Madagascar’s Military Coup: A Stark Reminder of the Cost of Weak Governance

As Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, witnessed jubilant crowds celebrating a military coup, another nation’s descent into chaos underscores a universal truth: when governments betray their people through corruption and inefficiency, instability follows. How Did Corruption and Chaos Bring Down Madagascar’s Government? For nearly three weeks, the streets of Antananarivo erupted in protests fueled by widespread frustration over persistent power and water outages. Young people, notably from the so-called Generation Z, led a vocal movement demanding change. Their rallying cry isn’t unfamiliar to Americans—calling out a government perceived as riddled with corruption and nepotism and refusing to relinquish power despite mounting public...