Madagascar: Youth-led protests defy crackdown

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00:00The island nation of Madagascar is going through its largest wave of protests in years.

00:10Police fired tear gas at young protesters in the country's capital and in other cities.

00:16The Gen Z youth movement say they want an end to repeated water and power cuts and the president to go.

00:25This logo means freedom for Gen Z because we are poor.

00:30That's what happens. They take us by surprise and we're hit. This is what happens to us.

00:39The Madagascan president is standing firm against mounting pressure to resign.

00:47Ange Razuel says external organizations, aid agencies and foreign countries are bankrolling the protest movement,

00:54motivated by designs on Madagascar's mineral wealth.

01:00No one will benefit from destroying the country.

01:05That is why I am telling you that if I am here, if I am standing here, I am ready to listen.

01:11And above all, I am ready to lend a hand to find a solution for the country.

01:17The UN says more than 20 people have been killed and hundreds of people have been injured since protests erupted in September.

01:23Razuel sacked his government on Monday to quell anger.

01:27That has not succeeded.

01:31The youth-led movement is using tactics seen in recent demonstrations in other countries,

01:35including Indonesia, the Philippines and Nepal.

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