"No one benefits from the destruction of the nation. I am here, I stand here ready to listen, ready to extend a helping hand and to bring solutions to Madagascar, Rajoelina said in a speech broadcast on his Facebook page. He said, without providing evidence, that some politicians were plotting to take advantage of the protests and had considered staging a coup while he was addressing the United Nations in New York last week."
"What I want to tell you is that some people want to destroy our country, he said, without naming those he alleged were behind the move. The Gen Z movement rejected Rajoelina's speech as senseless, promising to take all necessary measures if the president did not respond favourably within 24 hours to its demands."
"Protesters took to the streets of the capital, Antananarivo, on Friday after a strategic pause in the near-daily demonstrations led by a movement known as Gen Z, which has demanded the president's resignation over his alleged failure to deliver basic services, including water and electricity. At least 22 people have been killed since the protests started on September 25, according to the United Nations. On Friday, police fired tear gas to disperse marchers in the capital, footage from Real TV Madagasikara showed."
Nationwide youth-led protests under the Gen Z banner demand President Andry Rajoelina resign over alleged failures to provide basic services such as water and electricity, issuing a 24-hour ultimatum and threatening all necessary measures. Demonstrations resumed in Antananarivo after a strategic pause and spread to Mahajanga, Toliara and Fianarantsoa. Security forces fired tear gas and confrontations included protesters throwing stones. At least 22 people have been killed since protests began on September 25, according to the United Nations. Rajoelina rejected resignation calls, accused unnamed politicians of seeking to exploit unrest, and vowed to offer solutions.
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