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Madagascar president sacks government following deadly protests
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» ANTANANARIVO - Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on Monday sacked his government following days of deadly unrest which the United Nations said has left at least 22 people dead.
Hundreds of thousands join Istanbul protest rally
AFP, Published on 29/03/2025
» ISTANBUL — Waving flags and chanting slogans, hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators rallied in Istanbul Saturday calling for democracy to be defended after the arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu which sparked Turkey's worst street unrest in over a decade.
Six presidential candidates in Madagascar call for election boycott
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» ANTANANARIVO - Six prominent presidential candidates in Madagascar told AFP on Monday they plan to boycott this week's elections, worsening a political crisis engulfing the country.
Six killed in banned Kenya protests
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» NAIROBI - Six people were killed on Wednesday in clashes between police and demonstrators who joined banned opposition protests against tax hikes, police officers told AFP.
France deploys 45,000 police to quell 'unacceptable' riots
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» PARIS - France on Friday deployed 45,000 officers backed by light armoured vehicles to tackle a fourth straight night of violent protests after the fatal police shooting of a teenager.
Fury at the police as march for French teen turns violent
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» NANTERRE (FRANCE) - At a march for the French teen killed by police during a traffic stop earlier this week, protesters described simmering anger in the community over security forces that are widely perceived as aggressive and racist.
Glue, soup and grit: the new climate activism
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» PARIS: Police in Paris on Friday used teargas against activists who attempted to block the annual shareholders meeting of the French oil giant TotalEnergies — the latest standoff involving climate campaigners.
Teargas fired as Macron faces hostile crowd
AFP, Published on 20/04/2023
» GANGES, France: French police fired teargas Thursday in a village in southern France where President Emmanuel Macron visited a school, a day after he was booed and heckled over his unpopular pension reform.
85 dead in Yemen crush over $8 handout
AFP, Published on 20/04/2023
» SANAA, Yemen: At least 85 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a Ramadan cash handout in Yemen early on Thursday, as the impoverished country suffered one of its worst tragedies just as optimism was growing over its bitter civil war.
'He doesn't listen': Macron's method spurs on French protesters
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» PARIS - As teargas and smoke wafted through the streets of central Paris and riot police clashed with protesters, many demonstrators felt President Emmanuel Macron only had himself to blame for the seething public anger over his pension reform.