Protestors in Tunis

Thousands protest in Tunis despite police blockade

Politics Feb 07
Thousands of protesters backed by Tunisia’s powerful labour union gathered in central Tunis on Saturday in the country’s biggest demonstration for years, defying a police lockdown that blocked roads in a large area of the capital.
Police in Nairobi on January 22, 2021 dispersed pro-Bobi Wine supporters who planned a demonstration
Police disperse pro-Bobi Wine protesters in Nairobi
Politics Jan 22
Police on Friday dispersed a crowd from Jeevanjee Gardens in Kenya's capital Nairobi, as it planned a demonstration to demand Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s resignation.
Malian military personnel
Malian security forces tear gas anti-French military protesters
Politics Jan 21
Security forces in Mali dispersed a protest in Bamako Wednesday as they fired tear gas at dozens of protesters during an unauthorized march against the French military’s role in the country. Earlier, Bamako’s city hall had banned the protest against the French military, citing covid-19 restrictions.
Daniel Ngoy Mulunda in Kinshasa on November 11, 2011. PHOTO | AFP
Supporters protest arrest of DR Congo preacher
Politics Jan 20
The arrest of a local cleric in Lubumbashi over incitement provoked protests in Haut-Katanga province.
A supporter of Bobi Wine carries his poster as they protest against his arrest PHOTO | AFP
Uganda asks Google to close 14 YouTube channels over deadly protests
Politics Dec 16
The Ugandan government, through the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), has written to US-based Google, that owns YouTube, a global video sharing platform, asking it to close at least 14 channels for allegedly mobilising riots.
The protesters also chanted songs seeking the rescue of the abducted students
Protest rocks Katsina over abduction of schoolboys
Politics Dec 13
There was a protest in Kastina State on Sunday over the abduction of many schoolboys from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state.
Police fired tear gas and beat protesters to break up demonstrations
Angola: Protest in Luanda against corruption
Politics Oct 26
About 100 people were arrested following violent anti-government protests this weekend in the Angolan capital Luanda, a senior government official said Sunday.