Police Brutality

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Black man wrongfully jailed for 16 years shot dead by police in US
World

Black man wrongfully jailed for 16 years shot dead by police in US

Leonard Allen Cure was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
Dozens killed in DR Congo after soldiers crack down on anti-UN rally
Africa

Dozens killed in DR Congo after soldiers crack down on anti-UN rally

Soldiers are said to have violently dispersed a religious sect planning a demonstration against UN peacekeepers.
Beyond ‘Bad Apples’: Tracing the colonial roots of French police
Opinion

Beyond ‘Bad Apples’: Tracing the colonial roots of French police

A brutal police killing ignites violent uprisings in France, exposing the deep-rooted history of systemic Islamophobia and racism within the French police force.
Kenya’s Odinga says ‘brutality on protesters unprecedented’
Africa

Kenya’s Odinga says ‘brutality on protesters unprecedented’

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga says police brutality meted out on citizens protesting against the high cost of living is “unprecedented” in the country’s history.
South African deputy president's guards arrested over highway attack
Africa

South African deputy president's guards arrested over highway attack

The eight police officers were filmed kicking and stomping on two off-duty trainee soldiers on a highway in Johannesburg.
Nigeria's Lagos plans mass burial for victims of 2020 EndSARS protests
Africa

Nigeria's Lagos plans mass burial for victims of 2020 EndSARS protests

More than 100 bodies are to be buried nearly three years after the protests against police brutality which turned violent across Nigeria with Lagos being the epicentre.
Women MPs protesting against harassment arrested in Uganda
Africa

Women MPs protesting against harassment arrested in Uganda

Police say the members of parliament broke the law by blocking road and holding an unlawful assembly
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What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

The United Nations estimates that the conflict has affected over 9.7 million people in the country’s northern region
Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since 2014.
Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Dozens of children in the west African country have died after taking a few sips of cough syrups, which contained high quantities of poisonous diethylene glycol.
Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Not only do Moroccans and Algerians share the same customs, but they are also pulled down by similar downward trends and by great sociological movements — to such an extent that they differ only in their degree and not in their nature.
Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Two coups in eight months. Ten presidents, 70 percent of whom have come from the military in 62 years of independence. Burkina Faso is struggling with its political stability. How can this problem be explained?
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