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Kenyan protesters demand end to femicide


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Protesters in Kenya, including Catherine Syokau, a woman with a disability, rallied against femicide, emphasizing equal rights for women, particularly those more vulnerable due to disability. Esther Passaris, a parliamentary…

Niger: Protesters again demand French troops departure


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A few thousand people have demonstrated in front of a military base housing French soldiers in Niamey, Niger's capital to demand their departure from the country. "Enough is enough. All Macron has to do is take his 'macronis' and his clicks…

CAR: protesters rally against draft Constitution


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Hundreds of people defied a ban and rallied in Bangui against plans for a constitutional change in the Central African Republic in Bangui. The march was organised by opposition coalition the "Republican Bloc for the Defence of the…

Kenyan police clash with anti-tax hike protesters


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Protestors were out in force this Friday in the Kenyan city port of Mombasa to demonstrate against a raft of controversial tax increases. "We are tired" chanted the demonstrators as they clashed against police forces. Kenyan…

DRC Police clash with opposition protesters in Kinshasa


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Police in the capital Kinshasa clashed with an opposition, firing tear gas at hundreds of protesters. The police said they had deviated from the authorised route through the city. The march was organised by opposition leaders against…

Guinea: Police deny death of seven protesters


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The police in Guinea have denied the seven people who were killed during demonstrations against the junta the previous day, as the opposition said. "The figure given by the organisers of the demonstration is false and is only imaginary,"…

Sudan Protesters rally in support of army


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Protesters in Sudan,  rally in support of army. Meanwhile, the exodus of civilians has accelerated with more than 700,000 people displaced by the war in Sudan, twice as many as a week ago, the United Nations announced, with no end in sight…

Prosecutors present charges against pro-Bolsonaro protesters


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Brazil’s prosecutor-general has presented its first charges against some of the thousands of people accused of storming government buildings to overturn the results of the October election, which former President Jair Bolsonaro lost. The…

Human rights criticises Iran’s death sentences on protesters


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The Islamic Republic of Iran, having records of increasing death sentences on protesters being high-ranked world’s top executioners, has received criticism from human rights activists saying the regime has taken capital punishment to a new…

Tunisian Police, protesters clash over missing migrants


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Tunisian police used tear gas on hundreds of demonstrators as they clashed when protesters tried to reach the southern island of Djerba where the 18th Francophonie summit is due to take place. The crowds were trying to establish the fate…