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Cameroon: Protesters teargassed as Biya marks 30 years in power

November 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cameroonian security forces used teargas to disperse about a thousand opposition supporters who had gathered in the commercial capital on Tuesday to protest against President Paul Biya as he marked 30 years in power, witnesses said. Biya, 79, has kept … read more »

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Egypt protesters, army clash in Cairo

May 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Protesters and soldiers threw rocks at each other over a barbed wire barricade near the defence ministry in Cairo on Friday, with several protesters injured, AFP reporters said. Bleeding protesters were ferried away by motorbike by fellow demonstrators … read more »

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Uganda charges six with treason for rebel recruitment

June 28, 2011 by benim

Uganda has charged six opposition supporters with treason, saying the suspects had been recruiting members for two previously unknown rebel groups, a senior police official said on Tuesday. However, an official of Uganda’s largest opposition party said the charges were … read more »

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SAfrica state TV shows police beating

April 14, 2011 by benim

JOHANNESBURG – South African authorities are investigating after state TV showed police beating a man who was later found dead with bullet wounds. Moses Dlamini, spokesman for the Independent Complaints Directorate, said Thursday his agency is trying to identify the … read more »

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Egypt committee charges Mubarak with killing protesters

March 24, 2011 by benim

An Egyptian committee set up to investigate violence during demonstrations that toppled Hosni Mubarak has laid charges against the former president for the murder of protesters, a state newspaper said. The committee had also accused the former interior minister of … read more »

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Egypt ex-minister faces trial over protest deaths

March 24, 2011 by benim

Egypt’s Public Prosecutor said on Wednesday he had referred the former interior minister and four other officers for trial on charges of killing protesters during the uprising that toppled president Hosni Mubarak. More than 360 people died in the uprising … read more »

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Zimbabwe police, military show of force

March 1, 2011 by benim

Harare – Zimbabwean police and troops put on a show of force in the capital amid calls for protests against the long time authoritarian ruler on Tuesday. The calls appeared to have gone unheeded, with no demonstrators on the streets … read more »

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