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May 27, 2023

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Eyewitnesses say Nigerian forces opened fire on protesters

Demonstrators have taken part in daily protests across the country for nearly two weeks over widespread claims of kidnapping, harassment,...

Witnesses told CNN that multiple demonstrators were shot by soldiers

Protests against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria, turned bloody despite a state-wide curfew. Eyewitnesses told CNN that mRead More –...

African monitors say Guinea election conducted properly, opposition decries fraud

Issued on: 21/10/2020 – 04:42 African monitors said Tuesday that Guinea's weekend election was conducted properly, but the political opposition...

Soldiers open fire on protesters in Lagos

Issued on: 20/10/2020 – 23:15 In tonight's edition: Soldiers opened fire on Nigerianprotesters in the Lekki district of the commercial...

Tensions rise in Nigeria as some 2,000 inmates escape in attacks on prisons

Issued on: 20/10/2020 – 22:00Modified: 20/10/2020 – 22:01 Nigerian authorities said on Tuesday that nearly 2,000 inmates had broken out...

Lagos imposes 24-hour curfew as Nigeria anti-police protests worsen

Issued on: 20/10/2020 – 14:20 Authorities on Tuesday imposed a 24-hour curfew in Nigeria's economic hub Lagos as the police...

Nigeria’s Lagos imposes 24-hour curfew after anti-police protests turn violent

Nigeria's Lagos state government on Tuesday imposed a 24-hour curfew, saying antiRead More – Source france24

Killing of farm worker highlights ever-present racial divisions in South Africa

Issued on: 16/10/2020 – 22:23 The recent killing of a farmer in South Africa has reignited racial tensions in recent...

Ivory Coast hopes ride high as election nears

Issued on: 16/10/2020 – 15:59 A tense electoral campaign for Ivory Coast’s October 31 presidential election kicked off on Thursday...

More Nigerian protests against police brutality as reforms fail to convince