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

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 protests in Madagascar despite govt’s dismissal

Agence France-Presse . Antananarivo, Madagascar 30 September, 2025, 22:58 Protesters holding a Madagascar flag gather during a demonstration against repeated water and electricity outages in Antananarivo on Tuesday. | AFP photo Protesters in...

'System must fall': Madagascar protesters demand change

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 demand their country's "system must fall". Left without electricity or running water for...

After Nepal, Gen-Z protests rock Madagascar and Peru: Here's why

Days after the deadly Gen-Z protests rocked Nepal, youth-led demonstrations have now been rallying in Madagascar and Peru. In Madagascar, Gen Z is protesting over failures in electricity and water supplies, while in Peru, the youth are rallying...

Madagascar's president returns amid unrest

Protesters responding to the call from the Gen Z Madagascar movement marched through the streets of Antananarivo on September 27, 2025. RIJASOLO / AFP Hundreds of young people once again took to the streets of Antananarivo, the capital of...

When America's megarich own the media

THE “attention economy” is a term I first heard about some time ago, probably in a talk about how in the future, the resource corporations will be fighting each other over is your attention. If they control your attention, and the information you...

New youth-led protests in Madagascar despite government’s dismissal

Protesters in Madagascar held new demonstrations Tuesday, facing a heavy police presence and teargas, AFP journalists saw, a day after President Andry Rajoelina sacked his government in a bid to quell days of unrest that the UN said has killed 22...

Youth revolt in Madagascar topples government

International Young people, who see their hopes for the future dashed by a brutal capitalist system, have taken to the streets in huge numbers By Camilla Royle Downloading PDF. Please wait... Tuesday 30 September 2025 Issue 2975 Protesters in...

Messaging App Bitchat Sees Unprecedented Boom Amid Madagascar Turmoil

Protests over repeated water and power cuts have turned violent in Madagascar’s capital, and interest in offline messaging tools has jumped alongside the unrest, according to multiple reports and public signals. Protests Shake The Capital Reports...

Bitchat downloads spike in Madagascar during protests

Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat has recorded a surge in Madagascar following the ongoing protests over water and power shortages. The ongoing demonstrations arose on Thursday last week, accompanied by the dismissal of the energy...

Bitchat searches, downloads spike in Madagascar amid protests

Block CEO Jack Dorsey’s decentralized peer-to-peer messaging service Bitchat has seen a spike in downloads from the African island nation of Madagascar amid protests, following a similar uptick during unrest in Nepal and Indonesia earlier in...

Scientists discover concerning changes in lizards: 'We are beginning to understand'

"These results bring us closer to unraveling the mechanisms." by Leslie SattlerSeptember 26, 2025 Spanish scientists learned that warmer conditions scramble the DNA inheritance patterns in lizards that live in Madagascar and Australia, which makes...

An SOS from GenZ212: Morocco’s Youth Will Not Hang Up

Generation Z has emerged as a global movement, reshaping political life from Africa to Asia and beyond. Digitally native, globally networked, and unwilling to accept the failures of entrenched elites, Gen Z has channeled its discontent into new...

Kenya to host 13th Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Symposium

Kenya is set to host the 13th Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Symposium in Mombasa from Monday, September 29, to October 3. The event by Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) will bring together more than...

Climate-related Deaths Rise Sharply Across Africa: Researchers

Ethiopia recorded at least 442 deaths since 2020, twice as many as in preceding decade Extreme weather events claimed the lives of at least 442 Ethiopians in the past five years, according to a report published by an Indian public-interest...

LONG READ: The GEMIs, the Global Emerging Markets' interlocking institutions

The international order is breaking up as the Global Emerging Markets (GEMs) build a raft of new non-Western interlocking international institutions to run their vision of a new multipolar world order. At the same time the incumbent...

Experts push for ‘Blue Values’ to advance Indian Ocean sustainability agenda

MOMBASA, Kenya, Oct 4 — Marine experts and stakeholders are calling on countries bordering the Indian Ocean to adopt a holistic “Blue Values” framework to ensure the ocean continues to sustain both people and nature. The call was made during a...

Madagascar Elephant Bird

Madagascar, an island nation off Africa’s southeastern coast, is celebrated for its extraordinary biodiversity and rich cultural history. Among its most fascinating historical inhabitants was the elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus), a colossal,...

Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction

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Why Africa's oceans bear brunt of planet's environmental crisis

The world's oceans are bearing the brunt of a triple environmental crisis, according to the European Union's Earth monitors: global warming, pollution and declining biodiversity. The EU Copernicus programme warns that Africa's coasts, buffeted by...