Madagascar Gen Z return to streets despite govt collapse, 22 deaths

Demonstrators in Madagascar have vowed to press on with their protests despite President Andry Rajoelina’s dramatic move to dissolve his entire government in a bid to quell escalating unrest that has left at least 22 people dead, according to the United Nations. Fresh rallies were called for Tuesday at 11:00 am local time (0800 GMT) in the capital, Antananarivo, as youth-led activists dismissed the president’s concessions as inadequate. Inspired by recent “Gen Z” uprisings in Kenya, Indonesia and Nepal, the movement has coalesced around long-standing grievances over chronic misgovernance, relentless power cuts and severe water shortages across the Indian Ocean island nation. On Monday, Rajoelina announced the dismissal of his cabinet and appealed for calm, saying: “When the Malagasy people...