African Union Suspends Madagascar Following Military Overthrow of President Rajoelina.

The African Union has announced that it had suspended Madagascar from its bodies with immediate effect until constitutional order is restored after a coup that ousted President Andry Rajoelina.

The group previously suspended several other member states after military coups, including Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea.

The uprising resulted in a military-backed coup that brought Rajoelina to power as the transitional leader of his Indian Ocean country.