ADDIS ABABA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) on Wednesday slapped sanctions on Madagascar's leader Andry Rajoelina and 108 of his supporters over the island's prolonged political crisis, an AU official said.
"The sanctions consist of a refusal to grant visas, the freezing of assets, including their financial assets in foreign banks, and diplomatic isolation," Ramtane Lamamra, the AU commissioner for Peace and Security, told the press.
The move came after AU met on the situation in the country early in the day.
