Overview

• Police fired tear gas on Tuesday as crowds tried to gather near Ambohijatovo in the capital, which was heavily secured by security forces.
• The UN human rights office says at least 22 people have been killed and more than 100 injured, citing deaths from security-force fire and from subsequent looting, a tally disputed by Madagascar’s foreign ministry.
• The Gen Z movement that began over rolling water and electricity cuts now rallies for the head of state to step down, with chants of “Miala Rajoelina.”
• President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government on Monday after an on-air apology and had earlier fired the energy minister, inviting applications for a new cabinet in a move widely mocked online.
• Demonstrations have spread beyond Antananarivo to Antsiranana, Toamasina, Fianarantsoa and Toliara, and at least one opposition deputy was arrested during Monday’s rallies.