Nigeria's top police official on Saturday ordered the immediate mobilization of all officers to "reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters" after days of peaceful demonstrations over police abuses and then violent unrest that left at least 69 people dead.
Nigerians on Tuesday evening watched in horror as soldiers fired on a peaceful crowd of mostly youthful demonstrators singing the national anthem in the country's largest city, Lagos, with Amnesty International reporting at least 12 killed.
Tourism companies in the East African Community (EAC) bloc are to market the region as a single tourism destination as part of a recovery plan for the virus-hit industry, officials said on Wednesday.
The demonstrations in Nigeria over police brutalities are having a negative effect on the country’s economy. According to the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), nationwide protests have cost the nation’s economy $1.8 billion over the last 12 days.
The Nigeria Union of Traders Association in Ghana (NUTAG) embarked on a protest over the weekend for Ghanaian authorities' delay to reopen shops owned by Nigerians in that country.
![Lagos streets were mainly empty on Saturday morning [Temilade Adelaja/Reuters]](/sites/default/files/styles/normal_size/public/media-image/k.jpg?itok=NnGz6vYH)
