Madagascar’s Unfinished Revolution: Can a Youth Uprising Break the Country’s Political Curse?

Madagascar’s Unfinished Revolution: Can a Youth Uprising Break the Country’s Political Curse?

Since September, Madagascar has been in the throes of a fast-moving political crisis that toppled President Andry Rajoelina and brought a military-led transitional regime to power. What began as small demonstrations by Generation Z activists in the capital Antananarivo — protesting severe water and electricity shortages — quickly grew into a nationwide movement amplified by influencers and opposition voices. Protests spread to other cities such …