ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Organisers of Madagascar’s youth-led anti-government protests suspended marches in the capital Antananarivo on Thursday for 24 hours, citing concerns over demonstrators’ health and strength, but marches continued in other parts of the large island nation.

Inspired by similar youth-led “Gen Z” protests in Kenya and Nepal, the rallies mark the largest wave of unrest in Madagascar in years and pose a significant challenge to President Andry Rajoelina, who was re-elected in 2023.

The United Nations says at least 22 people have been killed and more than 100 injured so far in the week-long protests. The government rejects those figures.

“This is not a retreat but a strategy: we will come back together more united, stronger,” Gen Z Madagascar, the protest movement’s mai

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