Ban ##s the ` ` tragedy '' on a ` ` lack of unity on all sides '' 26 dead , more than 80 injured during an anti - government demonstration on Saturday . Violence stems from a dispute over who is in charge of the government . The capital city was quiet as mourners attended a public ceremony for the dead . Andry Rajoelina , the mayor of Antananarivo , declares himself Madagascar 's president .
Ban ##s the ` ` tragedy '' on a ` ` lack of unity on all sides '' 26 dead , more than 80 injured during an anti - government demonstration on Saturday . Violence stems from a dispute over who is in charge of the government . Andry Rajoelina , the mayor of Antananarivo , declares himself Madagascar 's president .