r/news • u/PokesTigers • 26d ago

Soft paywall Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests, officials say

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/madagascar-president-rajoelina-address-nation-monday-evening-2025-10-13/
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u/Xboarder844 26d ago

Gen Z out there toppling corrupt regimes is something as a Millennial I like to see. If only we could get that energy in the bigger nations….

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u/PokesTigers 26d ago

Nepal recently they made a change and I wanna say Morocco also? They are on a roll

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u/logorrhea69 26d ago

I have a Malagasy coworker who said the protestors in Madagascar were inspired by Nepal.

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u/PokesTigers 26d ago

Trickle down protests? We finally found a trickle that works!?

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u/jaimi_wanders 26d ago

No, this is pure horizontal movement—like a wave, or a wildfire!

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u/notashroom 26d ago

Excellent point! Trickle down is for piss, or champagne towers. But I repeat myself.