Senegal shuts schools amid violent unrest

Schools in Senegal will shut until March 15, the education ministry said on Sunday, after days of violent protests that have paralysed parts of the capital Dakar and are expected to continue next week.
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres
UN Chief condemns violence in DRC amid political crisis
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the violent incidents in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid an evolving political crisis, said his spokesman.
File photo: The fighting in Cabo Delgado has killed 2,283 people since it started
Civilians reel as violence spins out of control in Mozambique
When Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi last month visited some of the areas in the gas-rich northern province of Cabo Delgado that have been hit by an escalating conflict, he was accosted by a man who had an urgent demand.
At least seven children were killed in the raid
'Violence must stop': Cameroonians denounce deadly school attack
Escorted by security forces, hundreds of people held a procession through Kumba town in southwest Cameroon, the site of a school attacked by gunmen on Saturday.