France, Nov. 1 -- More than a month after young people in Madagascar began protesting, winning the support of the military, a new government was sworn in. It was one of the most striking demonstrations of how Gen Z movements around the world are organising to demand basic public services and fundamental rights.Three young Malagasy tell RFI what drove them onto the streets, and what they hope for next.

"My own personal experience of Gen Z Madagascar was very distressing and freeing at the same time," said 26-year-old Rocks, one of the driving forces behind the movement.

"I felt like I was sending people to their deaths as we were being gassed, shot at, brutalised and arrested by the police. I cried so much until the military joined us," ...