Representing the SADC
Nairobi, Kenya CNN — Kenyan opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga has called for weekly nationwide protests against the high cost of living, in a brief address to demonstrators flanking his motorcade in Nairobi Monday. Moments before, police fired tear gas and water cannons at his car as they blocked his supporters from entering … Read More “Kenya opposition leader calls for weekly protests after being tear-gassed by police | CNN” »
CNN — Egypt is facing a barrage of criticism over what rights groups say is a crackdown on protests and activists, as it prepares to host the COP27 climate summit starting Sunday. Rights groups have accused the Egyptian government of arbitrarily detaining activists after Egyptian dissidents abroad called for protests to be held against President … Read More “Egypt faces criticism over crackdown on activists ahead of COP27 climate summit | CNN” »
Harare, Zimbabwe CNN — Award-winning Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga has been found guilty of staging a protest with the intent of inciting public violence, a court in the capital Harare ruled Thursday. Dangarembga, a fierce critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government was arrested in 2020 for marching while holding a placard demanding reforms. She was … Read More “Booker prize nominated author convicted for staging solo protest in Zimbabwe | CNN” »
CNN — Thousands of protesters rallied in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Sunday calling for an end to military rule, following a CNN investigation that exposed Russia’s plundering of gold in the African nation. Clashes erupted after hundreds of demonstrators attempted to head to the Republican Palace – Sudan’s presidential offices – but were met … Read More “Thousands in Sudan call for end to military rule, protest exploitation of gold resources after CNN investigation | CNN” »
CNN — At least five people were killed and about 50 wounded during a second day of violent anti-United Nations protests in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, a government spokesman said. A Reuters reporter saw UN peacekeepers shoot two demonstrators dead as protesters threw rocks, vandalized and set fire to … Read More “At least five dead as anti-United Nations protests rock Democratic Republic of Congo | CNN” »
