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NEWS: Authorities in Zimbabwe warn against July 31 protests

The authorities in Zimbabwe have warned that they would deal with participants in organized demonstrations on July 31 against suspected…

July 21, 2020

Congolese Catholics march toward ‘tired’ vote boss in Kinshasa

Hundreds of Catholics took to the streets in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday (July…

July 20, 2020

NEWS: Dozens protest reforms in Sudan

Dozens of Sudanese took to the streets in Khartoum Friday against recent reforms by the government, which they deem anti-Islamic.…

July 18, 2020

Malian PM apologises for “excesses” by security forces against protesters

Mali’s prime minister has apologised for “excesses” by security forces who opened fire last week on anti-government protesters, but rejected…

July 17, 2020

Thousands of people in DR Congo capital defy protest ban

Thousands of protesters gather in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, four days after five people were killed in banned demonstrations…

July 15, 2020

Mali protest leader calls for calm after demonstrations turn deadly

A Malian protest leader called for calm Sunday after four more people were killed during demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim…

July 13, 2020

Ethiopia to restore toppled UK bust of Emperor Haile Selassie

The Ethiopian embassy in the United Kingdom will restore a bust of the country’s last emperor in a London park.…

July 12, 2020

NEWS: Mali president calls for dialogue amid crippling protests

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita went on national television early Saturday, urging dialogue with his opponents just hours after thousands…

July 11, 2020

Sudan reshuffles cabinet amid mounting economic, protest pressures

Sudan’s transitional government announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, hoping to defuse public discontent over economic collapse and other…

July 10, 2020

Ethiopia protest death toll 166, mass arrests, net still blocked

Ethiopian police over the weekend were patrolling the country’s troubled Oromia region and the capital, Addis Ababa, following a week…

July 6, 2020

Breaking: Mali president meets protest leader first time after massive protests

The Mali presidency posted a video on Twitter earlier Sunday of the meeting between President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Mahmoud…

July 6, 2020

Breaking: Normalcy returning to Ethiopia capital, AU speaks, net still blocked

Four days since the murder of famed Oromo entertainer Hachalu Hundessa, normalcy is returning to the Ethiopian capital after last…

July 3, 2020

Over 50 killed in Ethiopia protests, 35 arrested, PM talks tough

Ethiopia’s prime minister says “several people” have been killed in unrest that followed the killing of a popular singer this…

July 1, 2020

Malian protesters continue mass rally demanding president quits

Malian opposition activists turned up in their thousands on Friday marching through the streets of the capital, Bamako, to demand…

June 20, 2020

Algeria: taxi drivers slam conditions for operations

Barely allowed to circulate after 3 months of confinement, Algerian taxi drivers are angry. On Monday, they demonstrated at the…

June 17, 2020

Tired Kenyans march against ‘dogged’ police violence

Dozens in Kenya’s capital Nairobi held peaceful demonstrations on Monday against police brutality. Marching through Mathare slums, the demonstrators demanded…

June 9, 2020

Lagosians protest against rape

No fewer than 500 women and men yesterday joined some non governmental organizations in Lagos State to protest the recent…

June 7, 2020

Protest against ‘racism and discrimination’ at top SA boys school

Grade 12 pupils at one of the country’s top private boys' schools, Diocesan College in Cape Town, better known as…

June 6, 2020

News: ”Black Lives Matter” protest hits South Africa

Supporters of the ‘‘Black Lives Matter’‘ movement gathered outside the South African parliament in Cape Town Wednesday. Protesters expressed solidarity…

June 4, 2020

COVID-19 protests spread to Senegal’s capital

Protestors in Dakar set tyres on fire and threw stones at security forces on Wednesday night during protests over a…

June 4, 2020

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