Deadline looms for Rajoelina as Madagascar unrest grows over

Mass protests in Madagascar over power cuts, water shortages and alleged corruption have put President Andry Rajoelina under growing pressure, with a youth-led movement giving him until Wednesday night to meet its demands or face a nationwide...

Madagascar gets new prime minister in effort to calm youth protests

Antananarivo, Oct 8, (dpa/GNA) – Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina, has appointed a new prime minister from the previous government’s inner circle in an effort to quell violent youth protests. General Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo is tasked with...

Madagascar president holds talks despite protesters' boycott

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina invited various groups from civil society to hold talks in the presidential palace on Wednesday. The initiative was an attempt to regain control and ease the country’s crisis amid a nationwide protest...

African cultures on display at Boston Common

The damp, trimmed lawns of Boston Common became a space for percussionists, musicians, strong singers, and a multinational showcase of African cultures on Aug. 16. Their audience grew with more passersby who danced to the rhythms, drank fruity...

'I will keep marching': the view from Madagascar's streets

Why are Antananarivo's young people on the streets? A protest organiser explains. Madagascar one of the world's poorest countries Malagasy youth call for an end to corruption Despite police violence, protesters vow to keep marching JOHANNESBURG -...

How Gen Z protesters brought down Madagascar's government and now want the president out

The protests led by a group calling itself “Gen Z Madagascar” began Sept. 25 over electricity and water outages but have snowballed into larger dissatisfaction with the government and the leadership of President Andry Rajoelina. Civic groups and...

Madagascar president names army general as PM amid Gen Z-led demos: "Someone clean"

Madagascar president Andry Rajoelina appointed army General Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as prime minister after dissolving the government The move followed mass youth-led protests over power outages, water shortages, and corruption Demonstrators...

Madagascar unrest

On October 6, President Andry Rajoelina appointed Army General Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as prime minister, replacing Christian Ntsay (2018-September 29, 2025), to quell escalating mass protests in cities like Antananarivo, Toliara, and...

Madagascar President Appoints Army General Zafisambo as Prime Minister Amid Escalating Protests

Madagascar’s President Andriy Rajoelina has appointed army general Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as the country’s new prime minister, a week after dissolving his cabinet amid mounting nationwide protests. Zafisambo, who hails from the administrative...

Madagascar’s president appoints general as PM to stop Gen Z protests

Madagascar President, Andry Rajoelina, on Monday, appointed General Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo as prime minister, hoping to quell surging protests against his leadership that have plunged the country into crisis. In the latest near-daily...

Madagascar’s Gen Z-led revolt against power outages and water supply cuts in urban areas

For years, Madagascar has faced repeated social crises, primarily due to frequent power outages and water supply cuts in homes lasting hours, if not days. These circumstances have been a source of frustration, sparking fresh protests in the...

Today in Africa - October 7, 2025: Nigeria Has World’s Lowest Life Expectancy, Madagascar President Calls for National Dialogue Tomorrow, South Sudan Faces Renewed Fighting

NEWS Ayo Edebiri, Chanel’s newest brand ambassador, attends the Chanel Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show at Paris Fashion Week on October 06, 2025, in Paris. by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Every day, OkayAfrica shares a...

Di Army general Madagascar president appoint as Prime Minister to stop di Gen Z protests

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Child dies amid far-right anti-immigrant campaign cultivated by South Africa’s ANC

The xenophobic atmosphere fostered by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is being utilised by far-right parties. They have begun preventing foreign workers from accessing public hospitals, forced the closure of shops run by...

Madagascar president appoints army general as prime minister in bid to defuse protests

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Monday appointed General Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo as the country’s new prime minister, in a bid to ease mounting anti-government protests that have pushed the nation into political crisis. The...

Madagascar president names army general as prime minister amid youth-led protests

Military general Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo gestures after being named Prime Minister by Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina at the Lavoloha Presidential Palace in Antananarivo, Madagascar, October 6, 2025. SIPHIWE SIBEKO / REUTERS Madagascar's...

Amid Deadly Protests, Indian Ocean Catholic Bishops Express Spiritual Solidarity with Madagascar

They add, “We pray for the Malagasy population — especially for the young people who have died, for those who have been injured or arrested, and for political and social leaders — that dialogue, respect for fundamental rights, and the sincere...

Madagascar president taps general for PM in bid to defuse protests

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Monday appointed General Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo as prime minister, hoping to quell surging protests against his leadership that have plunged the country into crisis. In the latest near-daily...

Madagascar: The United Against Torture Consortium Condemns the Brutal Repression of Demonstrations for Water and Electricity

6 October 2025.- The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) expresses its deepest concern and condemns in the strongest terms the brutal repression carried out by the Madagascan security forces against peaceful demonstrators. Since 25 September...

Parish Twinning Friendship

A parish twinning relationship is one in which a parish in the archdiocese and another church elsewhere in the U.S. or overseas come together in an active, mutual, and ongoing faith commitment of solidarity. The Office of Mission and Pontifical...