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Madagascar protesters enter symbolic May 13 Square under military escort

By Thomson Reuters Oct 11, 2025 | 9:54 AM

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Protesters in Madagascar on Saturday entered Antananarivo’s May 13 Square for the first time since demonstrations began last month, under military escort.

The square, a historic flashpoint for political uprisings, had been heavily guarded and off-limits throughout the unrest.

(Reporting by Lovasoa Rabary. Writing by Maxwell Akalaare Adombila. Editing by Ammu Kannampilly and Mark Potter)