Madagascar president refuses to step down as anti government protests continue

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina has ignored calls for his resignation by a nationwide youth-led protest movement, condemning what he perceives to be a coup plot driven by rivals. Protesters took to the streets of the capital, Antananarivo, on...

Scientists Analyze Chikungunya Outbreak Patterns to Enhance Prediction and Advance Vaccine Development

Chikungunya virus, transmitted primarily through the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito vectors, manifests a swift onset of symptoms that significantly impact affected individuals. The acute phase typically presents with a sudden high...

Madagascar president refuses to step down as antigov’t protests continue

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina has ignored calls for his resignation by a nationwide youth-led protest movement, condemning what he perceives to be a coup plot driven by rivals. Protesters took to the streets of the capital, Antananarivo, on...

Madagascar's president denounces 'coup' attempt as protests flare

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina condemned on Friday what he said was an attempt to topple his government, as fresh protests flared against the political elite and years of misrule.The poverty-stricken Indian Ocean island has been rocked by...

Madagascar’s Gen Z protests signal broader global youth revolt

What began as peaceful rallies in the capital, Antananarivo, over persistent power outages and water shortages has now spread to at least eight cities across the country. But as the movement gains momentum, so does the government’s crackdown. Law...

First Nepal, then Madagascar, now Morocco. Gen Z puts pressure on governments.

Early this morning in Morocco, an anonymous, youth-led protest movement released a list of demands, including the dismissal of the country’s current government. It’s the latest in a wave of youth discontent rolling across continents. The president...

Gen Z protests that forced Madagascar's president to sack government

SCREENGRAB Thousands of people in Madagascar have taken to the streets in different parts of the country for the past week in the largest wave of protests the Indian Ocean island nation has witnessed in more than 15 years. What began as anger over...

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...

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...

Behind the Gen Z protesters who want to force Madagascar's president from power

Omega RakotomalalaBBC Monitoring and Wycliffe Muia ShareSave Thousands of people in Madagascar have taken to the streets in different parts of the country for the past week in the largest wave of protests the Indian Ocean island nation has...

Scientists May Have Figured Out Why Real-Life ‘Hobbits’ Were So Small

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you will learn when you read this story: Homo floresiensis was a diminutive species of hominin that lived on the Indonesian island of Flores...

Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research redefined what it meant to be human

Mireya Mayor 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...

Science The Cool Down Scientists discover concerning changes in lizards: 'We are beginning to understand'

Spanish scientists learned that warmer conditions scramble the DNA inheritance patterns in lizards that live in Madagascar and Australia, which makes it harder for these animals to pass healthy genes to their young, according to the Autonomous...

From Madagascar to Morocco: Gen Z protests shake Africa

A protester holds a placard during a demonstration against repeated water and electricity outages in Madagascar. RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Youth-led...

Madagascar’s President Dissolves Government Amid Deadly Youth-Led Protests

On Monday, September 29, 2025, Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina made a historic announcement that sent shockwaves through the Indian Ocean island nation: he was dissolving his government in response to a wave of deadly youth-led protests...

Jane Goodall, Gentle Disrupter Whose Research On Chimpanzees 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...

Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees 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...

Inspired by Nepal, Madagascar’s Gen Z protest to topple corrupt system and demand president’s exit

ANTANANARIVO, Oct 1 — Rallying behind a pirate flag from the Japanese anime One Piece, youth-led demonstrators in Madagascar say they are inspired by Nepal’s “wind of change” and insist their country’s “system must fall.” With power and water cuts...

New youth-led protests hit Madagascar despite government's di

Thousands of protesters marched in fresh street demonstrations in Madagascar on Tuesday and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets, AFP journalists saw, despite President Andry Rajoelina sacking his government in a bid to quell days of deadly...

New youth-led protests in Madagascar despite govt dismissal

ANTANARIVO: Protesters in Madagascar held new demonstrations on Tuesday, facing a heavy police presence and teargas, journalists saw, a day after President Andry Rajoelina sacked his government in a bid to quell days of unrest that the UN said has...