Anti-government protests flared up for a third consecutive week across several Madagascar cities on Monday, with agitators now directly calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina.

The protests, which began last month over basic service failures like water and power cuts, have broadened into widespread political discontent, leading police in the capital, Antananarivo, to fire teargas to disperse the crowds, many of whom were university students.

Police in Antananarivo fired teargas to disperse the marchers, a Reuters reporter said. Many were university students who seized on protests last month against water and power cuts to air broader grievances against the government.

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