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Senegal will on Thursday mark a day of national mourning for victims of the recent violent protests that left at least eight young people dead. The protests were sparked by the arrest of an opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, accused of rape and were the most serious seen in several years. …

A teenage student has become the fifth person known to have died in Senegal in protests that followed the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Wednesday. He was killed on Saturday in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the southern city of Diaobe. Protesters had tried to burn …

Large protests have hit Senegal for a third day as demonstrators burnt cars and clashed with police after the arrest of an opposition leader on Wednesday. Ousmane Sonko appeared in court on Friday accused of disrupting public order. He also faces a rape allegation. He denies the allegations and his …

Ugandan LGBTQ activist Brian Wasswa died on Oct. 5, one day after the 28-year-old was attacked at home amid rising tensions in the east African nation over its beleaguered lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. Sexual Minorities Uganda, a local advocacy group, said Wasswa’s death was the fourth LGBTQ-related murder there …

Thedistin.com has chanced on a video circulating on social media where some Ghanaian in the USA have gathered to protest against the election results.   The 2020 election results declared by the Electoral Commissioner Jean Mensah in favour of President Nana Akufo-Addo has created a lot of problems as the …

The former Member of Parliament for Akwatia Constituency, Baba Jamal, has revealed that the National Democratic Congress will not proceed to court to protest against the results of the Techiman South Constituency because the party does not have evidence to challenge the case in court. According to him, since the …

TWO LOVERS CAUSED A STIR AT THE #ENDSARS PROTEST GROUNDS AFTER THE MAN OPENLY PROPOSED TO THE LADY WITH A RING. IN ALAUSA, IKEJA, LAGOS. The man known as Demola on Twitter shared photos from his proposal while the protest was ongoing as he announced the acceptance of the proposal …

Nigeria’s police chief has ordered the unconditional release of all demonstrators arrested during protests against police brutality. This was a key demand of protesters who have rallied against the hated Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) in major cities for seven days. Amnesty International said that 10 people were killed in the …

Protests broke out on Tuesday at Winkogo, a key electoral area in the Talensi District, 24 hours before President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s timetabled tour of the Upper East Region. The protests were staged by the community members of Goriko, an integral suburb of Winkogo, where the now-governing New Patriotic Party …

Police in Belarus have arrested at least 100 people in the capital Minsk and other towns as protests against President Alexander Lukashenko were held for a fourth weekend in a row. In Minsk, they charged demonstrators near the presidential palace, firing pepper spray and wielding batons. Tens of thousands of …