Madagascar Protests: Youth Movement Calls for General Strike Against Government

Student Protests Spark Anti-Government Unrest

• 🎓 Students at the University of Antanarivo face dire living conditions, including overcrowded dorms, run-down buildings, lack of running water, and daily power cuts.
• 😠 This anger over squalid conditions has fueled widespread anti-government protests across Madagascar.

Demands for Systemic Change

• ✊ Protesters, particularly the youth-led Gen Z Mada movement, are denouncing widespread poverty and corruption.
• 🗣️ They are calling for the president to step down and are demanding a change in the system, not just a new prime minister.
• 🚫 The Gen Z Mada movement rejected a meeting with the president, calling it a sham dialogue.

Escalation and General Strike

• 💥 In response to mounting pressure, the president previously sacked his entire government.
• 🏛️ However, appointing an army general as prime minister did not quell the unrest.
• 📢 The Gen Z Mada movement has called for a general strike and new demonstrations.