Army colonel sworn in as Madagascar president

Army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar's president Friday, just days after a military power grab that sent President Andry Rajoelina fleeing.

Randrianirina, who led the CAPSAT army unit that mutinied and joined anti-government protesters at the weekend, read out the presidential oath at a ceremony at the country's top court in the capital Antananarivo, AFP journalists saw.