Antananarivo, 26 September, 2025 / 10:35 pm (ACI Africa).
Church leaders in Madagascar have called for an immediate end to violence and destruction of property after the deadly Thursday, September 25, protests over frequent power outages and water shortages.
In a statement issued Friday, September 26, members of the Council of Christian Churches in Madagascar (FFKM) representing Catholic, Anglican, Protestant Reformed, and Lutheran leaders express solidarity with family members they say have “lost loved ones, the injured, those whose property has been destroyed, whose livelihoods and jobs have been lost due to looting and arson in many places, including the Malagasy Bible Society.”
They thank “those who have saved lives; healthcare workers treating the injured; and all those who consistently work for peace and stability,” as well as journalists “who strive to share and communicate the reality of events.”
FFKM members urge all Malagasy to “end bloodshed, hostility, the destruction of infrastructure, and the looting of people’s property in its various forms,” and to stop “verbal provocations and hostile actions.”
Instead, they call on citizens to “draw closer to one another, forgive one another, and advance towards peace and dialogue in search of urgent and lasting solutions—leading to harmony and development, so that the entire population may enjoy their basic rights such as electricity, water, peace, work, order, and security.”
