Countries Hundreds rally in Sudan to support military-backed initiative Khartoum – Hundreds of Sudanese rallied on Sunday in support of a political initiative backed by army chief Abdel... Read more 15 Aug, 2022
Countries Calm returns to Sierra Leone as protest death toll rises Freetown – Calm returned to Sierra Leone on Thursday a day after an economic protest spiralled into violence the... Read more 12 Aug, 2022
Politics Several killed as Somaliland protesters clash with police Mogadishu – Several people were killed and dozens wounded on Thursday after police opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in... Read more 12 Aug, 2022
Countries Two police officers killed in Sierra Leone economic protests Freetown – Two police officers were killed on Wednesday in Sierra Leone after a protest against “economic hardship” descended... Read more 11 Aug, 2022
Countries 29 minors detained in Guinea following protests Conakry – Twenty-nine Guinean minors have been arrested and charged with unlawful assembly and the destruction of property following... Read more 4 Aug, 2022
Countries DRC says 36 killed in recent anti-UN protests Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo has said that 36 people, including four United Nations peacekeepers, died during... Read more 2 Aug, 2022
Countries DRC fires warning shots to disperse anti-UN protesters Beni – Soldiers fired warning shots to disperse protesters approaching a UN peacekeepers’ base in eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more 2 Aug, 2022
Countries Guinea junta urged to hold dialogue after banned demos Conakry – Civil society organisations, political parties and diplomats on Sunday condemned the junta’s use of force in Guinea... Read more 1 Aug, 2022
Countries One shot dead in SA as Tembisa residents protest over high power costs Johannesburg – A man was killed in a police shooting during protests over the cost of electricity in a... Read more 1 Aug, 2022
Countries Thousands take to Sudan streets to protest military rule Khartoum – Thousands of Sudanese protesters rallied in the capital Sunday to demand an end to military rule and... Read more 31 Jul, 2022