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Protesters use a Kenya Police anti-riot shield to protect themselves from tear gas canisters and rubber bullets amid clashes during demonstrations in downtown Nairobi, on July 2, 2024
Kenyan youth call for ‘mother of all protests’ as president swears in new cabinet
NAIROBI — Young protesters in Kenya returned to the capital’s streets for an eighth week of demonstrations on Thursday as President William Ruto swore in a new cabinet.Police fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi city center as many businesses remain closed. Widely shared posters on social media called for the “mother of all protests” dubbed the Nane Nane March after the Swahili translation of the day’s date – August 8.“We shall march for our rights and tomorrow, we shall liberate this country,” Kasmuel McOure, one of the most prominent young protesters, told reporters on Wednesday.The demonstrations started nearly two months ago, with mostly Gen Z Kenyans organizing on social media against a now withdrawn Finance Bill. They persisted as more citizens joined a largely...
August 08, 2024

Kenyan youth call for ‘mother of all protests’ as president swears in new cabinet

Protesters are railing against the high cost of living and what they say is 'bad governance'
Nigerians hit with 24-hour curfews amid protests
ABUJA — Millions of residents in northern Nigeria have been placed under 24-hour curfews amid nationwide protests against the high cost of living.Governments in the states of Kano, Jigawa, Yobe and Katsina have ordered locals not to leave their homes — and therefore not attend protests — on Friday.The authorities say the curfew is necessary because "hoodlums" have hijacked the protests in order to loot and vandalize properties.There is a heavy security presence around the country with nine more "days of rage" scheduled by the movement's organizers.On the first day, demonstrations in the northern city of Kano drew the largest crowds.Police fired live bullets and tear gas — and sprayed hot water — to try and disperse thousands of demonstrators. Three people...
August 02, 2024

Nigerians hit with 24-hour curfews amid protests

Camps provide security, food and water for the displaced population
Satellite images and doctor testimony reveal Tigray hunger crisis
ADDIS ABABA — A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the north of Ethiopia, driven by drought, crop failure and continued insecurity in the aftermath of a brutal war.With local officials warning that more than two million people are now at risk of starvation, the BBC has gained exclusive access to some of the worst affected areas in Tigray province and analyzed satellite imagery to reveal the full scale of the emergency the region now faces.The month of July is a critical period for food security when farmers need to plant crops to take advantage of the seasonal rains.The satellite images we have identified show that reservoirs, and the farmlands they help irrigate, have dried up because the rains failed last year. They now need to be replenished by seasonal rains if farmers are to stand...
July 26, 2024

Satellite images and doctor testimony reveal Tigray hunger crisis

A man and a woman react while residents and volunteers leave for the night after digging in the mud in search for survivors and bodies at the scene of a landslide in Gofa on July 24, 2024
Ethiopia landslide death toll reaches 257 as UN warns it could surpass 500
ADDIS ABABA — The death toll from devastating landslides in southern Ethiopia has climbed to more than 250 and could rise as high as 500, the UN warned, citing local authorities.The landslides hit thousands of people in Gofa Zone on Sunday and Monday and are the deadliest ever reported in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country.“These people are at high risk of further landslides and need to be evacuated to safe zones immediately. Amongst these are at least 1,320 children under 5 years of age and 5,293 pregnant and lactating women,” the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA said.The UN agency also said that the government is finalizing an evacuation plan.Residents and volunteers have been digging through the mud searching for survivors.Photos from one site showed residents of...
July 25, 2024

Ethiopia landslide death toll reaches 257 as UN warns it could surpass 500

A crowd gathers at the scene of a landslide in Ethiopia
Dozens killed in Ethiopia landslides
ADDIS ABABA — At least 50 people have been killed in landslides in southern Ethiopia, according to local officials.Two incidents are thought to have occurred on Sunday evening and Monday morning, after heavy rains in a remote mountainous area of the Gofa zone.The local authority said the search for survivors was "continuing vigorously" but that the "death toll could yet increase".Footage showed hundreds of people gathered at the scene and others digging in the dirt in search of people trapped underneath.In the background, a hillside can be seen partially collapsed and a large patch of red earth has been exposed.Meskir Mitku, the general administrator of the Gofa zone, said women, children, and police officers were among the casualties."There was a heavy rain...
July 23, 2024

