Madagascar wins third edition of 'Our Generation' junior song contest in Russia

/n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>This year, 16 countries participated in the competition, including China, South Africa, Uganda and Ethiopia. The United States joined the event for the first time. <\/p>\n<p>Russia created \u201cOur Generation\u201d in 2023 as an alternative to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. <\/p>\n<p>Children aged 9 to 16 are eligible to participate. Organisers describe \u201cOur Generation\u201d as an <strong>\u201ceducational programme\u201d<\/strong> that <strong>\u201ccompletely eliminates political aspects.\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>The European Broadcasting Union banned Russia from participating in Eurovision after <a href=https://www.africanews.com/"https:////www.africanews.com//2025//09//11//un-warns-of-real-risk-russia-ukraine-war-could-expand///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>This September, Russia launched its own singing competition for adults by reviving<a href=https://www.africanews.com/"https:////www.africanews.com//2025//09//17//russia-to-host-intervision-song-contest-featuring-singers-from-23-countries///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> <strong>the Soviet-era Intervision Music Contest.<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry dismissed the event as <strong>\u201can instrument of hostile 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