Madagascar's wave of disappearances exposes 'deeper institutional failings'

Madagascar is facing a surge in disappearances and violent killings, and the government has responded by deploying hundreds of security personnel across the Indian Ocean island. RFI English reports that the wave of violence has fuelled fears nationwide. Ketakandriana Rafitoson, an anti-corruption campaigner with Transparency International Initiative Madagascar, told the outlet the killings point to something broader: a crisis of confidence in the country's institutions. For her, the disappearances are a symptom of deeper institutional failings rather than an isolated spike in crime.

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