Overview
- In Madagascar, weeks of youth‑led demonstrations over power and water failures ended with President Andry Rajoelina’s removal and an elite unit seizing power on Oct. 14.
- The United Nations reports at least 22 people were killed and more than 100 injured during the Malagasy unrest.
- In Morocco, the GenZ212 movement is pivoting to weekend sit‑ins and consumer boycotts as it presses for health and education reforms and the resignation of Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch.
- Moroccan authorities have carried out hundreds of arrests, two protester deaths have been reported, and rights group AMDH is calling for an independent investigation.
- Leaderless youth mobilizations coordinate online and rally under a One Piece pirate flag, with related upheavals including Nepal’s prime minister stepping down after protests and Peru’s Congress removing President Dina Boluarte.