ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar named Kolo Christophe Laurent Roger, a radiologist who lived abroad for decades, as its new prime minister on Friday, as part of a process aimed at ending prolonged political turmoil on the Indian Ocean island.
Kolo, 70, faces a big challenge reviving the mineral-rich island's economy, which has slumped since a 2009 military coup.
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