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news Cbc World 2026-04-23

Madagascar Activist Criticizes New Regime Following Protest Arrests

A Gen Z activist from Madagascar stated that the new leadership fails to improve conditions after the previous president was ousted by youth-led protests. Activists argue the new regime is worse than the dictatorship it replaced.


<img alt="Protestors in a street, one holding a sign that says &quot;gen z&quot;" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.7650500,1759508265000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C238%2C4000%2C2250%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="A protester holds a placard during a demonstration against repeated water and electricity outages in Antananarivo on Sept. 27, 2025. Hundreds of mostly young protesters faced off against security forces in Madagascar&apos;s capital on September 27, 2025 days...

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