Madagascar’s pattern of popular revolts gets its Gen Z update
Africa • Oct 15, 2025, 5:34 PM
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Madagascar is experiencing its fifth political crisis since the island gained independence from France in 1960. President Andry Rajoelina fled the country on Monday after weeks of protest led by social media group Gen Z Madagascar, creating a power vacuum that has allowed the military to claim power – a situation that feels like déjà vu.
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Gen Z's moment? From Nepal to Madagascar, youth-led protests go global
Africa • 6:17 PM
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Can we really draw a link between Nepal and Madagascar? Bangladesh and Peru? Indonesia and Morocco?
Why the waves of defiance sweeping nations that are oceans apart? That defiance now bears a name: Gen Z protests. The generation born after 1997 has had
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Madagascar’s pattern of popular revolts gets its Gen Z update
Africa • 5:34 PM
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Madagascar is experiencing its fifth political crisis since the island gained independence from France in 1960. President Andry Rajoelina fled the country on Monday after weeks of protest led by social media group Gen Z Madagascar, creating a power vacuu
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Former Kenyan premier Raila Odinga, a key figure in African politics, dies at 80
Africa • 2:37 PM
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Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, a key figure in African politics, has died of a heart attack in India, the Devamatha Hospital in India’s Kerala State confirmed on October 15, 2025. He was 80. FRANCE 24's Emily Boyle looks back on the life of a
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Who is Michael Randrianirina, the colonel who toppled Madagascar's president?
Africa • 1:04 PM
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Colonel Michael Randrianirina, a senior officer in Madagascar's elite CAPSAT military unit, took control of the African island nation on Tuesday after President Andry Rajoelina fled following weeks of youth-led protests. The officer, once jailed for muti
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🇲🇬 Military unit seizes power in Madagascar after president impeached
Africa • 11:45 AM
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🇲🇬 An elite Madagascar military unit, CAPSAT, said Tuesday it had taken power of the Indian Ocean nation after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina following weeks of anti-government protests.
🪖 CAPSAT commander Colonel Mich
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Kenya's Ruto declares seven days of mourning for veteran opponent Raila Odinga
Africa • 11:40 AM
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Kenyan President William Ruto has announced seven days of national mourning and a state funeral for opposition leader Raila Odinga, who died Wednesday following a cardiac arrest while receiving medical treatment abroad. Odinga had been at the centre of K
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Tunisian activists urge closure of factory units after poisonings
Africa • 11:13 AM
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In Gabes, in the South of Tunisia, residents have been suffering from deadly pollution for decades, caused by the byproducts of the Tunisian Chemical Group’s local factory. Protests took place on October 11 and 12, 2025 following the serious poisoning of
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Military says it plans to rule alongside transition government
Africa • 9:40 AM
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The Madagascar elite military group which says it has taken power announced it will be ruling alongside a transitional civilian government for the next two years and that elections will be held. The fast-changing political situation comes after weeks of
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Who is Madagascar's fleeing president Andry Rajoelina?
Africa • 8:24 AM
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Entrepreneurship, politics, and controversy, Madagascar's controversial president Andry Rajoelina, has had an unusual path to power. He is now in exile following a wave of unprecedented protests in his country. Emily Boyle takes a look back at his life a
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