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Protests continued in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, demanding the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the Central African nation, as police fired rounds of fire to disperse the protesters, the Beni provincial mayor said. Hundreds of young people have been protesting in several cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since Monday, angry that the UN mission, known as MONUSCO, has failed to prevent a wave of civilian killings by armed groups. So far this year, about 330 people…

Several marches took place this Saturday, March 20, in various neighborhoods in N'djamena. Political parties and civil society associations had called for demonstrations against President Marshal Idriss Déby Itno's sixth term. The demonstrations were banned by the authorities, who implemented an impressive security system in several neighborhoods in the Chadian capital. About forty people were…

In Guinea, the authorities have once again banned all demonstrations in the country. According to them, this measure aims to better combat the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. But the opposition sees it as a way to stifle protest on the streets. The opposition intends to defy this ban on Wednesday. This measure is…

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The Nigerian state authorities in Lagos on Tuesday imposed a curfew across the clock, saying protests towards the police have "degenerated" into violence. .

In Nigeria, the #EndSARS movement continues. In Lagos, young protesters have blocked the main road in the city for almost a week, holding a guard in memory of the victims of the police on Friday evening, October 16. In Abuja, protesters blocked the road to the airport that Friday despite the ban on demonstrations announced in the federal capital.…

The marketing campaign begins in Ivory Coast on Thursday for the October 31 presidential election, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara in search of a controversial third time period whereas the opposition pushes for civil disobedience amid violent demonstrations. Many observers concern a disaster earlier than or after the election…

Protests against police violence are on the rise in Nigeria. For a week, the country's social network has been mobilized by the hashtag "EndSARS", which calls for the dissolution of the special unit for the suppression of thefts and robberies, accused of serious human rights violations. Online mobilization is impressive and is at the top of the most discussed topics on Twitter globally. But since Thursday, Nigerian youth are also present in the streets. as reported from Lagos, This Saturday, new demonstrations took…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, civilian movements organized marches in all of the country's major cities to demand justice for the crimes documented in the Mapping report. Ten years after the publication of this report, recommendations have remained dead letters, and crimes remain unpunished. About 5,000 people demonstrated this Thursday, October 1, in Bukavu, South Kivu Province, to demand the creation of a special court for the DRC. Whistles in the mouth, vuvuzelas, streamers and even torches in hand, almost…

This report documents the responsibility of the Security Forces to suppress demonstrations against constitutional reforms. Movements that have killed at least 50 people a year, according to Amnesty International, which shows a number of killings of protesters and arbitrary arrests. This study focuses in particular on the demonstrations that took place in March last year, on the sidelines of the legislative and referendum polls in March last year. According to Amnesty, defense and security forces used firearms illegally in…