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With police deployed, streets deserted and schools closed, Kenya was gearing up for another tense day of opposition protests. The government has promised to respond firmly to any excesses, following deadly violence at previous rallies.…

Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who was sentenced to two years in prison a month ago, has called on the Senegalese people to "go out in droves" over the next few days, on the eve of an address to the nation by President Macky Sall, who is…

Thousands of male and female demonstrators were back in the streets of Khartoum. The rally came as women across the world celebrate International Women's Day. Demonstrators were back in the streets of Khartoum on Tuesday. Thousands…