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Nigerians protesting against police brutality stayed on the streets in Lagos on Wednesday, breaking the government curfew following a night of chaotic violence in which demonstrators were fired upon, sparking global outrage. Shots were fired Wednesday as young demonstrators set up barricades by the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos, where protesters had been fired upon Tuesday night, causing numerous injuries… Read More

Hundreds of people took to the streets in South Africa on Wednesday to voice outrage at the shooting of peaceful demonstrators in Nigeria. Africa’s most populous country has faced growing unrest as a protest over brutality by a Nigerian police unit known as SARS ballooned into wider grievances against the government. Witnesses said gunmen opened fire on a crowd of… Read More

Young supporters of Guinean opponent Cellou Dalien Diallo, who has declared himself the winner of the presidential election, clashed with police on Wednesday in the Wanindara district of the country’s capital Conakry. African election monitors said Tuesday that Guinea’s weekend election was conducted properly, but the political opposition to incumbent Alpha Conde, which has already claimed victory, dismissed it as… Read More

Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who is the current High Representative of the African Union for Mali and the Sahel, “rejected” Wednesday his conviction in absentia in Burundi to life imprisonment for the murder of his predecessor Melchior Ndadaye in 1993. “We reject these judgements, which can in no way commit us,” a statement from him signed by co-defendants says.… Read More

Aristotle Mumbere, who is 25, works day and night to transform these seeds into coffee powder with the help of his small team from North Kivu in DRC. These seeds are locally sourced from a field about 50 kilometers from Goma. The coffee has to be as natural as possible to satisfy his hundreds of customers. Aristotle hopes to grow… Read More

NIGERIAN YOUTH WILL NOT BE SILENCED BY POLICE BRUTALITY Peaceful protests against police brutality in Lagos turned bloody on Tuesday.News which soon took hold of the Twittersphere as users worldwide shared videos of Nigerian armed forces opening fire on #EndSARSNow demonstrators. Senior Editor at Pulse Nigeria, Steve Dede, shares his recollection of events. Steve Dede: At about 7.15 or 7.30… Read More

Violent Political Tactics? The Ivorian ruling party is accusing the opposition of political foul play as more clashes took place Tuesday 15 days before the presidential election in regions that seem to reveal a strategic pattern, More seemingly political-sourced clashes took place Tuesday between unknown persons and students of the powerful Fesci union — as some Ivorian authorities point out… Read More

Condé Might Snag a Third Term Preliminary results of Guinea’s weekend election for four of the country’s 38 voting districts released by electoral commission chief Kabinet Cisse late Tuesday showed a strong lead for current president Alpha Condé who is seeking a controversial third term. Kabinet Cissé, the Electoral Commission Chief, read out the results as follows, “Professor Alpha Condé,… Read More

Amnesty International said late Tuesday there was “credible but disturbing evidence” that security forces in the megacity of Lagos had fatally shot protesters who were demonstrating against police brutality despite a new curfew going into effect. The Lagos state commissioner for information, Gbenga Omotoso, said in a statement Tuesday night only that “there have been reports of shooting at the… Read More

Observers from the African Union and the Economic Comunity of West African States (ECOWAS) have said Guinea was conducted transparently, despite opposition claims of irregularities. On Monday, opposition leader Cellou Diallo declared himself winner, saying his own tally gave him a first-round victory over president Alpha Conde. Diallo’s claim was swiftly rejected by the electoral commission, which called it “premature”… Read More