{{The United Nations together with the Malagasy Government will investigate allegations of widespread killings of civilians over cattle theft in the southern region of Anosy, an official has said.}}<\/p>\n
The decision was announced on Wednesday afternoon after a meeting between senior governmental officials and diplomats at the office of the Prime Minister in the capital Antananarivo.<\/p>\n
This follows claims by Amnesty International that the ongoing \u2018Operation Tandroka\u2019, which started in September, had seen 40 cattle thieves killed and 76 arrested in Anosy.<\/p>\n
In September, Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina launched a special army unit to neutralise the bandits who had been terrorising residents in the area.<\/p>\n
According to a press release sent to newsrooms, officials from the UN, the European Union (EU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) also attended the meeting.<\/p>\n
The international community is now worried that the insecurity in the region could affect next year\u2019s General Election and other donor projects.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe situation could affect projects funded by donors. We hope a solution will be found soon,\u201d The EU envoy to Antananarivo, Mr Leonidas Tezapsidis said in the statement.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Jean-Omer Beriziky assured the diplomats that investigations would be launched into the allegations.<\/p>\n
\u201cProbes will be conducted in the regions prone to banditry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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