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Kenya’s president and protesters face reform challenge

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KENYA

Those protests initially focused on the controversial new Finance Bill 2024, which President William Ruto subsequently withdrew, but have since morphed into calls for Ruto to…

COVID-19 and repression will fuel new African protests

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AFRICA

This has led to a greater focus on digital strategies and the rise of ‘personal’ or ‘patchwork’ protests in which individuals share images on social media of themselves making…

Liberia's Weah will struggle to stifle dissent

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LIBERIA

The president’s utterances mark a shift from his previous calls for a roundtable dialogue with opposition protest leaders, who on June 7 organised the largest mass protest since…

Bashir will fight to survive Sudan protests

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SUDAN

Since late December, Sudan has faced a persistent wave of protests, with demonstrators complaining of dire economic conditions but also calling for President Omar al-Bashir to…

Congo’s conflict between church and state may escalate

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Political protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Ethiopia's government will enforce order

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ETHIOPIA

Implications of recent protests.

Nigeria's government will resist popular pressure

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NIGERIA

Security crackdowns against demonstrators led to dozens of deaths and many more injuries. Some protests were also accompanied by looting and property destruction.

Uganda’s president may fear wider protests

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UGANDA

The legislature has faced months of public scrutiny due to wasteful expenditures and graft. Previously, discontent was expressed through social media campaigns, but the recent…

Protests put Kenya’s political leaders under pressure

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KENYA

Although the protests have remained relatively limited in scale and spread, they have nevertheless highlighted widespread opposition to Ruto’s economic policies and led to…

Sudan dialogue process faces trust deficit

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SUDAN

His announcement follows a major escalation of protests, and the forced suspension of the internationally facilitated dialogue, largely because most opposition groups rejected…