Southern African bloc suspends Madagascar

- Southern African leaders have suspended Madagascar from a regional bloc, with no indication Tuesday their demands for ousted president Marc Ravalomanana to be re-instated would be met. In an unprecedented move the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suspended the vast island nation from the 15-nation group late Monday night, until constitutional order is restored.
"The extraordinary summit suspends Madagascar from all community institutions and organs until the return of the country to constitutional order," SADC executive secretary Tomaz Salomao told journalists after a summit in Swaziland.