Protesters in Madagascar gathered for new demonstrations Tuesday, a day after President Andry Rajoelina sacked his government in a bid to quell days of unrest that has left 22 people dead, according to the UN.

Inspired by “Gen Z” protests in Indonesia and Nepal, the youth-led movement has taken aim at ingrained misgovernance, fuelled by anger over repeated water and power cuts across the poor Indian Ocean nation.

Rajoelina Monday fired his entire government, apologised for his ministers’ inaction and vowed to find a solution to the country’s problems.

But it was not enough to put paid to protests, with the organisers calling for a fresh rally in the capital on Tuesday morning.

“They call us the TikTok generation, a generation of idiots, and when we rise up, they won’t even let us speak

See Full Page