US EditionMadagascar's president denounces 'coup' attempt in day of fresh protests
- Called to action on social media through a movement called "Gen Z", the protests forced Madagascar's President Rajoelina to sack his government and invite dialogue to restore order.
- Rajoelina denounced the protests as a "coup" attempt, accusing unnamed "countries and agencies" of paying for the movement to remove him from power illegally.
- At least 22 people have been killed and hundreds injured since the protests started, according to the United Nations, though the government denied this toll.
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Madagascar President Denounces 'Coup' Attempt Over Protests Against Political Elite
Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina condemned what he said was an attempt to topple his government following days of deadly youth-led protests against the political elite and years of misrule.
One week after protests began against water and electricity shortages, which caused at least 22 deaths and hundreds of injuries, calls for the resignation of the Malagasy president continued to intensify throughout the country.
In an address on his Facebook account, Andry Rajoelina said that the youth, who mobilized on the street to challenge the power in place, was manipulated by countries, agencies and politicians, which he did not clearly identify.
Madagascar President Faces Pressure to Quit From Gen Z Protests
Police in Madagascar barricaded the central business district in Antananarivo, the capital, to block thousands of protesters from accessing a town square that’s been the focal point of past uprising in the Indian Ocean island nation.
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