Protesters in South Africa march to ANC headquarters amid energy crisis
By France24
29 January 2023 |
6:32 pm
Thousands turn out to opposition-organised protests in South Africa to express deepening frustration over the country's power crisis. Also, in a rare trial of a former president, ex-Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appears in court on corruption charges.
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