Madagascar’s president dissolves government amid youth-led protests

Demonstrations over water and power cuts inspired by gen-Z' protests elsewhere have left at least 22 dead, says UN

Madagascar's president, Andry Rajoelina, has dissolved the government after youth-led protests over water and power cuts in which the UN says at least 22 people have been killed and more than 100 injured.

Inspired by the gen Z" protests in Kenya and Nepal, the three days of demonstrations are the largest the Indian Ocean island has seen in years, and the most serious challenge Rajoelina has faced since his re-election in 2023.