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Police in Kenya hurled teargas canisters Tuesday at hundreds of protesters against gender-based violence, or feticide, in the capital, Nairobi, and arrested an unknown number of people. Protesters chanting “Stop femicide” were dispersed…

Police in Kenya used tear gas to disperse a peaceful march in Nairobi, commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Protesters later spoke out against the reaction by security forces and highlighted…

At least seven people were injured in the clashes at the headquarters of the former ruling African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde. Police used tear gas and batons to disperse activists from the delegation, the…

Malawian police have fired teargas to quell an anti-government protest over alleged corruption and economic mismanagement by President Lazarus Chakwera's administration. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in the southern city of…