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Chissano to mediate the Madagascar crisis

Mr Joachim Chissano. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  RIVONALA RAZAFISON

Former Mozambican President Joachim Chissano was Thursday expected in Antananarivo to mediate in the Madagascar political crisis.

The 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) decided to urgently send Mr Chissano to the island state that has been in the grip of violent clashes between opposition supporters and security agencies.

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