At least 1,000 anti-government protesters have marched in Madagascar’s capital to demand that the president resign, as police used tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds.

The demonstration on Thursday comes in the third week of the most significant unrest to hit the Indian Ocean island nation in years.

Organised by “Gen Z Madagascar”, which describes itself as a “peaceful, civic movement”, the protests were first sparked by frustration over wate

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