Morocco's youth-led protests demand better schools and hospitals, prime minister...

The call for resignation came after police killed three people on Wednesday as largely peaceful protests turned into riots, with banks looted and cars set ablaze. Though Morocco’s king is the country’s highest authority, protests in Morocco...

Madagascar: Authorities must launch investigations into deadly force used against Gen Z protesters

Reacting to the reported deaths of at least 22 people and injuries to more than 100 others, including children, in the ongoing Gen Z movement protests in Madagascar, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa Tigere...

Madagascar youth protesters suspend marches in capital for 24 hours

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Organisers of Madagascar’s youth-led anti-government protests suspended marches in the capital Antananarivo on Thursday for 24 hours, citing concerns over demonstrators’ health and strength, but marches continued in other...

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Independent, local journalism needs your support to survive and thrive. Join the YubaNet community today. AI (Artificial Intelligence) has infiltrated everything and everywhere in life! There is no escaping it. Is it a friend … or foe? Or both?...

Morocco's youth-led protests demand better schools and hospitals, prime minister resignation

RABAT – Youth-led demonstrators in Morocco took to the streets on Thursday for a sixth straight night despite fears of more violence after police killed three people the night before. The protesters in at least a dozen cities, including...

Madagascar dissolves its government amid deadly protests

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government after youth-led protests over water and power cuts in which at least 22 people were killed and dozens injured. Rajoelina said he would cast a wide net to find new ministers. “I heard...

Madagascar: Anti-Government Rallies Continue As Protesters Urge Rajoelina To Step Down

Home Africa Madagascar: Anti-Government Rallies Continue As Protesters Urge Rajoelina To Step Down The protests initially started in Antananarivo last week over nationwide water shortages and power blackouts but have since spread across the...

Mass protests grip Madagascar amid calls for president to resign

Anti-government protesters in Madagascar have staged fresh demonstrations, calling for a general strike and for the president's resignation. Police fired tear gas at protesters in the centre of the capital, where demonstrators clashed with police...

Madagascar protesters call general strike as unrest enters second week

ANTANANARIVO: Anti-government protesters in Madagascar held fresh demonstrations and called for a general strike on Wednesday as they intensified efforts to force President Andry Rajoelina from office. Police fired tear gas at protesters in...

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...

Morocco pledges reforms as death toll from anti-government protests rises to three

Published on 02/10/2025 - 12:54 GMT+2 •Updated 18:51 Morocco's government said on Thursday that it would address grievances fuelling youth-led protests, a day after security forces killed three people during the unrest. Prime Minister Aziz...

Statement from the Anglican bishops of Madagascar on the nation’s civil unrest

Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. “That which we have seen and heard we declare” (1 John 1:3a) In view of the current situation in the country, the Malagasy Episcopal Church (EEM) issues the following statement:...

Death toll rises as anti-government protests continue in Morocco

Moroccan authorities have updated the death toll from this week’s unrest to three, saying that armed teenage rioters stormed public buildings as the youth-led anti-government demonstrations showed few signs of abating. Security forces opened fire...

Fresh anti-government protests hit Madagascar

Thousands of protesters marched again in several cities across Madagascar on Thursday while the movement in the capital Antananarivo took a "strategic" break after a week of demonstrations. The Indian Ocean island was awaiting the nomination of a...

Deadly ‘Gen Z’ protests over government spending rock Morocco

At least two people died and dozens were arrested in Morocco, the latest site of Gen Z protests that have rocked countries worldwide. Though the North African country has for years avoided mass demonstrations owing to the government’s ironfisted...

Madagascar protesters demand president’s resignation on fifth day of rallies

Hundreds of protesters across Madagascar demanded the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina on Wednesday, taking to the streets for a fifth day of demonstrations that have shaken the government, local television broadcasts showed. Spurred by...

Morocco’s youth-led protests demand better schools and hospitals, prime minister resignation

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Youth-led demonstrators in Morocco took to the streets on Thursday for a sixth straight night despite fears of more violence after police killed three people the night before. The protesters in at least a dozen cities,...

South West creative agency launches TV campaign for global clean water charity

WaterAid, the international charity, has launched a TV campaign highlighting urgent need for clean water in Madagascar, created by Bristol creative agency Happy Hour. The films spotlight the determination of a community and the challenges it faces...

Six countries encourage peaceful dialogue in Madagascar crisis

Anti-government protesters in Madagascar declared a "strategic withdrawal" on Thursday, pausing a week of youth-led demonstrations as international diplomats intensified calls for constructive dialogue to resolve a political crisis sparked by...

Science United Press International Chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall redefined what it meant to be human

Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane...