Gen Z’s Roar : A Troubled Island’s Hour

Madagascar stands at a crossroads. The claimed seizure of military command by CAPSAT amid Gen Z-led protests presents a moment of rupture — between governance and uprising, between loyalty and legitimacy. Whether this is a realignment toward the people’s will or a perilous turn toward authoritarianism depends on what unfolds next: how institutions respond, how the population resists or reconciles, and whether the impulse for reform can survive the gravitational pull of force.

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Sources: Reuters, Associated Press, The Guardian, Financial Times, Al Jazeera