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Gen Z Protests Roil Global South as Madagascar’s President Is Forced Out

Social media is turning youth grievances into coordinated street power with tangible political results.

Soldiers are greeted by people gathering for a ceremony in tribute to demonstrators killed during recent anti-government protest in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mamyrael)
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A man injured in the Sept. 8 anti-corruption protest gathers with others outside the Central Administration office to hand over a memorandum demanding treatment for the wounded, proper records of the injured and dead, legal action against those who ordered the firing, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
An anti-government protester pleads with riot police blocking the path at San Martin plaza during a rally against President Dina Boluarte's economic and social policies in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Overview

  • In Madagascar, weeks of youth-led demonstrations over blackouts, water shortages and corruption, followed by a military mutiny, pushed Andry Rajoelina from power and out of the country, and a coup leader has declared himself president, according to AP reports.
  • The United Nations reports at least 22 people killed and more than 100 injured during the Madagascar unrest.
  • Protest networks are largely leaderless and organized on TikTok, Instagram, X and Discord, with a shared One Piece pirate flag appearing from Antananarivo to Kathmandu and Rabat.
  • In Nepal, a Gen Z-driven uprising after a social-media ban and graft scandals forced the prime minister to resign in September, leaving an interim administration.
  • Unrest has spread to Morocco, Peru and Indonesia, with Morocco’s Gen Z 212 demanding better services as arrests mount and at least three deaths were reported, Peru installing interim President José Jerí after broader protests, and Indonesia’s rallies prompting cabinet changes.