From AFP:
ANTANANARIVO (AFP) — Madagascar's army chief warned on Tuesday his troops would take control of the Indian Ocean island if political leaders failed to resolve a worsening crisis within 72 hours.
Chief of staff Edmond Rasolofomahandry called on political groups and leaders across Madagascan society, as well as foreign envoys, to work for a solution to the political crisis that has roiled the island state off Africa's east coast for more than three months.
The US State Department meanwhile said it was allowing non-essential staff to leave its embassy in Madagascar as it issued a new travel warning over "escalating civil unrest" which has now forced the defence minister to quit.
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