From SA Xenophobic riots to Nigerian presidential election tribunal: A review of top stories across Africa
By CNBC
13 September 2019 |
11:15 am
For a discussion on some stories to watch this week, Sam Chidoka, Managing Director and CEO of Kairos Capital joins CNBC Africa for more.
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26 Oct 2019
Chile's President Sebastian Pinera said the country is at war after three days of rioting and protests.
29 Feb 2020
About 3,000 people have taken to the streets, calling on Germany's government to take action against growing right-wing radicalism. Protesters carried signs slamming the far-right AfD's normalization of racist rhetoric.
28 Feb 2020
While the visiting US President was hailing Indian Prime Minister Modi as a "defender of religious freedom", lynch mobs were gearing up for a third night of rioting, the worst Delhi's seen in decades. What had started Sunday as clashes over the Hindu nationalist government's new citizenship law has since turned into a full-blown anti-Muslim rampage. With police accused of standing idle, opposition parties are calling for the resignation of Home Secretary Amit Shah. We'll measure the government's response
1 Mar 2020
Thousands of riot police and paramilitaries were patrolling the affected neighborhoods. The unrest follows months of protests against a controversial citizenship law.
24 Mar 2020
Homeless survivors of last month's New Delhi riots now face an uncertain future in squalid camps as they wait for help. DW spoke with volunteers and people living in the camps.
30 Apr 2020
Hundreds of protesters have clashed with troops in Tripoli for a second day. The anti-government sentiment, fueled by an ongoing financial collapse, drove people to the streets despite a coronavirus lockdown.
22 Jun 2020
The southwestern German city has seen a night of rioting and looting, with several police officers injured as hundreds of people took to the city center. Police said the situation was "completely out of control."
22 Jun 2020
Stuttgart has begun cleaning up after a night of "unprecedented" violence in the city. The unrest has residents, and even some of the youths who were present, left wondering: How did things get so out of hand?
30 Aug 2020
Human rights group Amnesty International accused Delhi police of carrying out abuses during deadly riots in February, which were provoked by a new citizenship law. The group accused some politicians of stoking tensions.
19 Sep 2020
Protesters clashed with police following the death of a taxi driver in police custody. In a video widely circulated on social media, Javier Ordonez is seen being tasered multiple times by the police.
20 Nov 2020
Ugandan security forces clash with supporters of opposition leader Bobi Wine following his arrest. Calls for calm are mounting ahead of January 14 elections.
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