At least 74 people were arrested Thursday night in France after fans of the Algerian team, celebrating the quarterfinal victory in the African Cup of Nations, vandalized shops along the Champs Elysees in Paris and wreaked havoc in Marseille and beyond. Interior minister Christophe Canister confirmed the arrests as he…
The “Gilets Jaunes” movement across France, a grassroots political opposition that takes its name from the yellow vests worn at protests, brought Paris to a standstill on Saturday as clashes and teargas filled the air – but France proper isn’t the only place seeing yellow-vest protests. The movement has taken…
Ethiopians were locked out of social media on Tuesday as new clashes in the Oromia region left at least 15 people dead, with images of dead bodies and gunshot wounds circulating on Facebook and Twitter. Both services were shut down in at least some regions of the Horn of Africa…
At least one person has died and there are reports of 20 injured following a new round of riots in the Guinean mining town of Boke on Wednesday. This week’s street protests escalated as residents blocked access to mine workers headed for their jobs, and then attacked a police post…
The death of a 25-year-old Moroccan activist has sparked a fresh round of protests in Al Hoceima, as well as Rabat, Casablanca and other cities that continued Wednesday night. Imad El Attabi sustained serious head injuries during July 20 protests in Al Hoceima. The march was planned to demand the…