Malagasy youth demand just one thing: a change in leadership. Complaints over daily power and water cuts on social media in August 2025 quickly snowballed into street protests over government corruption. The uprising led to the sacking of the energy minister, the dissolution of the entire government and the appointment of a new prime minister. The calls of the " Gen Z Madagascar " coalition of students and youth, which is fronting the unrest,  for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina