US EditionHundreds stage fresh anti-government protests in Madagascar
Youth-led protests continue over power and water shortages, with 22 people killed and more than 100 injured, according to the United Nations.
- On Monday, hundreds of protesters demonstrated in Antananarivo, Madagascar, marking the 12th day of a youth-led movement, with rallies also held in Toliara and Mahajanga.
- On September 25 the unrest began over prolonged water and electricity cuts that have since fuelled a broader anti-government movement against President Andry Rajoelina.
- Police and security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse marchers, while the United Nations reported 22 people killed and more than 100 injured, condemning the heavy-handed response.
- President Andry Rajoelina announced he would listen after sacking his government on September 29, and the presidency said civil society organisations met him on Saturday.
- Led by Gen Z Mada online and inspired by youth marches in Bangladesh, Nepal and Indonesia, the movement channels grievances over poverty and corruption where 75 percent of 32 million live below the poverty line and electricity access is limited.
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Overtaken by repeated water and electricity cuts, as well as the omnipresence of poverty and corruption, Malagasy youth continue to mobilize to demand, inter alia, the departure of the President.
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Hundreds stage fresh anti-government protests in Madagascar
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo, on Monday -- the 12th day of a youth-led protest movement that has plunged the country into political crisis.
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ANTANANARIVO - Protesters returned to the streets of cities in Madagascar on Monday for a third week of anti-government demonstrations that are now demanding President Andry Rajoelina's resignation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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