The country is broke: there’s no cash and the economy is bankrupt — and a ban on imports has added fuel to the fire.
Riots from Beitbridge to Harare squashed by riot police while government appears to have been taken by surprise.
Most protests in SA are peaceful despite the majority of images we see, and democracy is not served by such media distortions, writes Jane Duncan
Demonstrations in Burundi continued for a second day as the country’s president tries to cling to power for a third term.
An unarmed black man killed by LA police officers was shot three times, including once in the back at close range, according to his autopsy report.
Reporter Philippa Garson arrives in Ermelo on a routine assignment … and drives into teargas and violence.
State media says China would not give in to Hong Kong protesters’ demands for full democracy and would wait for mass protests to fizzle out.
Hong Kong authorities announced a withdrawal of riot police from the streets in a major concession to pro-democracy demonstrators.
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/ 14 September 2009
In the space of a month, Yoweri Museveni’s 23-year-old grip on Uganda appears to have been rattled by deadly riots and the return of a major rival.
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/ 11 September 2009
Gunshots rang out in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Friday and at least two people were killed as security forces clashed with rioters for a second day
Thailand’s fugitive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra now has a Nicaraguan passport, which complicates efforts to extradite him.
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/ 27 January 2009
Anti-government protest leader said on Tuesday he would not talk with the president until those who killed one of his supporters were held to account.
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/ 27 January 2009
Madagascar’s political rivals entered talks on Monday after unrest that led to one reported killing.
Independent MP Jan van Eck mediates between pupils and riot police at Engjongo primary school.