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A minimum of eight civilians and a police officer have died in violence after the weekend's tense presidential election in clashes between safety forces and opposition supporters, Guinea's safety ministry stated on Wednesday. President Alpha Condé known as for calm as partial outcomes confirmed he had his election chief. In a…

Several protesters were killed by Nigerian security forces in Lagos on Tuesday, Amnesty International said after witnesses reported that gunmen opened fire on protesters defying a curfew. "People were killed at (Lekki) customs gate by security forces," Amnesty Nigeria spokeswoman Isa Sanusi told AFP, citing a major protest site…

Authorities declared a 24-hour curfew in Nigeria's financial hub of Lagos on Tuesday as violence erupted in widespread protests which have shaken cities throughout the nation. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu introduced solely "vital service suppliers and first responders" would have permission on the road from 1 p.m.…

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

In tonight's version: Lagos is paralyzed by ongoing protests towards police brutality. Protesters are marching in direction of the airport as they demand extra modifications to cope with the notorious abuses that safety cops typically go to civilians. And not less than three folks have been killed in tensions earlier than Ivory Coast earlier than the election. Regional bloc ECOWAS calls on each the…

Hundreds of lawyers demonstrated on Friday, October 16 in Tunis and went on general strike to protest against pressure on the judiciary, mainly exercised by police associations. as reported from Tunis Lilia blaiseIt's tired, expressing a deep problem, according to lawyers meeting on Friday morning in front of Tunis' courthouse.…

Prohibited by Kinshasa municipality, the march, organized by the opposition on Wednesday, was dispersed by police with tear gas. Opponent Martin Fayulu could not go to the equalizer. From our correspondent in Kinshasa, While Martin Fayulu and his activists met in a square in a popular district east of the capital Congoleserat 8 local time the demonstration did not last long. Following the decision of the city governor, who had banned this march, the police had already mobilized early in the morning. Activists trying…

In Nigeria, after a week of protests in the country, the presidency approved the dissolution of the Flight Repression Squad (SARS), which was accused of serious human rights violations. as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianIt only took a few hours last weekend for the Nigerian youth to mobilize massively. First on social…

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…

According to a report by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) Foundation, child labor increased by almost 20% in Côte d'Ivoire between mid-March and mid-May, when schools closed. More generally, the phenomenon has been on the rise for ten years, according to NGOs, but the Ivorian government wants to show its progress in the fight against child labor. as reported from Abidjan, Police said they had rescued eleven children and two youths who were working illegally in cocoa plantations in the southwestern part of the…