Madagascar sacks energy minister after repeated power cuts spark protests

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Friday sacked his energy minister a day after police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters angered by persistent power cuts and water shortages in the capital Antananarivo. Five protesters were killed in Thursday’s violence, a hospital source told AFP.

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