year period.

According to NBMDBL General Manager, Bernard Masi the first tranche of the grant for £265,000 is to be disbursed within the month of October.

“This is a matching grant designed to provide patient capital, including equity to women owned businesses thereby scaling up their business activities. The funding shall be availed to businesses operating in various sectors namely Agribusiness (mechanization and value addition), health, education, ICT, mining, energy and tourism,” he said.

Masi described the grant and partnership as a strong endorsement of the Bank’s impact in supporting entrepreneurs.

“We just don’t provide capital, we create viable SME businesses and provide hope to many entrepreneurs in these turbulent times,” said Masi.

ALC Managing Director, Bobby Anderson confirmed about the funding and expressed excitement to be working with the NBMDBL.

“We expect this new partnership between ALC and NBMDB will grow in the years ahead.  Working together will be vital as we will provide debt and equity investment to existing businesses led by women who are seeking access to capital to grow.”

“In this way we hope our joint project, led by the dedicated staff of NBMDBL on the ground rather than by a foreign NGO, will contribute significantly to Malawi’s development goals,” said Anderson.

On the sidelines of the partnership, last weekend NBM plc officials, led by Chief Operating Officer Masauko Katsala had an audience with the Scottish First Minister John Swinney to give a brief on the strides made in supporting SMEs in the country.

Others who attended the meeting included Masi and NBMDBL Chief Operating Officer Esnat Kamudoni.

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