Overview

• President Andry Rajoelina appointed General Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo as prime minister a week after dissolving his cabinet and said restoring electricity and water is the top priority.
• Demonstrations entered a third week in Antananarivo and other cities as police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse crowds, with on-the-ground reporters noting injuries.
• The United Nations says at least 22 people have been killed and more than 100 injured since September 25, figures the government rejects alongside criticism of heavy-handed policing.
• The largely leaderless Gen Z Madagascar movement continues to demand Rajoelina’s resignation, citing daily utility failures and entrenched corruption.
• The Christian Council of Churches of Madagascar has offered to mediate, and observers voice concern over the military’s role given the country’s history of coups.