Au Maroc, la « Génération Z » entre dans son 6e jour de révolte. Une fronde sociale portée par une jeunesse connectée, qui dénonce la corruption des élites politiques et les inégalités sociales. En Europe, les membres de l’Union sont à Copenhague et peinent à s’accorder face aux provocations russes. Enfin, Donald …
Read More »From Kathmandu to Casablanca: How Gen Z Is reimagining political speech and dissent
As GenZ youth protests are spreading worldwide, Alison Sargent welcomes Dr. D.B. Subedi to get to the heart of the driving force of these new collective protests. Dr. Subedi situates the Moroccan Gen Z protests within a wider range of youth-led movements across Asia and parts of Africa, showing how shared …
Read More »Morocco’s youth-led protests demand better schools and hospitals
Youth-led demonstrators in Morocco took to the streets on Thursday for a sixth straight night despite fears of more violence after police killed three people the night before. Story by Eliza Herbert.
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Morocco protest leaders demand government resignation after deadly unrest
The group leading Morocco’s mass protests demanded the government resign on Friday after days of unrest left three people dead. “We demand the dismissal of the current government for failing to protect rights and meet social demands,” GenZ 212 said in a statement.
Read More »Après une nuit meurtrière au Maroc, la jeunesse redescend dans la rue
La jeunesse marocaine a de nouveau manifesté jeudi, à l’appel du collectif « GenZ 212 », pour réclamer de meilleurs services de santé et d’éducation. Après une nuit de heurts qui a fait trois morts, le collectif a souligné « rejeter toute forme de violence, de vandalisme ou d’émeute ».
Read More »Generation Z is stirring up rebellion across borders, from Morocco to Madagascar
Gen Z, the first generation to have grown up in the internet age, has been at the forefront of anti-government protests in several countries of the Global South. Madagascar and Morocco are the latest countries to be hit by these youth-led movements, which use digital tools to communicate anger at corruption …
Read More »The exodus of oasis dwellers: In Mauritania, climate change is threatening date farmers
In the oasis of the Mauritanian Sahara, the main refuge for date palms, climate change is tightening its grip. These ecosystems, which depend on shallow groundwater reserves, are at risk because recent rainfall has not been enough to replenish them. This poses a major threat to farmers in a country where …
Read More »‘We are seeing the end in sight. Don’t stop now,’ UNAIDS chief tells US and the West
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, warned that « rapid and abrupt » cuts in US funding for AIDS programmes were threatening the advances made in fighting the epidemic in recent years. She expressed hope that some of the programmes that had been suspended by the …
Read More »Du Népal à Madagascar, la « Gen Z » se mobilise partout dans le monde
Depuis 2022, une série de soulèvements menés par la génération Z a fait trembler les élites de plusieurs pays du Sud. Madagascar et le Maroc sont les derniers exemples de ces mobilisations où se mêlent colère sociale et solidarité numérique.
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