Catch up on global daily news
Compelling long reads
Tune into captivating conversations
Watch engaging short films
Behind the scenes at The Economist
Men with guns now run the country
Catch up on global daily news
Compelling long reads
Tune into captivating conversations
Watch engaging short films
Behind the scenes at The Economist

They wanted their country to be fairer. They ended up with a colonel in charge

The young activists trying to rebuild a nation

But not everyone is convinced the latest putsch is a real one

Madagascar's turmoil follows youth-led protest movements around the world in the past few weeks

An elite military unit that installed the president in 2009 has joined Gen Z protesters calling for his resignation.

Generation Z is becoming less invested in university and more interested in skilled trades

‘Gen Z gave us the victory’: how young protesters toppled Madagascar’s leader