Madagascar's ruling regime falls amid Gen Z-led protests

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Sri Lanka's "Aragalaya" movement of 2022-23 brought down President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, while Kenya's Gen Z-led rallies over inflation and corruption pushed authorities to retract unpopular tax measures.
55% : Rajoelina, once hailed as Africa's youngest leader when he took power at 34, had promised reform and modernisation.
49% : Standing before cheering crowds outside the presidential palace, Col Michael Randrianirina, chief of the Personnel Administration and Technical and Administrative Services Corps (CAPSAT), declared that the army had taken control and would establish a transitional government, reports international media.
44% : Clashes with security forces left at least 22 people dead and more than 100 injured, according to UN figures.
41% : From Nigeria's #EndSARS campaign against police brutality and Thailand's student-led challenges to royal power, to Myanmar's anti-coup resistance, young people have repeatedly taken the lead in confronting political and institutional power.

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