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Senegal Boils as Protests Over Poll Postponement Spread
Violent protests in Senegal against the postponement of presidential elections have spread across the country, with the first fatality reported. A student died in clashes with police on Friday in the northern city of Saint-Louis, an opposition leader and a local hospital source said. In the capital Dakar, security forces fired tear gas and stun…
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Judicial Reform: Biggest-Ever Protests Rock Israel
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken part in what some are calling the biggest protest in the country’s history. Protests against government plans for a radical overhaul of the judicial system have been running for 10 weeks. Record numbers of demonstrators turned out in cities such as Haifa, while about 200,000 are believed to…
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Protests in Ogun over naira, fuel scarcity
By Oluremi Olugbenro Commercial activities and private engagements were disrupted in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Tuesday, as some youths took to the street to protest scarcity of cash and fuel. Pockets of violence were witnessed in parts of the city with at least one person reportedly shot at Sapon area of the town…
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Peru protests: Deaths on Increase as Demonstrators Descend on Lima
At least three more people are reported to have died amid protests against Peru’s President Dina Boluarte. Report says, dozens of lives have been lost during weeks of demonstrations after former leader Pedro Castillo was ousted. According to report, Police used tear gas to disperse crowds in the capital Lima, where thousands of protesters from…
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Sudan Forces Kill Teenager in Latest Protests
A 19-year-old demonstrator was shot and killed by security forces during the latest protests against last year’s coup, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said. Police also stormed a hospital in the capital, Khartoum, and fired tear gas inside the wards on Wednesday. Ninety-four protesters are now known to have died since Sudanese army officers…
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Youths Hold Peaceful Protest In Ondo, Demand Good Governance
Some youths in Akure, Ondo State capital on Saturday staged a peaceful protest in commemoration of the June 12 Democracy Day. The youths in their numbers took to the street to join their counterparts across the country to demand good governance as well as an urgent end to insecurity. They converged on Post Office Junction in…
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Protests Across Southwest Over Hike in Petrol, Electricity Tariff
Nigerian tertiary students in Osun, Oyo and Ondo States have protested the recent hike in electricity tariff and petrol price in the country. The protest is organised by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Zone D. The students gathered in their hundreds at the different states capital. In Osogbo, hundreds of protesters converged at…
