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Tanzanians defy curfew as protests over disputed election continue
Protests in Tanzania are still ongoing, entering a second day on Thursday as demonstrators flooded the streets to contest the country’s disputed election results. Amnesty International reported that two people have died since the protests began, deepening tensions across the nation. The unrest began on Wednesday after the government enforced extensive restrictions, such as an…
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Military deployed and curfew imposed as Tanzanians protest on election day
Tanzania’s presidential election was rocked by chaos on Wednesday as widespread protests...
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Tanzania hit with internet disruptions on election day
Internet access across Tanzania plunged into disruption on Wednesday as citizens headed to...
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Rights abuses and political crackdown cast shadow over Tanzania’s election
Tanzanians head to the polls Wednesday in a tense election widely seen as favoring incumbent...
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Amnesty demands public trial for Riek Machar as treason case raises fears of renewed conflict in South Sudan
Amnesty International has urged South Sudanese authorities to guarantee a public trial for Riek Machar, the opposition leader now facing treason charges alongside several other serious accusations. The...
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Trump claims he ended Congo’s war, but residents say fighting persists
U.S. President Donald Trump has again claimed credit for ending the conflict in eastern Congo, boasting that his intervention stopped what he called “a vicious war.” But on the ground, residents,...
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M23 rebels dismiss HRW’s report linking them to eastern Congo massacres
The rebel movement M23, accused of atrocities in eastern Congo, has pushed back against fresh allegations, rejecting a new rights report that links it to a string of massacres. In a statement Wednesday...
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Tunisians rally against Saied’s rule on anniversary of power grab
Thousands of Tunisians filled the streets of Tunis on Friday to protest what they see as the steady erosion of democracy under President Kais Saied, four years to the day since he began consolidating one-man...
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Pro-democracy activist Boniface Mwangi faces ammunition charge in Kenya
Kenyan pro-democracy activist Boniface Mwangi appeared in court on Monday, where he was charged with unlawful possession of ammunition, a move critics view as an attempt to stifle dissent in the wake of...
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Mob violence claims lives in central Nigeria as police arrest 22 suspects
A wedding journey ended in bloodshed after a violent mob descended on a passenger bus in Nigeria’s Plateau State, killing at least a dozen people and injuring others. The brutal incident reportedly...
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Calls for justice grow after Kenyan protester shot by police amid blogger death uproar
Demands for accountability intensified on Wednesday after a 22-year-old Kenyan civilian was shot in the head at close range by police during protests sparked by the suspicious death of a blogger in custody....
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Outrage in Kenya as police officer arrested over blogger’s death in custody
A wave of public anger swept through Nairobi on Thursday after the death of a corruption-focused blogger in police custody led to the arrest of a police officer and ignited violent protests in the capital....
