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Gen Z-led protests over corruption forced President Andry Rajoelina to flee as a military faction seized control, plunging the country into a political crisis.

Nepal’s youth protests toppled the prime minister and reversed social media restrictions but failed to achieve lasting systemic change.

Both movements highlight a new generation’s power to mobilise through digital platforms but also the limits of leaderless revolts in sustaining political transformation.

A surge of Gen Z energy is shaking political systems across continents, from the bustling streets of Antananarivo in Madagascar to the misty valleys of Kathmandu in Nepal, a generational reckoning with corruption, inequality, and the unkept promises of democracy.

In Madagascar, President Andry Rajoelina

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