Dozens killed in Ethiopia landslides

Protesters have complained about the way they were treated by the police
Batons, tear gas, live fire — Kenyans face police brutality
NAIROBI — The recent wave of the deaths of dozens of people in Kenya, as police cracked down on protests countrywide, began with the shooting of 30-year-old Rex Masai.The killings have further eroded what little trust there was in the police to maintain order. And as a new series of protests is about to begin, there are concerns over how the security forces will respond.June 20 saw the second day of demonstrations against a finance bill that was going to raise new taxes. The previous day of action had been without major incidents, but as the sun set on that Thursday something changed in the heart of the capital, Nairobi.The protesters became more defiant. Police officers switched from using water cannon and tear gas to firing live bullets.Masai got caught at the wrong end of that. He was...
July 23, 2024

Batons, tear gas, live fire — Kenyans face police brutality

John Hlophe
Impeached judge itching to take on South African president
JOHANNESBURG — In a sign of the seismic political changes in South Africa, John Hlophe, a once-celebrated judge whose career ended ignominiously with his impeachment just five months ago, has been parachuted into parliament to lead the official opposition.Dr Hlophe is expected to be in full flight on Friday, when he will open the debate in response to President Cyril Ramaphosa's speech on Thursday, setting out his new coalition government's plans to tackle South Africa's myriad problems -- including an unemployment rate of 32%, high levels of crime, deteriorating infrastructure, and land ownership in a nation bedevilled by racial inequality."Watch this space. See him perform on Friday," Dr Hlophe's lawyer Barnabas Xulu told the BBC.Dr Hlophe's dramatic fall...
July 18, 2024

Impeached judge itching to take on South African president

At least 50 people have been killed in a month of protests, human rights group say
Kenya police ban protests in the capital
NAIROBI — Kenyan police have banned protests in the center of the capital, Nairobi, and surrounding areas “until further notice”, citing their leaderless nature that has made it difficult to enforce safety.It comes after weeks of deadly anti-government protests in which scores of people have been killed.Nairobi city center has been the heart of the youth-led protests, which have also taken place across the country.The protests began against unpopular tax rises but after they were withdrawn, have become broader, including for President William Ruto to resign.More protests were planned for Thursday, with online posters calling for people to gather at Uhuru Park in the city center, before matching to State House, the president’s official residence.Late on Wednesday, the police said...
July 18, 2024

Kenya police ban protests in the capital

Incumbent President Paul Kagame casts his ballot at the SOS Kinyinya polling station in Kigali
Kagame wins Rwanda vote in landslide — partial results
KIGALI — Rwanda President Paul Kagame is on course to extend his 24-year rule by another five years in a landslide victory, with most of the votes counted from Monday's election.He has 99.15% of the vote so far, with about 79% of ballots counted, partial results announced by the electoral commission show.The 66-year-old again faced no meaningful opposition, with leading figures banned. His two opponents shared less than 1% of the vote.Kagame thanked Rwandans for their trust in an address at his Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) party headquarters.“These are not just figures, even if it was 100%, these are not just numbers. [They] show the trust, and that is what is most important," Kagame said.His opponents — environmentalist Frank Habineza and journalist and author Philippe...
July 16, 2024

Kagame wins Rwanda vote in landslide — partial results

Presidential candidate Paul Kagame speaks during a press conference after attending his final presidential campaign in Kigali, Rwanda, on July 13
Rwandans vote in election expected to extend Kagame rule
KIGALI — Voters in Rwanda lined up at polling stations on Monday to elect their next president, Reuters reported.Incumbent president Paul Kagame, who has ruled the central African country for nearly a quarter of a century, is widely expected to clinch victory for a fourth time.Kagame, 66, has won more than 93% of the vote at each of the three previous elections. Eight candidates had applied to run against him, but only two were retained in the final list validated by the electoral commission.The others, including Kagame’s most vocal critics, were barred for various reasons that included prior criminal convictions.At the Rwandexco polling center in the capital Kigali, people started queueing 90 minutes before polls opened.Voter Barimukije Pheneas said he had chosen to re-elect Kagame,...
July 15, 2024

Rwandans vote in election expected to extend Kagame rule

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