In Nigeria, the governor of Lagos State appealed for calm Wednesday as protesters defied a curfew and attacked police stations in retaliation for injuries and at least one death that followed violent clashes at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed a fatality caused by blunt force…
Activists in Belgium have targeted statues of King Leopold II in several cities as part of the Black Lives Matter protest movement sweeping from the United States and into European nations. Protest actions in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent were among those focused on the statues, which commemorate a king whose…
France saw another round of anti-racism and police brutality rallies on Saturday, as protests that touched off in the United States after the May 25 death of an African American man in police custody continued to spread into other countries. The country’s interior ministry said more than 23,000 people gathered…
The political opposition in the West African nation of Guinea, denouncing the efforts of President Alpha Condé to seek a third term, has appealed to the African Union to intervene before Condé is successful at what they are calling a constitutional coup. The National Front for the Defense of the…
At least 20 protests organized by opposition activists in Guinea have been shut down under a ban that began in July 2018, and as the nation heads toward 2020 presidential elections, the Human Rights Watch organization is calling on its leaders to assure democratic space is protected. Security forces have…
The climate strike movement is just beginning and that’s certainly true for Africans. Friday climate marches grabbed all the headlines – and for good reason, since it’s the Fridays for the Future movement – but on the African continent the climate action promised to continue into the weekend and beyond….
As young people across the globe plan for the September climate strikes, the secretary general of Amnesty International has appealed to schools everywhere to allow their students to participate. Kumi Naidoo compared the struggles of the Fridays for the Future movement to his own as a young organizer, and said he…
Ugandan politician and popular musician Bobi Wine was detained again Sunday after trying to hold a concert at his One Love Beach in Busabala – the latest in what he says is now 124 concerts that the government has prevented since October 2017. The musician said he will notify police…
The Congolese health minister confirmed an attack on an Ebola treatment center in Beni on Thursday, but assured the public that most of the patients who fled the center had tested negative for the virus during their first assessments. Dr. Oly Ilunga said 21 people categorized as suspected cases left…
Monday was the saddest day of his presidency, said Adama Barrow of The Gambia, after three people were killed by security forces while protesting the environmental impacts of a sand mining company near the village of Faraba Banta. The incident, which has led to the resignation of the country’s police…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
A protester in Angola was hospitalized in critical condition following an attack by police dogs on Sunday, in what human rights organization Amnesty International said continued the pattern of crackdowns on dissenting views and the freedom to expression. Police spokesman Lázaro da Conceição told Angola’s state news agency that more…
In Côte d’Ivoire, a coalition of opposition political parties announced Monday they would no longer recognize the legitimacy of the country’s Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) just days ahead of legislative elections scheduled to be held on Saturday. The Ensemble pour la Démocratie et la Souveraineté (EDS), formed last April and led…
Hundreds of people gathered Friday evening in the central Lavapiés neighborhood of Madrid to protest against police treatment of migrants, following the death Thursday of a 35-year-old Senegalese man. The protesters in Nelson Mandela Square were peaceful, according to El Mundo, but riot police were on hand to ensure that…
In Morocco, independent filmmaker Nadir Bouhmouch is making a documentary on what is the country’s longest protest – now in its seventh year. The people of Imider and its seven villages set up camp on Mount Alebban in August 2011 in order to protect their water resources. Their homes are…
African participants attending the World Economic Forum have been promoting the continent’s development success and business opportunities – but come Friday afternoon, they may be promoting a protest walkout too. President Donald Trump of the United States is expected to speak at 2 p.m. at Davos, and there’s already a…