Madagascar's Electric Fracture: Cities Rebel Against Blackouts While Rural South Survives with Solar Panels

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“We want to live, not survive” and “Hartos de los cortos de lugar”. At the cry of these slogans, thousands of young people went out on September 25 to the streets of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, and to other cities of the country to protest against the constant cuts in electricity and water that paralyze their daily lives. The demonstrations were violently repressed by armed police officers. According to the UN, at least 22 people di…