Posts tagged protests

The Catholic Church in Nigeria took to the streets in protest against the killings reportedly by the Fulani herdsmen. The longstanding conflict is over fertile land. The recent killings of 19 Catholics including two priests by herdsmen sparked a protest and a call for action from President Muhammadu Buhari. “We do not take this lightly and will ensure justice by apprehending and punishing the assailants,” Vice President Osinbajo said.

Ethiopia’s recent upheavals could potentially destabilise the entire Horn of Africa.

The definition of democracy on the continent has been restricted to holding elections. Many African leaders forget that protests and online dissent is very much part of democracy. Elections are just a part of democracy, and democracy entails a full spectrum of economic, social and political freedoms, which include citizens’ rights to protest and express their voices and concern.

Kenyan security forces raped, beat and assaulted civilians during violence in recent elections, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

Two Rhodes University female students in Grahamstown, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa have been expelled for life for over a protest against rape culture on campus, causing outcry on social media under the hashtag #RhodesWar.

Protesters gathered outside the Libyan Embassy in central Paris following an exclusive CNN investigation into migrant auctions in Libya. A dozen Black African men were seen being sold at an auction outside of the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Some of them were auctioned off for as little as $400.

Protest is evolving and boycotts are the form of nonviolent resistance that does not end in bloodshed and loss of life. It is an ideal that every movement should aspire towards for the love of it’s supporters.

“He lost the plot and should just go. Enough is enough.” The rain stayed away as many thousands of Zimbabweans made history on Saturday, taking to the streets to protest President Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule.

Kenya’s much celebrated nullification of its 8 August election is in danger of being forgotten as the rerun presidential election gets under way. But is the growing scepticism of the country’s political maturity warranted?

As the people of Togo resume protests this week, we are reminded of people power, and that despite state violence and repression, freedom is non negotiable. The Togolese people are an inspiration to other African countries facing dictatorship and oppression.