The highlights this week: Youth-led protests roil Morocco and Madagascar , Cameroonians prepare to head to the polls as President Paul Biya seeks an eighth term, and U.S.-South Africa tensions continue to ramp up.

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The highlights this week: Youth-led protests roil Morocco and Madagascar, Cameroonians prepare to head to the polls as President Paul Biya seeks an eighth term, and U.S.-South Africa tensions continue to ramp up.

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Will Youth-Led Protests in Africa Spread?

Weekslong protests continue to roil Morocco and Madagascar as young people disillusioned with ruling elites take to the streets. The unrest comes amid a global wave of Gen Z-led unrest this year in Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Peru, and the Philippines.

In Morocco, demonstrations have spread to more than a dozen cities, marking the country’s most expansive unrest since the 2011 Arab Spring. Moroccans accuse their government of neglecting public services while investing $5 billion in infrastructure for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which Morocco is co-hosting with Portugal and Spain.

Under the banner “GenZ 212”—named after Morocco’s telephone country code—protesters are calling on King Mohammed VI to dismiss the government, investigate corruption, and improve job access.

Protests began last month after several women died following C-section operations at a hospital in the southwestern city of Agadir, which many Moroccans saw as emblematic of the country’s inadequate health care s