Focus on Africa
Why is Gen Z protesting in Madagascar?
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29 September 2025
31 minutes
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Authorities in Madagascar impose a curfew in the capital, Antananarivo, after protests over frequent power and water shortages turn violent. As the police continue to patrol the streets, we ask whether the government has improved conditions in the country?
Also in the programme: The Island of Seychelles, one of the richest countries in Africa, holds a re-run of the presidential elections after the first secured no outright winner.
And two years on from the earthquake in Morocco, what kind of support have survivors received from the government?
Presenter: Nyasha Michelle
Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Bella Hassan, Jewel Kiriungi, Joseph Keen
Senior Producer: Sunita Nahar
Technical Producer: Philip Bull
Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard
