Tag: demonstrations

Kenya’s Gen Z inspires youth-led protests across Africa, putting leaders in Nigeria, Uganda in panic mode

July 22, 2024

From Nigeria to Uganda, leaders from across Africa are watching closely the youth-led anti-government protests in Kenya that, according to experts, could inspire youth across ... Read More

Algeria: British Newspaper Expects More Riots as Water Shortage Anger Mounting

June 27, 2024

The Guardian has warned that more demonstrations could erupt in Algeria as the authorities are not acting fast to address the water shortage and as ... Read More

Residents of several Saharan cities took to the streets to condemn Polisario’s terrorist attack on Smara

November 6, 2023

Tens of thousands of people staged on Sunday Nov.5 demonstrations in several Sahara cities, including Laayoune, Dakhla, and Smara to denounce the terrorist acts of ... Read More

DRC: Demonstrators want EAC force to leave

January 19, 2023

Authorities in Goma in eastern DRC on Wednesday clashed with demonstrators who were demanding the pullout of East African Community (EAC) force deployed in the ... Read More

Thousands of Tunisians protest President Saied’s coup, demand his departure

October 16, 2022

Thousands of Tunisians from different regions of the country participated Saturday in capital Tunis in a demonstration to denounce President Kais Saied’s anti-democratic “coup” and ... Read More

Libya: Demonstrations flare up against political deadlock, deteriorating living conditions

July 2, 2022

Demonstrations were staged Friday in several Libyan cities in protest against the political deadlock and the deteriorating living conditions in the country. Protesters demanded that ... Read More

Tunisia: President freezes all parliamentary activities, lifts immunity of all MPs, dismisses PM

July 26, 2021

President Kais Saied has decided after an emergency meeting with senior military and security officials Sunday evening to freeze the parliament’s activities, lift all MPs' ... Read More

Tindouf Camps: Mass Protests Continue against Polisario Leadership

February 26, 2020

Sahrawis, sequestered in the polisario-controlled Tindouf camps in southern Algeria, have resumed their mass protests against the separatist leaders who facilitated the escape of two ... Read More

Lebanon: New Cabinet Greeted with Demonstrations

January 22, 2020

Lebanese took to streets Tuesday in several cities to reject the cabinet of Prime Minister Hassan Diab formed following months-long political turmoil, triggered by economic ... Read More

Algeria: Amnesty Condemns Use of Excessive Force against Peaceful Demonstrations

March 1, 2019

Algerian security forces must stop using excessive or unnecessary force to disperse peaceful demonstrations against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term in office, ... Read More