Ivory Coast opposition slams protest ban ahead of controversial vote
Abidjan – Ivorian opposition parties and NGOs slammed a ban on political rallies just a week before a controversial... Read more
20 Oct
Amnesty urges Ivory Coast to ‘stop stifling protests’ ahead of polls
Abidjan – Amnesty International on Thursday called on authorities in Ivory Coast to end a crackdown on opposition protests... Read more
16 Oct
Macron urged to quit to end France political crisis
Paris – President Emmanuel Macron was on Tuesday under pressure even from allies to find a rapid solution to... Read more
8 Oct
Group leading Morocco protests demands govt dismissal
Rabat – The group leading Morocco’s mass protests called on Friday for the government’s dismissal, following days of unrest... Read more
3 Oct
Madagascar police fire tear gas at protest over power, water cuts
Antananarivo – Madagascar police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Thursday as protests in the capital Antananarivo over repeated water... Read more
26 Sep
Mass rallies, disruptions in France on day of anger against Macron
Paris – Hundreds of thousands of people protested across France on Thursday over President Emmanuel Macron’s planned austerity policies,... Read more
19 Sep
Thousands of municipal workers take to the streets in Buffalo City, despite interdict
Municipal workers took to the streets in Buffalo City for the second day on Wednesday. Photos: Johnnie Isaac By... Read more
18 Sep
Seven years without water: Coronationville residents force City of Joburg to act
Cape Town – Angry residents of Coronationville in Johannesburg took to the streets this week, burning tyres and blockading... Read more
12 Sep
Police fire rubber bullets, stun grenades and tear gas at Joburg water protest
A protester in Westbury, Johannesburg holds his hands in the air as police approach. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee By Ihsaan... Read more
11 Sep
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s biggest dam, drawing Egyptian protest
Guba – Ethiopia inaugurated the continent’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called a... Read more
10 Sep
