Several thousand anti-government demonstrators marched on Thursday through Madagascar's capital, several of them injured when police cracked down on the latest youth-led protest of the past two weeks.

The fresh rally came after the Gen Z movement called for a general strike and rejected President Andry Rajoelina's attempts to defuse the tensions rocking the Indian Ocean island.

The president has appointed a new prime minister and called for dialogue in a bid to quell the near-daily protests that erupted on September 25.

The unrest was sparked by anger over regular and lengthy power and water shortages and evolved into a broader anti-government movement.

Security forces charged at protesters with armoured vehicles, firing tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the initial crowds of abo

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