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  Today in Africa — October 15, 2025: Kenya Mourns Raila Odinga, Madagascar’s Coup Leader Declares Himself President, UN Warns of Deep Hunger Crisis in Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, DRC
NEWS Hundreds of people took to the streets to pay tribute to Kenya's former Prime Minister and opposition leader, Raila Odinga, who passed away today, Wednesday, October 15, 2025. by Gerald Anderson/Anadolu via Getty Images Every day, OkayAfrica...
    
  Madagascar Protests -Youth Anger: A Downplayed African Crisis
Introduction Africa is in the grip of a crisis, downplayed at most or conviniently ignored at times - the crisis of Youth Anger. African youth are angry at authority, at their governments and their leadership, whom they blame for their...
Morocco to Madagascar, Youth-led Demonstrations Reflect the Crisis in the World Capitalist System
High unemployment, inflation, lack of basic services and bad governance are driving young people into the streets Geostrategic Analysis In the last remaining monarchy in North Africa, the Kingdom of Morocco, has been hit with mass demonstrations...
    
  Who is Madagascar's fleeing president?
A former DJ once nicknamed "TGV" after the French fast train for his dynamism, Madagascar's Andry Rajoelina was the world's youngest head of state at 34 when he came to power in a coup in 2009. Now the three-time president has fled after...
    
  World News | After Nepal, Bangladesh, Now Madagascar: President Rajoelina Flees as Gen Z-led Protest Topples Government
Antananarivo [Madagascar], October 14 (ANI): After weeks of mass protests, Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has fled the country, becoming the latest world leader pushed out amid a wave of Gen Z-driven unrest sweeping across multiple...
    
  Military seizes power in Madagascar following anti-government protests
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The army in Madagascar seized power on Tuesday, days after the president fled the African island nation saying he feared for his life after several weeks of massive anti-government protests. Colonel Michael...
World Reuters Who is Madagascar's fleeing president Andry Rajoelina?
By Tim Cocks and Ammu Kannampilly ANTANANARIVO/NAIROBI (Reuters) -A former DJ once nicknamed "TGV" after the French fast train for his dynamism, Madagascar's Andry Rajoelina was the world's youngest head of state at 34 when he came to power in a...
Who is Madagascar's fleeing president Andry Rajoelina?
By Tim Cocks and Ammu Kannampilly ANTANANARIVO/NAIROBI (Reuters) -A former DJ once nicknamed “TGV” after the French fast train for his dynamism, Madagascar’s Andry Rajoelina was the world’s youngest head of state at 34 when he came to power in a...
    
  Today in Africa — October 14, 2025: Cameroon Opposition Leader Declares Victory in Presidential Election, Madagascar President Is Impeached as Military Seizes Power, Akinola Davies Jr.’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Heads to Oscars
NEWS OkayAfrica has scoured the internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. Cameroon opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary casts his ballot on Sunday, October 12, 2025. He declared victory in the presidential election today. by...
    
  Rural hospitals are closing across the U.S.
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Shapiro speaks after arson attack suspect pleads guilty 01:03 Smithsonian panda cams go dark amid government shutdown 01:26 World's longest trail of dinosaur...
    
  How Trump Administration Actions Might Affect Polio Eradication
UNICEF and fellow partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative held a gathering on World Polio Day on October 24, 2025, near the ruins of the smallpox hospital and the FDR Hope Memorial on Roosevelt Island. Pictured here are speakers at...
    
  Goals and highlights from Mali 4 vs 1 Madagascar in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in Europe
Thank You for Joining Us! We sincerely thank you for being part of our thrilling coverage of Mali 4-1 Madagascar. Your support and engagement made this sporting journey truly memorable. See you next time for more World Cup Qualifying action! ⚽ ⏱️...
    
  How climate change is affecting Kenya’s mental health
Across rural Kenya, extreme heat, failed rains and unpredictable seasons are doing more than devastating harvests. They’re taking a psychological toll. In Kaloleni, one of the country’s poorest areas, researchers are uncovering how climate change...
Ex-Foreign Minister Lutfo Dlamini who led SADC delegation says under siege Madagascar President facing a ‘taste of his own medicine’ after staging a coup to oust Ravalomanana, calls for peaceful diplomatic engagements to resolve crisis.
By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Lutfo Dlamini, the eSwatini former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation says “history is repeating itself in Madagascar amid deadly protests and allegations of a coup seeking to remove President Andry...
    
  After Nepal, why have youth-led protests rocked Morocco and Madagascar?
After Indonesia, the Philippines and Nepal, youth-led protests (often dubbed “Gen Z protests”) have been witnessed in recent days in the North African nation of Morocco and the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar. On Sunday (October 12), the...
    
  Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina chooses repression against protesting youth
Rescue workers assisted an injured woman during clashes between protesters and Malagasy security forces, Antananarivo, October 9, 2025. LUIS TATO / AFP Behind the staging of a sham dialogue, President Andry Rajoelina has opted for a methodical...
    
  The CPM-K’s “Letter to the Kenyan Left”: An attempt to inherit Odinga’s pro-capitalist legacy
The Stalinist Communist Party Marxist-Kenya (CPM-K) has issued a “Letter to the Broad Kenyan Left: The Death of Raila Odinga and the Future of the Kenyan Left”. It took the CPM–K five days to issue anything beyond a pitiful tweet from its leader,...
    
  Photos: Police fire tear gas in violent Madagascar protests
Thousands of antigovernment protesters have marched through Madagascar’s capital, with several sustaining injuries when police forcefully dispersed the latest demonstration in a two-week youth-led movement. Violent clashes erupted on Thursday...
    
  Police fire tear gas as violence erupts in Madagascar protests
Published On 10 Oct 202510 Oct 2025 Thousands of antigovernment protesters have marched through Madagascar’s capital, with several sustaining injuries when police forcefully dispersed the latest demonstration in a two-week youth-led movement....
    
  Gen Z lead protests against stadium build in Morocco amid health system decline
A youth-led Moroccan protest group is demanding better healthcare and education(Image: AFP via Getty Images) As Morocco builds what promises to be the world’s largest football stadium, a Gen Z-led movement has taken to the streets to protest...