Thousands of protesters marched in fresh street demonstrations in Madagascar on Tuesday and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets, AFP journalists saw, despite President Andry Rajoelina sacking his government in a bid to quell days of deadly unrest.

Inspired by "Gen Z" protests in Indonesia and Nepal, the youth-led movement has taken aim at ingrained misgovernance, angered by repeated water and power cuts across the impoverished Indian Ocean nation.

Thousands rallied in the capital Antananarivo following calls on social media and descended on the central neighbourhood of Ambohijatovo, where the various groups of demonstrators were told to converge.

Large crowds marched, chanting for Rajoelina to quit and waving flags with a pirate skull from the Japanese anime "One Piece", which has

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