Overview

• President Andry Rajoelina said Prime Minister Christian Ntsay and cabinet members will remain in office in a caretaker capacity until a new government is formed.
• Protests continued in several cities, including Antananarivo, as police used water cannon, rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds.
• UN human rights chief Volker Türk reported at least 22 people killed and more than 100 injured, a figure Madagascar’s foreign minister rejected without giving an alternative count.
• Demonstrations were driven by prolonged power outages that often last over 12 hours and widespread water shortages affecting homes and businesses.
• Reports described looting and arson at shops and banks, attacks on homes of pro-government lawmakers, a night-time curfew in place, and arrests including an opposition MP in the capital.