From Madagascar to Morocco: Gen Z protests shake Africa
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Youth-led protests are roiling countries in disparate parts of Africa, from the Indian Ocean to the Sahara, with members of so-called Generation Z – those under 28 years old – taking to the streets in frustration over years of poor governance.
Less than a week of protests over water and electricity shortages in Madagascar, an island off Africa's East Coast, prompted President Andry Rajoelina to dissolve his government on Monday, saying on national television: "I heard the call, I felt the suffering."
But protests are ongoing, with demonstrators demanding Rajoelina—who first came to power in a 2009 coup but later stepped down and contested elections in 2018 and 2023 -- leave too.
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