new video loaded: What to Know About Madagascar’s Government After weeks of protests calling for him to resign, Madagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, seemed to have left the country, and the military said it had taken control. John Eligon, the Johannesburg bureau chief for The New York Times, explains what we know and don’t know. By […]
CAPSAT military unit commander Col. Michael Randrianirina (Image credits: AP) Madagascar’s Colonel Michael Randrianirina is set to be sworn in as the country’s transitional president on Friday.Randrianirina and the transitional government have pledged to hold elections in 18 to 24 months, telling local media that consultations were under way to appoint a prime minister and […]
new video loaded: What to Know About ‘Gen Z Protests’ Around the World Gen Z protests are raging against political establishments across the world, from Madagascar to Nepal. Katrin Bennhold and Hannah Beech, reporters for The New York Times, discuss what is causing these protests and why an anime-inspired symbol keeps appearing at demonstrations. By […]
new video loaded: What We Know About the Protests in Madagascar A youth-led movement against the president of Madagascar is sustaining protests across the country. John Eligon, the Johannesburg bureau chief for The New York Times, explains what’s happened. By John Eligon, Christina Thornell, Jon Hazell and Laura Salaberry October 2, 2025 Source link
Demonstrators hold up placards reading “water and electricity are basic human rights” (Image credits: AP) Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government on Monday following days of deadly unrest which the United Nations says left at least 22 people dead. “I have decided to terminate the functions of the Prime Minister and the government,” Rajoelina […]
